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Published by : The Economic Times - Date: November 09, 2020  

Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv on the article:

“On the green card side, Mr Biden has expressly stated that he wants to remove the percountry quota. This change can also be introduced relatively quickly and the benefits could manifest within a year potentially,” said Rajiv S Khanna, Managing Attorney at immigration.com.

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Updated USCIS form(s):

Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant06/09/2020 09:15 AM EDTStarting Jan 4, 2021, USCIS will only accept the 06/09/20 edition. Until then, you can use the 04/12/18 and 12/23/16 editions. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.For more information, please visit Forms Updates page.

Published by : The Times of India - Date: October 29, 2020  

Quotes and Excerpts from Rajiv on the article:

“USCIS is proposing changes in the H-1B selection process so that the H-1B quota selection is made from the highest wage down. This looks more like an election stunt than regulations that are properly thought out,” Rajiv S. Khanna, Arlington based, 1/3 managing attorney at Immigration.com told TOI.

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USCIS recently updated the following form:

USCIS recently updated the following USCIS form(s):

Release Date 10/16/2020

Published by : The Economic Times - Date: October 14, 2020  

By Rajiv Khanna

Release Date 10/06/2020

USCIS  issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual clarifying whether temporary protected status (TPS) beneficiaries are eligible for adjustment of status under section 245(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). INA 245(a) requires an alien to have been inspected and admitted or inspected and paroled into the United States, unless exempt from this requirement.