Effective June 14, 2021, the Vermont Service Center will no longer receive any incoming mail at the St. Albans, VT facility, which is being decommissioned. Mail sent to the previous addresses will be forwarded for one[...]

USCIS today confirmed that for all forms it has reverted to the form rejection criteria it applied before October 2019 regarding blank responses. In 2019, USCIS changed the form rejection[...]

Here is the timeline for the 2021 (fy22) H-1B Visa filing. March 25: The online registration period will close at 12:00 p.m. EST. All electronic registrations must be submitted with[...]

Starting Feb. 24, 2021, petitioners filing Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, requesting a change or extension of status to E-3 classification will have the option to request premium processing service for[...]

Dallas Lockbox: Currently intaking Employment-Based I-485 adjustment of applications and standalone cases filed around Oct. 29, 2020, and Oct. 30, 2020, with approximately 415,000 applications/petitions waiting to be receipted Phoenix Lockbox: Currently[...]

NOTE: As of 1/30/21 This Memo is under Review by the Biden Administration On January 15, 2021 the DOL issued a memo called the “H-1B Program Bulletin Clarifying Filing Requirements[...]

Great news for immigration applicants to start the new year. USCIS has announced that it is dropping it’s legal challenges to the October 2nd 2020 proposed fee increase. This means[...]

Are you trying to find the prevailing wage for your H-1B visa? The new 2021 H-1B Cap Registration rule requires you to state the prevailing wage level (1,2,3 or 4)[...]

EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES For Employment-Based Preference Filings:For all employment-based preference categories, you must use the Final Action Dates chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for January 2021. First:  Priority Workers:  28.6% of[...]

On Aug. 12 2020, the U.S. Department of State released guidance on national interest exceptions (NIEs) to the June 22 proclamation. As they pertain specifically to H-1B and L-1 visas,[...]