New York City Immigration Law Blog
March 2021 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the March 2021 Visa Bulletin which features significant advancement in many employment-based green card categories. Following the trend of the last two months, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)...
Biden Administration Modifies US Citizenship Civics Test
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that beginning March 1st, it will revert to the 2008 version of the naturalization civics test for applicants who apply for U.S. citizenship through naturalization by revising the education requirements. The...
Biden Administration Unveils Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants and Reduction of Green Card Backlogs
On February 18, the Biden administration and congressional Democrats unveiled much-awaited legislation in the House, that would provide a path to create a pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States. The proposal would...
The Biden Administration Signs Immigration Orders, Reversing the Trump’s Administration Anti – Immigration Policies
President Joe Biden signed another batch of executive orders within the last few weeks to undo his predecessor's immigration policies, demonstrating the powers of the White House and its limitations without support from Congress. During his first two weeks in office,...
USCIS to Delay Implementation of Wage-Weighted H-1B Quota Selection Rule Until December 31, 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made the decision to delay the implementation of the rule introducing wage-weighted priority into the H-1B lottery selection system which would have the impact of lesser new H-1B petitions being filed as employers...
USCIS Announcement of the H-1B Lottery Initial Registration Period
USCIS on 2/20/2021 announced that the"¯initial registration"¯period for"¯the fiscal year"¯(FY)"¯2022"¯H-1B"¯cap"¯shall open"¯at"¯noon"¯Eastern"¯on March 9 through"¯noon"¯Eastern"¯on"¯March...