The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on January 5 th , 2022, filed an unopposed motion to dismiss its appeal to the Behring Regional Center lawsuit. The appeal was filed in August 2021 by Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security; Tracy Renaud, Acting Director, U.S....
On December 24, 2021, amid growing concerns of surging Covid-19 cases, the Department of State had announced that it will waive the in-person interview requirement for a range of visa applicants during the entire year in 2022, including for H-1B workers and students, many of...
New Delhi, India, December 09, 2021: Amid rising concerns over the coronavirus variant Omicron, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (“DGCA”), India issued a circular on Thursday, to announce its decision to extend the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger services to and from India...
Washington, D.C., December 7, 2021: The House and Senate passed a Continuing Resolution to keep the U.S. federal government operating, It was quickly passed into law by President Biden's signature. The Continuing Resolution was critical to avoiding a shut-down of the U.S. federal government. What was...
Washington, D.C., December 1, 2021: The current Continuing Resolution is set to expire on December 3, 2021. Investors who filed I-526 petitions based on EB-5 Regional Center investments had expected to receive positive news that the Regional Center program was being renewed as part of...
Washington, D.C., November 23, 2021: The next H-2B lottery for approximately 33,000 visas for temporary non-skilled workers is coming up at the beginning of January 2022. H-2B visas are used in the construction industry, landscapers, resorts and hotels, and manufacturing industry for hiring temporary non-skilled workers...
Washington, D.C., November 22, 2021: The House’s version of the Build Back Better Bill on human capital infrastructure included the long-awaited proposed text for legalization of approximately 6 million undocumented workers. Undocumented workers are persons who entered the United States illegally, or fell out of proper...
Washington, D.C., November 22, 2021: USCIS issued policy guidance on November 12, 2021, that confirms that E-1/E-2 and L-2 spouses are authorized to work “incident to status.” This was the outcome of settlement negotiations triggered by a federal court lawsuit demanding that USCIS essentially follow...
Toronto, Canada, November 17, 2021: The Canadian federal government is expected to announce later this week it is dropping the negative PCR test requirement for Canadians returning to Canada from the U.S. for any trip less than 72 hours, Global News has learned. The policy change...
