Throughout the week, we’ve continued to see significant updates to U.S. immigration policies - here’s a summary of what we know. 1. Threats of Migrant Detainment at Guantanamo Bay At the signing of the Laken Riley Act on January 28, President Trump announced that the “worst criminal aliens” would be sent to a detention center Read More »
In this article: FY 2025 H-1B Cap Key Points FY 2025 H-1B Changes H-1B Recap What is the H-1B Visa Category? Specialty Occupation Defined H-1B Cap-Exempt Cases Labor Condition Application (LCA) H-1B Period of Stay Conclusion U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the initial electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Read More »
Paola Suarez, Sara McDowell, Naveed, and Rebecca Cohen at the Syracuse University College of Law Pro Bono Ceremony on October 24, 2023. Rebecca and Paola were assigned Naveed's case through Sara at the Volunteer Lawyer's Project of Central New York (VLP). Editors note: Naveed and his family have evacuated from Afghanistan safely and are now Read More »
This summer, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) expanded options for applicants and attorneys to schedule appointments online with local USCIS field offices in two significant ways. Biometric Service Appointments Can Now Be Rescheduled Online In June 2023, USCIS began allowing applicants and attorneys to reschedule most biometrics appointments (appointments for fingerprints, photograph, or Read More »
On Monday, September 11, Bousquet Holstein immigration attorney Anna Putintseva presented on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) eligibility at the First Ukrainian Pentecostal Church in Syracuse, New York. Anna discussed the process of applying for and renewing TPS in the United States, as well as topics related to work and travel authorizations. TPS is a temporary Read More »
In April 2022, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") piloted a "stampless" entry program, that is now expanding to all airports, seaports, and land ports of entry. This new program means that CBP has discontinued using ink stamps in passports to document entry into the United States. While this new process should streamline entries Read More »
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") recently updated the USCIS Policy Manual to explain how officers should determine whether a potential O-1B beneficiary should be evaluated as someone with extraordinary ability in the arts ("O-1B Arts") or extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry ("O-1B MPTV"). While the visa category is the same, Read More »