Canada Announces Restrictions on Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Hiring
On August 26, 2024, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced further restrictions to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). These restrictions will be on the segment of the TFWP that is used for hiring "low-wage" workers. These changes aim to reduce...
Department of State Announces That the FY 2024 EB-1 Immigrant Visa Limit Has Been Reached
The United States Department of State (DOS) has announced the exhaustion of all available immigrant visas in the Employment-Based First Preference (EB-1) category for the 2024 fiscal year, which runs from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024. DOS and United States...
DHS Issues Instructions for Parole-in-Place Program for Undocumented Spouses and Stepchildren of US Citizens
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published today a Federal Register notice that provides instructions on how certain undocumented spouses and stepchildren of US citizens may apply for Parole-in-Place (PIP) under the Keeping Families Together initiative...
State Department and USCIS Announce That the FY 2024 EB-3, EW, and EB-5 Unreserved Immigrant Visa Limits Have Been Reached
The United States State Department (DOS) and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced the exhaustion of all available immigrant visas in the Employment-Based Third Preference Professional and Skilled Worker category (EB-3) and the...
USCIS Completes the Second Round of Selections for FY 2025 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions; Also Provides Updated Information on Number of Registration Applications Selected
As we noted in our Alert of August 5, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced last week that it had completed its second random selection process, or lottery, for the Fiscal Year 2025 65,000 H-1B quota or cap. The USCIS further announced...
September 2024 Visa Bulletin Issued: Final Action EB Cut-Off Dates Will Apply; One-Year Retrogression in Rest of the World, Mexico and Philippines EB-3; No Movement in Any Other Categories
The U.S. Department of State has released its September 2024 Visa Bulletin imposing per-country cut-off dates that regulate immigrant visa availability and the flow of Adjustment of Status (AOS) applications and consular Immigrant Visa application filings and...
USCIS Completes Second FY2025 H-1B Cap 65,000 Lottery
USCIS announced today that it has completed its second random selection process or lottery among H-1B cap registration applications to meet the fiscal year 2025 65,000 H-1B regular cap numerical allocation. The allocation for the 20,000 advanced degree or Master’s...
USCIS Announces Second Round of Lottery Selection for FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registrations
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it will hold a second random selection process or lottery to fill the regular FY 2025 65,000 numerical allocation for new or cap-subject H-1B petitions. USCIS notes that it will not be...
USCIS Updates International Entrepreneur Rule Section of its Website in an Apparent Effort to Generate Interest in the Program; Announces Revised Financial Figures for IER Start-Up Entities
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated the section of its website devoted to the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER). The IER applies to foreign national entrepreneurs whose stay and business venture in the United States will...
White House Issues Fact Sheet Addressing Proposed Parole-in-Place and Visa Eligibility for University and College Graduates Programs
The White House issued a Fact Sheet late last week that includes, among other immigration-related items, a subsection entitled “Announcing key progress on actions to keep families together” that confirms that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)...