Covid-19: US Immigration News, March 26-April 2
Since our last newsletter less than two weeks ago, the World Health Organization has indicated that the U.S. may be the next epicentre for Covid-19. Here are some updates on what’s been happening – most recent news is given first – with links to reliable sources for...Should I Stay or Should I Go? Accruing Unlawful Status or Embarking on Unsafe Travel
In this Washington Post op-ed, former Director of USCIS León Rodríguez writes that, unless USCIS acts now to extend the immigration filing deadlines of individuals who are already in the United States, “foreign nationals and their employers face the awful choice...Covid-19: US Immigration News – What’s been happening so far
The following is a list of developments which have occurred over the last 10 days or so (the most recent are listed first), with links to reliable sources on each topic for further information: March 20: DHS Announces Flexibility in I-9 Verification Requirements:...H-1B Visa Quota for Fiscal Year 2020 opens on April 1, 2019
Notwithstanding negative media attention, bad odds, and more recently, Trump’s Buy American Hire American (BAHA) executive order ‘putting Americans first’, U.S. employers have continued to apply for H-1B visas in recent years, although numbers have been down: In April...Sign up for our newsletter and get the FREE eGuide
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