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2Feb

President Biden’s Proclamation Reinstates COVID-19 Restrictions on International Arrivals from 26 countries

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President Biden implemented travel restrictions suspending entry to the United States of all non-exempt foreign nationals from the following countries: *Schengen Area (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland); *United Kingdom; *Ireland; *Brazil; and […]

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13Oct

New Rules Restrict Eligible H-1B Occupations and Increase Required Wages for H-1B Workers by up to 60% in Some Regions

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On October 6th the Trump Administration announced new Administration Interim Final Rules (IFRs) that will make it more difficult and more costly for U.S. companies to employ highly skilled foreign national workers. With an effective implementation date of December 7th, 2020, there are three main takeaways you should note: 1) Minimum prevailing wages/salary that must […]

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28Jun

Trump Extends Suspension of Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market

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Citing the economic impact of COVID-19 on U.S. workers, President Trump has extended his proclamation to suspend entry to the US of certain non-immigrant work visa categories. As such, effective June 24, 2020, H-1B, H-2B, J and L non-immigrants who are outside the United States and who do not have a valid visa or a […]

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30May

USCIS Premium Processing Returns Beginning June 1, 2020

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On May 29th, the USCIS announced that it would resume premium processing for certain non-immigrant visas in phases over the next four weeks, beginning June 1, 2020. For more, see: https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-resumes-premium-processing-certain-petitions #h1b #premiumprocessing #i129 #l1 #nonimmigrantvisas #usavcs

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23Apr

TRUMP TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS U.S. IMMIGRATION

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Yesterday, President #Trump signed an executive order limiting #immigration into the United States in response to the #COVID19 pandemic. The Order will primarily impact #familybasedgreencard applications family members (spouses, children, parents, and siblings) of U.S. Legal Permanent Residents #greencardholders) filed at U.S. consulates and embassies abroad. The Order does NOT apply to : * #AdjustmentofStatus greencard applications file within the United States; *Spouses or […]

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5Mar

New Process May Cause Even Longer Wait Times for EB-5 Investors from Vietnam and China

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In an effort to increase fairness in the EB-5 adjudication process, the USCIS has recently announced that starting March 31, 2020, it will begin processing I-526 Alien Investor Visa Petitions on a new “visa availability” basis instead of the current “first-in, first-out” basis. Under the current system, I-526 Petitions are processed based solely on the […]

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