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USCIS Can Help Fight COVID-19
The U.S. health care system is being exhausted as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold. Our healthcare system depends on immigrant healthcare providers as much as their native-born colleagues.
Continue readingUSCIS Continues to Process Application for Employment Authorization (EAD), Extension Requests (Form I-765) Amid Closures
On March 30, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that due to the temporary closure of Application Support Centers (ASC) to the public in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
Continue readingUSCIS Responds to COVID-19 with Special Consideration for RFEs and NOIDS Signalling for Measures to Protect Immigrant Workforce
On March 26, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services responded to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by announcing that it is taking measures to provide some relief for applicants and petitioners responding
Continue readingI-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Changes During COVID-19
USCIS has temporarily adjusted rules for the filing of I-9 forms during the national health emergency caused by COVID-19. Form I-9 is used to verify the identity and employment authorization of all
Continue readingWhat H-1B Employers and Employees Must Know About Remote Work Due to Coronavirus/COVID-19
Many employers have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by adopting on-the-fly remote work policies, canceling conferences, limiting travel, and recommending 14-day quarantines for people with suspected
Continue readingH-1B Holder Affected by COVID-19: Your Questions Answered
Many employers have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by adopting on-the-fly remote work policies, and, in extreme cases, laying off and terminating employees, leaving their H-1b employees in limbo.
Continue readingCoronavirus/COVID-19 Impact on H-1B Lottery
USCIS has not changed the March 20, 2020 deadline for filing registrations for the lottery for cap based H-1B visas. If a petitioning company did not register for a beneficiary by the deadline, they
Continue readingInternational Students and Universities Score Big Immigration Win
On February 6, 2020, universities and international students prevailed in a legal battle when U.S. District Judge Loretta C. Biggs granted the motion of universities to block a memo issued by the U.S.
Continue readingUSCIS Introduces More Policies to Deter International Students
International students face more difficulties as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continues to reinterpret and redefine policy language. The Trump administration plans to target
Continue readingOnlineVisas Named in Top 75 Immigration Blogs
OnlineVisas Immigration News blog made the cut for Feedspot’s Top 75 Immigration Blogs. The list includes high profile immigration advocacy groups, professors and law groups. The topics range from
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