A coalition of business leaders, investors, and organizations sent a letter on February 8, 2018, to President Donald Trump in support of the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER), which is in effect following a court order. The Trump administration has signaled that the IER is likely on the chopping block. The letter says that killing the… Read more »
On February 6, 2018, President Donald Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum to establish a National Vetting Center (NVC) “to coordinate the efforts of departments and agencies to better identify individuals seeking to enter the country who present a threat to national security, border security, homeland security, or public safety.” A statement issued by… Read more »
In April 2017, President Trump issued the Buy American, Hire American Executive Order. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has carried out and is considering a number of policy and regulatory changes to fulfill the President’s “Buy American, Hire American” executive order, including conducting a “thorough review” of employment-based visa programs. Further, there are… Read more »
On April 18 2017 President Trump signed the “Buy American, Hire American” executive order. Subsequently, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) started working on the necessary rulemaking, policy memoranda and operational changes to implement the executive order. As part of these initiatives, on October 23 2017 USCIS updated agency policy guidance on the burden of… Read more »
A Practice Pointer on FAQ’s, “Do DOL FAQ’s Serve as Guidance or Law,” was recently posted on the website of the largest association of immigration lawyers in the United States. According to the Pointer, FAQ’s serve as guidance, not as law, and cannot be used to create new requirements which do not already exist in… Read more »
Pursuant to the Secretary of Labor’s June 6, 2017, news release calling for proposed form changes “to better protect American workers, confront fraud, and increase transparency,” the Department of Labor has published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register announcing its intent to revise its information collection for the H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 programs. The… Read more »
State Dept. Announces Oversubscription of EB-2 Category, Annual Numerical Limits for Immigration, Change-of-Address NVC Reporting Requirements The Department of State’s Visa Bulletins for August and September 2017 include news on several topics. The August bulletin notes the oversubscription of the employment-based second preference (EB-2) category. High demand for numbers for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services… Read more »
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