U.S. Immigration Updates – Week of February 19, 2024
Department of Labor Extends Request for Information (RFI) to May 13, 2024 on Proposed Schedule A Occupation Revisions
On February 15, 2024, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration extended its Request for Information (RFI) period concerning possible revisions to its list of Schedule A job classifications. Previously ending on February 20, the new window for submitting comments closes on May 13, 2024. The proposed revisions would allow for the inclusion of additional occupations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and non-STEM categories. This initiative is part of the Biden administration’s Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, which was issued on October 30, 2023. The Executive Order requires the Secretary of Labor “to solicit public input, including from industry and worker-advocate communities, identifying AI and other STEM-related occupations, as well as additional occupations across the economy for which there is an insufficient number of ready, willing, able, and qualified United States workers.”
Comments may be submitted to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. The portal will provide instructions on submitting comments.
SOURCE: Federal Register: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-03187.pdf
CIS Ombudsman: Tips to Avoid Getting Locked Out of USCIS Account
On February 14, 2024, the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman released a tip sheet on how people with individual U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) online accounts can maintain access and avoid getting locked out of their accounts.
The tips include how to create a strong password, the importance of logging in regularly to maintain access (the tip sheet suggests “once a month or once every few months”), what to do when locked out, how to reset a password, security considerations, and how USCIS’s Technical Help Desk works to assist with account access. The tip sheet can be found at the Department of Homeland Security’s website at https://www.dhs.gov/news/2024/02/14/new-tip-sheet-how-avoid-getting-locked-out-your-uscis-online-account.
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