USCIS Expands Premium Processing
On March 30, 2022, the Biden administration will publish a final rule implementing the long overdue expansion of Premium Processing for employment-based immigration applications.
USCIS Begins Notifying 2022 H-1B Pre-Registration Winners
USCIS has begun notifying successful H-1B Cap Lottery "winners" and their attorneys via their USCIS online accounts. If your registration was selected and you are looking for an attorney to file your H-1B petition, please contact E&M Mayock at info@emvisa.com or call 415-765-5111.
USCIS Rolls Out 2022 H-1B Pre-Registration Program
USCIS is now rolling out its H-1B Pre-Registration program for the 2022 lottery. USCIS will open registration during a 18-day period from Tuesday, March 1st until Friday, March 18.
USCIS Rolls Out 2021 H-1B Pre-Registration Program
USCIS is now rolling out its H-1B Pre-Registration program for the 2021 lottery. USCIS will open registration during a 16-day period from Tuesday, March 9th until Thursday, March 25.
USCIS abandons Wage Ranking for H-1B visa selection – Reverts to Luck !
It’s official: Luck rules! The 2021 H-1B Visa Selection process will be random. USCIS Citizenship & Immigration Services will use the same innovative Pre-Registration procedure that was launched last year. E&M Mayock’s Pre-Registration Program includes a full consultation, wage analysis, LCA Labor Condition Application filing with the Dept of Labor and Pre-Registration filing with USCIS Citizenship & Immigration Services.
E&M Mayock Announces 2021 H-1B Professional Visa “Cap Season” Program
Get ready for H-1B Cap Season 2021 now. All 2021 H-1B Cap cases must complete a Pre-Registration process for inclusion. E&M Mayock’s Pre-Registration Program includes a full consultation, wage analysis, LCA Labor Condition Application filing with the Dept of Labor and Pre-Registration filing with USCIS Citizenship & Immigration Services.
Standing on Shifting Sand – A Look Back at 2020
When I think back on the immigration aspects of the year 2020, I am struck by the amount of time our firm had to regroup, revise and rethink normal ordinary immigration practices and procedures. In the year 2020, immigration lawyers scrambled to ascertain what forms were required, what supporting documents were required, where to file applications and what the fees were.
Experts Weigh In On Biden Paths To Roll Back Trump Immigration Policies
We are hopeful for substantive change for the better in immigration policies and procedures. Like you, I am wondering… now what happens?
New DOL & DHS Rules Make Game Changing Revisions to PERM and H-1B Wages and Minimum Qualifications GalleryNew DOL & DHS Rules Make Game Changing Revisions to PERM and H-1B Wages and Minimum Qualifications
Green Cards, H-1B, Immigration, Immigration Regulations, Nonimmigrant Visas, PERM, USCIS, Wage Requirements
New DOL & DHS Rules Make Game Changing Revisions to PERM and H-1B Wages and Minimum Qualifications
On October 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the text of game changing revisions to PERM and H-1B regulations. The DOL has announced that an Interim Final Rule, making sweeping changes to H-1B and PERM wage requirements, will be published October 8, 2020 and will be effective immediately upon publication. On the same day, DHS announced the publication of new regulations tightening requirements for H-1B degree requirements and employer / employee relationships. These new regulations are intended to protect U.S. workers by narrowing the pool of qualifying H-1B petitions to high wage / high skill positions.
Proposed Regulation Ending H-4 EAD Moves to OMB
The end of H-4 spouse employment authorization, one of the most closely watched proposals of the Trump administration, is moving closer to reality.