New York City Immigration Law Blog
USCIS update: Government benefits foreign nationals can use in the United States and not affect their ability to obtain permanent residence
As Employers and their related H-1B nonimmigrant workers are facing challenges directly as a result of the pandemic, we have received concerns from both employers and H-1B employees in regard to the continuation of employment. First employers may see certain client...
Major glitch in the new registration system leads to erroneous denial of over 100 H1-B legitimate visa registrations
Due to a glitch in its new registration system, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) did a major mistake and denied more than 100 – and possibly hundreds of – H-1B registrations filed for new H-1B petitions. This majorly happened due to a glitch in its...
Pandemic Crisis, Legal Status, and Options For H1-B workers and USCIS Response
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, US businesses across the US are facing challenges in paying salaried employees in light of business revenue slowing down and employers are forced to make tough decisions including reducing workers' hours or laying off workers....
USCIS temporarily suspends routine face-to-face services until May 3 to combat the spread of COVID-19
On March 18, USCIS announced the temporary suspension of its routine face-to-face services. This announcement was made in alignment with the effort to combat the spread of COVID-19, and protect its workforce. All routine face-to-face services, including all interviews...
USCIS completes the H-1B lottery initial selection process
Today March 30, 2020, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the completion of the initial selection process for 65,000 H-1B work visa cap for the fiscal year 2021. USCIS randomly selected registrants from the pool of submitted...
USCIS Adopts Measures to Maximize Flexibility for Requests for Evidence (RFEs), and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs)
On March 27, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that USCIS is taking measures to maximize flexibility for Requests for Evidence (RFEs), and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs) by extending the deadline to respond by 60 days. This decision...