Washington, D.C., July 16, 2021: Today, a U.S. federal judge in Texas issued a decision blocking new applications under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program. The DACA program was created by executive action by President Barack Obama in 2012. The DACA program grants...
Washington, D.C., July 14, 2021: The US House of Representatives recently held a congressional hearing titled, "Oh, Canada! How Outdated U.S. Immigration Policies Push Top Talent to Other Countries". Led by Democrats Zoe Lofgren (CA) and Jerry Nadler (NJ), the hearing focused on the growing...
Washington, D.C., July 8, 2021: USCIS announced today that it would accept the April 15, 2019 version of Form I-526 for new EB-5 petitions. USCIS further acknowledged that they would simultaneously continue to accept the November 21, 2019 version of Form I-526. Thus, both versions...
On July 7, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 627 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in its Express Entry draw. Invited candidates needed to have a nomination from a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to receive an ITA. The minimum score in this draw was 760. Note...
BIOMETRIC APPOINTMENT SERVICES RESUME IN INDIA Starting June 28, 2021, Visa Application Centres (VACs) across India started scheduling biometric appointments for all other lines of business, this includes visitors, returning workers and students, work permit applicants, family class applicants and economic class applicants. To request an...
Washington, D.C., July 6, 2021: Several Embassy posts from the US Department of State (DOS) announced today that, effective immediately, all National Interest Exceptions (NIE) are valid for 12 months and multiple entries. So far, reports confirm the US Embassies in Madrid and Berlin have...
Washington, D.C., June 29, 2021: The EB-5 Regional Center program will lapse on June 30, 2021 because the US Congress and the President did not approve an extension of the program before that date. The following is a blog by Ignacio Donoso, Managing Partner of Donoso...
On June 24, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Ur Jaddou, President Biden’s choice for the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in a 11-10 vote. The committee voted along party lines to bring Jaddou closer to a confirmation vote on the Senate floor....
Washington D.C., June 23, 2021: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today it will accept resubmitted fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions that were rejected or administratively closed solely because the requested start date was after Oct. 1, 2020. If your FY 2021 petition was...
Washington, D.C., June 23, 2021: The Federal Court litigation seeking to invalidate the EB-5 Regulations (known as BEHRING REGIONAL CENTER LLC v. WOLF) resulted in an order invalidating the regulations. Judge Corley of the Federal District Court in the Northern District of California accepted plaintiff’s core...
