DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Extending Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador
Release Date 01/10/2025 Extension Allows Eligible Salvadoran Nationals to Maintain TPS and Employment Authorization WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security announced today the extension of Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador for 18 months, from March 10, 2025, to Sept. 9, 2026, due to environmental conditions in El Salvador that prevent individuals from safely returning. The corresponding Federal Register …
Read MoreDHS to Extend Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela
Extension Allows Eligible Venezuelan Nationals Who Arrived on or Before July 31, 2023, to Maintain TPS and Employment Authorization Following Vetting WASHINGTON –The Department of Homeland Security announced today the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela for 18 months. The extension of TPS is due to extraordinary and temporary conditions that prevent eligible Venezuelan nationals from safely returning. …
Read MoreDHS 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 …
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