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More Visa Backlogs and Immigration Delays Ahead
It appears that soon the Visa Bulletin, which governs the allocation of immigrant visas, will backlog, even further, the cutoff date for employment based “EB-2” as well as possibly the EB-3 categories. The reason is twofold:There will be fewer unused visa numbers spilling down from the EB-1 category;There will be...
Clarification on H-1B Layoffs
The USCIS has finally provided some clarification about its policy on maintaining H-1B status for those who are laid-off/terminated. The rules provide that one has a grace period of up to 60 days in H-1B status after a layoff or other “cessation of employment.” While one is in the grace...
A student on an F-1 visa may now file an expedite request for the following workpermits:Pre-completion OPTPost completion OPT24-month STEM extensionThis expedite procedure is only available for already-pending I-765 applications untilApril 3, when the expedite rule will be expanded to also apply to new I-765 applications.The expedite request (Form I-907)...