The Immigration Channel

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that qualified healthcare workers who have pending employment authorization document (EAD) renewal applications and EADs that will expire in 30 days or less, or that have already expired, can request expedited processing of ... More

The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, has authorized consular officers to waive the in-person interview requirement for H-1, H-3, H-4, L, O, P, and Q nonimmigrant visa applicants who have a petition approved by ... More

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule that withdraws the "Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions" final rule, also known as the H-1B Selection Final Rule, issued January 8, 2021. That ... More

  The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) reminded employers that the filing window for employers of H-2B workers opens on January 1, 2022, to submit Form ETA-9142B, Application for Temporary Employment Certification, requesting work start dates of ... More

The Department of State (DOS) updated its Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) on intent to depart and residence abroad requirements for F-1 and M-1 students. The guidance may also be useful for J-1 exchange visitors and Afghan scholars. The guidance states that ... More

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the flexibility policy in complying with certain physical inspection requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The flexibility policy was set to ... More

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) published a final rule, effective December 13, 2021, implementing a federal district court order vacating a controversial January 14, 2021 final rule that was initially promulgated in October 2020. The rule ... More

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is temporarily waiving, until September 30, 2022, the requirement that the civil surgeon sign Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, no more than 60 days before an applicant files an application ... More

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will automatically extend parole and employment authorization, if applicable, to current parolees who timely applied for Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) long-term resident status and whose applications remain pending ... More

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) disseminated a field assistance bulletin providing enforcement guidance on employers' overtime obligations related to the H-2B visa program. Among other things, the bulletin notes that the H-2B visa program does not ... More