The amendment would also provide visa relief for immigrants banned from traveling to the United States during the Trump administration.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection published a final rule on October 13, 2022 ..

CDC said it "continues to evaluate the latest science and state of the pandemic and will reassess the need for a testing requirement if the situation changes."

The Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman released an updated Form 7001, Request for Case Assistance.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that login security will be enhanced for E-Verify and Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)...

The limit does not apply to those who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DHS said.

Previously, such beneficiaries had to complete the medical screening and attestation within 14 days of arrival.

The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency issued notices providing work authorization for certain Ethiopian and Palestinian students in lawful F-1 nonimmigrant status.

Among other things, the duplicate case lookback period was expanded from 30 days to 365 days.

Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) recently updated Form I-983 (Training Plan for STEM OPT students) to remove the requirement for wet signatures.

Earlier this year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) rolled out premium processing for F-1 students seeking optional practical training (OPT) or science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...

USCIS issued updated policy guidance on October 2, 2024, for foreign nationals seeking classification as an EB-1 Individual of Extraordinary Ability. These updates are effective immediately and include the following:

The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for May 2024 notes that H.R. 2882, signed into law on March 23, 2024, extended the Employment Fourth Preference Certain Religious Workers (SR) category until September 30, 2024.

On December 21, 2023, the Department of State (DOS) announced a pilot program to resume domestic visa renewal for qualified H-1B nonimmigrant...

The update does not make changes to the existing policy or create a new policy.

The six-month requirement does not apply to work that the physician has already started or has completed before the petition filing date, USCIS said.

USCIS has printed correction notices for affected applications and expects to complete sending out the notices by the third week of June.

The guidance was issued in 2019 in response to a presidential proclamation and related national emergency that were revoked and terminated, respectively, in 2021.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) seeks additional comments on its revisions to Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.

Kevin Munoz, White House Assistant Press Secretary, tweeted on December 24, 2021, that temporary travel restrictions the Biden administration imposed in November on foreign travelers from South Africa...