ICE Starts Immigration Site Visits For Students On STEM OPT
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers could question international students and company managers during new site visits underway to investigate students on Optional Practical Training (OPT) in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields..read more
Read MoreLatest USCIS Data Show Increase In Denials For New H-1B Visas
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continues to deny H-1B petitions at an historically high rate,…read more
Read MoreNew rules could deny green cards to immigrants on public assistance
Trump administration rules that could deny green cards to immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance are going into effect…read more
Read MoreNew Rulemaking Brings Significant Changes to EB-5 Program
Minimum Investments, Targeted Employment Area Designations Among Reforms WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will publish a final rule on July 24 that makes a number of significant changes to its EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, marking the first significant revision of the program’s regulations since 1993. The final rule will become effective on Nov. 21, 2019. New developments under the …
Read MoreHouse Passes Per-country Cap Elimination Bill that Affects Employment-based Visa Programs
On Wednesday, July 10, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019, that eliminates per-country quotas for all employment-based immigrant visa petitions by a wide, bipartisan vote of 365-65. Read More.
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