Immigration Law Blog

On March 29, 2022, USCIS announced FY 2023 H-1B first-round results. Learn what selected registrants must do and how a second round may still help.

These goals are USCIS personnel metrics that influence case processing speed and affect how long it takes the agency to handle matters.

New USCIS guidance on Requests for Evidence and Notices of Intent to Deny gives officers more discretion, which could mean more visa approvals and less risk.

USCIS will continue processing Application for Employment Authorization Extension Requests (Form I-765) by reusing submitted biometrics.

New USCIS guidance tells officers to defer to prior approvals when deciding visa extensions with the same facts, making renewals easier to get approved.

USCIS has the power to help U.S. employers and lawfully admitted foreign nationals to extend any and all immigration-related deadlines.

International students face more difficulties as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services continues to reinterpret and redefine policy language.

A record number of green card surplus is putting a huge pressure on USCIS. Under immense pressure USCIS has to issue 280,000 greens cards.

USCIS has recently clarified that L-1 employees must meet the one-year foreign work requirement to be eligible for consideration.

Congress passes Bill adding new USCIS Premium Processing categories in good news for those who need their cases decided more quickly.

USCIS offered COVID-19 relief by extending response deadlines for RFEs and NOIDs dated March 1 to May 1, 2020. Here's what applicants should know.

After news that U.S. consulates are going to start reopening, getting a B-1 or B-2 visitor's visa to the United States is still tricky. Follow our top...