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United States: Congress has passed a temporary measure to fund the federal government, including immigration functions, through December 20. E-Verify and the EB-5 Regional Center ...

Stringent new EB-5 regulations, which will increase EB-5 investment thresholds and limit the types of development projects that qualify for the program, will take effect November 21, 2019.

United States: Fiscal Year 2021 Diversity Visa lottery entrants have until Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at noon EST to register online at the State Department's official lottery website.

All EB-1 countries except for China and India will advance by more than a month to June 1, 2018. China will advance to February 1, 2017, while India will remain at January 1, 2015.

Worldwide: Many jurisdictions around the world have expanded their coronavirus-related travel restrictions and quarantine measures outside of the original areas subject to such policies.

Effective November 21, 2019, Poland has increased its minimum salary levels for foreign workers by an average of 7.2 percent from the previous quarter.

Foreign nationals who have received certain federal public benefits or who are likely to become dependent on the government in the future may face additional immigration hurdles under a new public charge regulation that is slated to take effect on October 15.

In immigration news this week.

These items and other news from Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, Estonia, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia follow in this edition of the Fragomen Immigration Update.

United States: A new State Department regulation requires a consular officer to deny a B-1/B-2 visitor visa to a pregnant woman if the officer determines that the primary purpose of her trip is to obtain

All EB-1 countries except for China and India will advance by two months to December 1, 2018. China will remain at May 22, 2017, while India will remain at January 1, 2015.

Beginning February 24, 2020, employers can set up accounts in USCIS's new H-1B cap registration system

Jurisdictions around the world have implemented travel restrictions, closed government offices, and taken other measures to control the spread of the coronavirus.

In immigration news this week.

United States: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will implement its long-anticipated H-1B cap registration for the upcoming cap season. The initial registration period will run from March 1...

Since August 19, undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens who qualify for the Biden Administration's new parole in place (PIP) program have been permitted to submit applications to the U.S. Citizenship...

Effective December 2, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is increasing the Form I-907 premium processing fee to $1,440, from $1,410.