The U.S Department of State released its December 2021 Visa Bulletin today. As expected, there was no movement in EB-5 cut-off dates for Regional Center visa applicants. The lapse of the EB-5 Regional Center Program has frozen visa processing in the EB-5 regional center category and...
Washington, D.C., November 11, 2021: USCIS has agreed to provide L-2 and H-4 spouses with improved access to work authorization. At present, USCIS requires L-2 or H-4 spouses authorized to work in the U.S. to first file an application for a temporary work permit on Form...
New York, November 9, 2021: News reports indicate that the renowned real estate development company, Witkoff Group, is interested in taking a leading position in HFZ’s Chelsea project known as The Eleven or 76-11. The project ceased construction in mid-2020 and has been the subject...
Washington, D.C., November 9, 2021: The proposed reconciliation bill released by the U.S. House of Representatives (lower chamber of the US Congress) includes increased filing fees for employers and applicants seeking immigration benefits in the United States. The proposed changes would impact employers seeking to...
Washington DC, October 22, 2021: We provide below a short summary of the state of negotiations in the US Congress to renew the EB-5 Regional Center Program. 1. EB5 Program Renewal According to all reports that Donoso & Partners has received regarding current legislative negotiations, the EB5...
WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today issued a Federal Register notice with information on how to apply for employment authorization for eligible Hong Kong residents covered under the president’s Aug. 5 memorandum directing Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for 18 months, through Feb. 5,...
The Biden White House finally confirmed its decision to lift the COVID-19 travel restrictions for fully vaccinated international travelers for air travel and land borders from Europe. The new rules take effect on November 8th. Starting on November 8, 2021, travelers from the Schengen Area (including...
Starting in November 2021, fully vaccinated Canadians will have fewer restrictions when entering the U.S. through land and ferry border points of entry between the U.S. and Canada and the U.S. and Mexico. No specific date has been announced for when these new rules come...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced on October 12, 2021, that it has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap on H-2B visas for temporary nonagricultural workers for the first half of fiscal year 2022. Sept. 30 was the final receipt date...
