Certain Renewal Applicants for Employment Authorization to Receive Automatic 180 Day Extension

2023-11-03T22:37:43+00:00Nov 3, 2023|

USCIS announced certain renewal applicants who have filed Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, qualify for an automatic extension of their expiring employment authorization and/or employment authorization documents (EADs) while their renewal application is pending. Starting today, those who are eligible will receive 180-day extensions in accordance with existing regulations, including those who have applied [...]

USCIS Proposed Rule to Amend H-1B Regulations

2023-10-24T15:42:18+00:00Oct 20, 2023|

USCIS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the H-1B regulations. The NPRM states that the changes will “modernize and improve the efficiency of the H-1B program, add benefits and flexibilities, and improve integrity measures.” The NPRM will be published in the Federal Register on 10/23/23. READ MORE

USCIS Launches New Online Change of Address Tool

2023-10-13T16:23:41+00:00Oct 13, 2023|

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has launched a new Enterprise Change of Address (E-COA) self-service tool to allow customers with pending applications, petitions, or requests to update their address with USCIS more easily. E-COA will significantly improve the speed and efficiency of the process for USCIS customers to update their address with USCIS. With E-COA, [...]

Significant EB-4 Retrogression Renders Immigration Option Unavailable for R-1 Nonimmigrants

2023-06-09T18:10:27+00:00Apr 8, 2023|

Attorney Kidambi draws attention to the sudden and dramatic retrogression of visa numbers in the EB4 Visa Category and how this is likely to affect Religious Workers (R-1). Kidambi & Associates represents several prominent religious nonprofit organizations and takes pride in offering discounted services to assist clients. READ MORE - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/significant-eb-4-retrogression-renders-immigration-option-kidambi?trk=public_post

U.S. proposes ‘huge’ fee increase for most green card applications

2023-04-07T15:18:49+00:00Apr 7, 2023|

Last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ended public comment for a proposed fee increase unveiled by the Biden administration in January. The deadline for public comment was initially set for March 6, but was extended another week until March 13 due to a technical issue. Under the proposal, application fees for most categories [...]

USCIS Extends COVID-19-related Flexibilities

2023-03-24T13:37:54+00:00Mar 24, 2023|

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending certain COVID-19-related flexibilities through March 23, 2023. Under these flexibilities, USCIS considers a response received within 60 calendar days after the due date set forth in the following requests or notices before taking any action, if the request or notice was issued between March 1, 2020, and March [...]

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