by Myrtle Robinson Kirlew | Jun 24, 2019 | USCIS
Beginning August 5, 2019, the USCIS will reject Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, petitions that do not include the petitioner’s or applicant’s name and primary U.S. office address in Part 1 of Form I-129. DHS Regulations require that all forms are...
by Myrtle Robinson Kirlew | Aug 8, 2018 | USCIS
The USCIS has instituted a new policy which will change the process of accruing unlawful presence for certain mon immigrants. The new policy memo changes the time line for accruing unlawful presence for F, J and M nonimmigrants, and their dependents, admitted or...
by Myrtle Robinson Kirlew | Aug 8, 2018 | Immigration, Notice to Appear, USCIS
The USCIS will delay the implementation of a memo dated June 28, 2018 which was slated to commence removal proceedings upon the denial of an immigration petition which rendered the applicant/beneficiary out of status. The Issuance of the operational guidance is...
by Myrtle Robinson Kirlew | Jul 19, 2018 | USCIS
In a new policy memo issued July 13, 2018, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provided updated guidelines to its officers which makes it easier to deny H-1B applications without issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE) or a Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID)....
by Myrtle Robinson Kirlew | Apr 12, 2018 | USCIS
The USCIS announced that on April 11, 2018, a computer-generated random selection process was conducted to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally-mandated cap and the U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year (FY)...
