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DOS Announces Pilot Stateside Visa Renewal Program for Certain H-1B Applicants Begins January 29 DOS announced a pilot program to permit stateside visa renewal for qualified H-1B nonimmigrant visa applicants who meet certain requirements. For starters, the H-1B visa...

The U.S. Department of State’s October Visa Bulletin identifies the availability of immigrant visas in family and employment-based preference categories. As October marks the start of the new fiscal year, there has been significant anticipation for movement in...

Distinguishing Between EB-1A and NIW Immigration Visa Categories Highly skilled foreign nationals seeking employment-based green cards in the United States can consider applying under the first preference category extraordinary ability (EB-1A for purposes of this...

USCIS Proposes Fee Increases On January 4, 2023, USCIS published a proposed rule to increase fees for most of the agency’s immigration applications. According to USCIS, which conducted a comprehensive fee review, they receive about 96 percent of their funding from...

USCIS Announces Certain Afghan and Ukrainian Parolees Are Employment Authorized Incident to Parole Congress has recently passed laws relating to certain Afghan and Ukrainian parolees that have included language providing that parolees covered by the legislation...