DHS Announces H-1B Modernization Final Rule to Improve Program Integrity and Efficiency
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a final rule that modernizes the H-1B program by streamlining the approval process, increasing its flexibility to better allow employers to retain talented workers, and improving the integrity and oversight of the program. What You Need to Know The H-1B nonimmigrant visa program allows U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in …
Read MoreUSCIS Now Requires Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record to be Submitted with Form I-485 for Certain Applicants
Release Date 12/02/2024 We now require certain applicants filing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, to submit Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, with their Form I-485 or the Form I-485 may otherwise be rejected. Applicants for adjustment of status generally must complete an immigration medical examination and all required vaccinations and …
Read MoreReminders on the Process to Promote the Unity and Stability of Families
Release Date 07/17/2024 On June 18, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced actions to promote family unity in the immigration process. This announcement is consistent with the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to keep families together. DHS is establishing a process to consider, on a case-by-case basis, requests for parole in place from certain noncitizen spouses of U.S. citizens who have …
Read MoreUSCIS Updates for the Fiscal Year 2025 H-1B Cap Registration Process
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on April 1, 2024, that we received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption, also known as the master’s cap. We selected 114,017 beneficiaries, resulting in 120,603 selected registrations in the initial selection for the FY …
Read MoreUSCIS Announces New Guidance on Form I-693 Validity Period
Release Date: 04/04/2024 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced (PDF, 317.28 KB) that any Form I-693, Report of Immigration Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, that was properly completed and signed by a civil surgeon on or after Nov. 1, 2023, does not expire and can be used indefinitely as evidence to show that the applicant is not inadmissible on …
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