Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Episode 59 of the Immigration Lawyers Podcast
Episode 59 - Travel Ban 3.0, 90 Day Fraud, CBP Update, News Bits, Losing Asylum, Birth Certificates, Giving Full Consultations, Sad Visa Denial Case & New Facebook Page
Consult with an Attorney
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
USCIS No Longer Accepting Petitions for One-Time Increase to the Temporary Nonagricultural Visa Program
From USCIS:
WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is no longer accepting petitions from U. S. employers seeking to hire temporary nonagricultural workers under the one-time increase to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 H-2B cap announced in July.
For the first time, in May, Congress delegated its authority to the Secretary of Homeland Security to increase the number of temporary nonagricultural work visas available to U.S. employers through FY 2017.
After consulting with Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, then-Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly determined there were not enough qualified and willing U.S. workers available to perform temporary nonagricultural labor to satisfy the needs of some American businesses in FY 2017. Consequently, additional H-2B visas were made available to American businesses that could establish they would likely suffer irreparable harm if they could not hire all the H-2B workers requested in their FY 2017 petitions. An additional 15,000 visas were made available under a final rule published in July. USCIS previously met the FY 2017 cap for H-2B visas in March.
Following the filing deadline guidance included in July’s final rule, USCIS has stopped accepting petitions and is rejecting any FY 2017 H-2B cap-subject petitions received after Sept. 15. With the close of the petition period on Sept. 15, USCIS has tabulated that it has received a total request of 13,534 workers.
In its commitment to protect U.S. workers, USCIS required petitioning employers to attest, under penalty of perjury, that their business would likely suffer irreparable harm if they could not hire all their requested H-2B workers before the end of the fiscal year. Some employers were also required to conduct a fresh round of recruitment efforts for U.S. workers before being allowed to petition for additional foreign workers.
Petitions that have been submitted but are not approved by USCIS before Oct.1 will be denied, and any associated fees will not be refunded.
USCIS will continue to accept FY 2017 H-2B petitions for workers who are exempt from the congressionally mandated cap.
Additional information about how the supplemental FY 2017 H-2B visas are being used, including information about the petitioning employers, can be found on the One-Time Increase in H-2B Nonimmigrant Visas for FY 2017 webpage.
The agency also continues to encourage the public to report H-2B program fraud and abuse by emailing reporth2babuse@uscis.dhs.gov.
For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis), Facebook(/uscis), and Instagram (@USCIS).
WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is no longer accepting petitions from U. S. employers seeking to hire temporary nonagricultural workers under the one-time increase to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 H-2B cap announced in July.
For the first time, in May, Congress delegated its authority to the Secretary of Homeland Security to increase the number of temporary nonagricultural work visas available to U.S. employers through FY 2017.
After consulting with Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, then-Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly determined there were not enough qualified and willing U.S. workers available to perform temporary nonagricultural labor to satisfy the needs of some American businesses in FY 2017. Consequently, additional H-2B visas were made available to American businesses that could establish they would likely suffer irreparable harm if they could not hire all the H-2B workers requested in their FY 2017 petitions. An additional 15,000 visas were made available under a final rule published in July. USCIS previously met the FY 2017 cap for H-2B visas in March.
Following the filing deadline guidance included in July’s final rule, USCIS has stopped accepting petitions and is rejecting any FY 2017 H-2B cap-subject petitions received after Sept. 15. With the close of the petition period on Sept. 15, USCIS has tabulated that it has received a total request of 13,534 workers.
In its commitment to protect U.S. workers, USCIS required petitioning employers to attest, under penalty of perjury, that their business would likely suffer irreparable harm if they could not hire all their requested H-2B workers before the end of the fiscal year. Some employers were also required to conduct a fresh round of recruitment efforts for U.S. workers before being allowed to petition for additional foreign workers.
Petitions that have been submitted but are not approved by USCIS before Oct.1 will be denied, and any associated fees will not be refunded.
USCIS will continue to accept FY 2017 H-2B petitions for workers who are exempt from the congressionally mandated cap.
Additional information about how the supplemental FY 2017 H-2B visas are being used, including information about the petitioning employers, can be found on the One-Time Increase in H-2B Nonimmigrant Visas for FY 2017 webpage.
The agency also continues to encourage the public to report H-2B program fraud and abuse by emailing reporth2babuse@uscis.dhs.gov.
For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis), Facebook(/uscis), and Instagram (@USCIS).
Monday, September 18, 2017
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Friday, September 15, 2017
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Episode 57 of the Immigration Lawyers' Podcast
Episode 57 - DACA AP, Visa Bulletin Updated, FAM Changes, Natz Photos, DACA Guidance?, Biz Tips, Co-counseling, I-486J, EB-1/NIW AAOs Awards & App Developers (Recap of Sept. 4-11, 2017)
For Immigration Lawyers - Consult with an Attorney
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Monday, September 11, 2017
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Saturday, September 9, 2017
EB-5 & Other USCIS Timelines For August 2017
For more information about the EB-5 program, please contact the JQK Law Firm
(310) 582-5904 or info@jqklaw.com
As of August 16, 2017:
Form I-526 (Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur)
Form I-829 (Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions)
Form I-924 (Application for Regional Center)
As of August 16, 2017:
Click here for other USCIS Processing times,
Click here for Asylum Processing Times,
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Click here for Department of Labor processing times and information on backlogs,
Click here for Department of State Visa Bulletin,
Click here for Visa application Wait Times for Various Posts,
Click here for When to Expect Your Green Card.
Click here for Average Processing Time for all USCIS Offices
Click here for AAO Processing times,
Click here for Department of Labor processing times and information on backlogs,
Click here for Department of State Visa Bulletin,
Click here for Visa application Wait Times for Various Posts,
Click here for When to Expect Your Green Card.
Click here for Average Processing Time for all USCIS Offices
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Monday, September 4, 2017
[56] New Immigration Lawyers' Podcast Episode
For Immigration Lawyers: Episode 56 - DACA, Advance Parole, Immigration Court Decisions, ICE, EB-5 Suit, Humanitarian Reinstatement & Co-Counseling
(Recap of Aug. 21 - Sept. 3, 2017)
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Friday, September 1, 2017
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