April 29th, 2024USCIS Strengthens T Nonimmigrant Visa Program and Protections for Trafficking VictimsThe Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced a final rule to strengthen the integrity of the T nonimmigrant status (T visa) and ensure eligible victims of human trafficking can access protections and stabilizing benefits on a timely manner.
April 23rd, 2024USCIS to Open International Field Offices in Qatar and TurkeyU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced the upcoming opening of international field offices in Doha, Qatar, and Ankara, Turkey, to increase capacity for refugee processing, strengthen strategic partnerships, and facilitate interagency cooperation.
April 12th, 2024Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected StatusSecretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced the extension and redesignation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, from June 13, 2024, to December 12, 2025, due to ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and temporary conditions in Ethiopia that prevent individuals from safely returning.
April 29th, 2024Tools OutageUSCIS will conduct system maintenance to the Contact Relationship Interface System (CRIS) on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 11:50 p.m. through Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 2:00 a.m. Eastern.
April 18th, 2024Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2024U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 19,000 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the early second half of fiscal year (FY) 2024 with start dates from April 1 to May 14, 2024, under the H-2B supplemental cap temporary final rule (FY 2024 TFR).
April 10th, 2024USCIS Adopts Department of Labor Definition of “Science or Art”U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to add the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) definition of “science or art” for Schedule A, Group II cases.
April 9th, 2024USCIS Announces Information Regarding EB-5 Regional Center AuditsUnder the new provisions of section 203(b)(5)(E)(vii) added by the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA) to the Immigration and Nationality Act, we must audit each designated regional center at least once every five years.
