The Immigration Channel

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced that all individuals two years or older who are traveling to the United States via air travel, regardless of vaccination status or citizenship, will be required to take a COVID-19 viral test and ... More

Goel & Anderson, LLC has again been selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of the “Best Law Firms” rankings issued by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®. The firm has been awarded a National Tier 1 ranking ... More

by Erik Anderson The U.S. Department of Justice’s $14+ million settlement with Facebook over alleged discriminatory hiring practices through the PERM labor certification program indirectly accomplished what the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has failed to do for years – amend ... More

  The Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Labor (DOL) released a joint statement announcing separate settlement agreements with Facebook regarding its use of the permanent labor certification program (PERM). The DOJ settlement includes about $14 million in fines, along with additional ... More

Today, USCIS selected previously submitted H-1B Cap fiscal year (FY) 2022 electronic registrations using a random selection process after reaching the determination that additional registrations would be necessary to reach the H-1B Cap FY 2022 quota. The H-1B Cap petition ... More

Note: The final rule discussed below was vacated by the U.S. Department of Labor on December 13, 2021. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a final rule, "Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens ... More

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced a final rule that will modify the H-1B cap selection process and amend current lottery procedures by prioritizing H-1B Cap registration (or petitions, if the registration process is suspended) with a higher OES ... More

  USCIS Advises of Lockbox Processing Delays January 8, 2021 USCIS announced today that as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, an increase in filings, current postal service volume and other external factors, applicants and petitioners may experience a delay of four to six ... More

DOL Interim Final Rule Will Immediately Increase Prevailing Wages October 6, 2020 A U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) interim final rule (IFR), expected to be published in the Federal Register on October 8, 2020, will immediately amend existing regulations governing permanent ... More

New Law Expands USCIS Premium Processing and Fees October 1, 2020President Trump has signed the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act, a last second addition to the continuing resolution bill that provides funding to the government. Through this unexpected action, Congress has authorized significant ... More