FY 2022 H-1B Cap Season Updates
Release Date
03/30/2021
H-1B Initial Electronic Registration Selection Process Completed
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Updated Guidance on P-1A Internationally Recognized Athletes
Release Date
03/26/2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced updated guidance for adjudicating requests for P-1A nonimmigrant classification for internationally recognized athletes.
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests
Release Date
03/24/2021
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants, petitioners and requestors who are responding to certain:
DHS Withdraws ‘Affidavit of Support’ Proposed Rule
Release Date
03/19/2021
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the withdrawal of the affidavit of support proposed rule, consistent with DHS’s commitment to reduce barriers within the legal immigration system that placed increased burdens on American families wishing to sponsor individuals immigrating to the U.S.
USCIS Forms Update Notice
USCIS recently updated the following USCIS form(s):
Semiannual Report for CW-1 Employers
03/10/2021 10:29 AM EST
Starting April 19, 2021, we will only accept the 03/10/21 edition. Until then, you can also use the 06/18/20 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.
Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker
03/10/2021 10:25 AM EST
USCIS Forms Update Notice
USCIS recently updated the following USCIS form(s):
Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
03/10/2021 04:54 PM EST
Starting April 19, 2021, USCIS will only accept the 03/10/21 edition. Until then, you can also use the 10/15/19 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.
Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member
03/10/2021 03:04 PM EST
USCIS Updates Policy Guidance for Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification
Release Date
03/18/2021
Effective March 18, USCIS has updated policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual (PDF, 362.73 KB) regarding the Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) classification based on the settlement agreement resulting from the Saravia v. Barr class action lawsuit.
Registration period opens for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria
Release Date
03/18/2021
Re-Designation Allows Additional Eligible Syrians to Apply
USCIS May Reopen H-1B Petitions Denied Under Three Rescinded Policy Memos
Release Date 03/12/2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced it may reopen and/or reconsider adverse decisions on Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, made based on three rescinded policy memos. USCIS will generally use its discretion to accept a motion to reopen filed more than 30 days after the decision, if filed before the end of the validity period requested on the petition or labor condition application, whichever is earlier, and the decision was based on one or more policies in the rescinded H-1B memoranda below.
Rajiv's Article - Decoder: Could multiple H-1B lottery petitions be filed for the same employee? - The Economic Times
Published by: The Economic Times - Date: March 03, 2021
Synopsis
Often, multiple employers are competing to hire the same employee. It is obviously in the best interest of an employee to have multiple filings because that increases their chances of being selected in the electronic selection system (lottery). And equally obviously, this could amount to an abuse of the system if there were no checks on multiple filings.
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