• Weekly News Summary

• The Visa Bulletin
• U.S. Department of State Will Implement Domestic H-1B Visa Renewal
• FY 2024 H-1B Lottery Timeline
• USCIS Automatically Extends Green Cards for Naturalization Applicants
• Guidance on Expedited EADs for Healthcare and Childcare Workers
• Will Supremum Court Ban the Affirmative Action for Long?
• CHIPS Act of 2022
• Biden-Harris Actions to Attract STEM Talents
• USCIS to Employment-based Adjustment of Status Applicants: Send in Medical Forms ASAP
• Premium Processing Now Available For Some EB-1C and EB-2NIW
• Automatic EAD Extension Time Period Temporary Increase
• 22 New Fields added to STEM Major

• Guest Speaker at St. John’s University School of Law LL.M Program

• Visas Revalidation Provides Convenience During Pandemic
• F, M J visa in-person interview waived
• COVID-19 Vaccination Required for Immigration Medical Examinations
• Class Action Lawsuit makes USCIS guarantee 120 days processing time for OPT
• Must RFEs/NOIDs before Denial and 2-yr EAD
• DOS Provides Information on National Interest Exceptions for Regional COVID Proclamations
• USCIS no longer requests fingerprint for Certain I-539 Applicants Beginning May 17, 2021
• Options for Clients with H-1B Rejections/Denials for Failure to List a 10/1/20 Start Date
• DOS Provides Information on National Interest Exceptions for Regional COVID Proclamations
• Reminder of Current Policy Boarding of Lawful Permanent Residents
• Consular Processing After Sunsetting of Proclamation 10052 and Embassy Backlogs Created by COVID-19 Travel Bans
• DOS Updates Guidance for National Interest Exceptions for Certain Travelers from the Schengen Area, U.K., and Ireland
• Tips to Avoid Mistakes with H-1B Electronic Registration
• 2021 may be the last year of H random lottery
• Computer Programmer qualifies as H-1B Specialty Occupation Again
• H-1B & Green Card Wage System is Set Back to the Previous Level
• DHS proposes to replace H-1B Cap Random Selection with Wage-Based Selection
• Starting Oct 1^st, 2020, Date of Filing will be applied (Chart B)

• Be prepared to submit your I-485 in Oct 2020

• Public Charge Rule Blocked by Federal Judge
• Trump Has Cut Legal Immigration by Half
• ICE’s Newest Q&A After it Rescinded July 6^th Order
• Legality of Trump’s Work Visa Freeze
• TRUMP ADMIN DROPS FALL 2020 PLAN FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
• Restrictions for International Students in 2020 Fall Semester
• Trump Issues Executive Order Suspending Temporary Work Visas
• Good News on Maintaining OPT Status During Pandemic
• Protesting As a Noncitizen: Know Your Rights
• USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Certain Petitions  
• Trump Considers Restricting H-1B and L-1 working visas
• U.S. Suspends Entry of F & J visa for Select Chinese
• 323 U.S. Employers and Business-Related Groups Send Letter Testifying that Nonimmigrants Are Vital to Our COVID-19 Recovery
• Delayed Submission of your petition–Claim “Extraordinary Circumstances” For H-1B and other Nonimmigrant Worker
• Q&A OPT Students & Extension with or without H
• Q&A: Pandemic Impacts on Business Q&A
• Q&A on Employment Verification During Covid-19

• USCIS Policy on Accepting Public Benefits during Covid-19

• USCIS Suspends Premium Processing for All I-129 and I-140 Petitions Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

• USCIS Suspends Premium Processing for FY2021 Cap-Subject H
• USCIS Offices Closed to Public From March 18 to April 1
• If You Feel Sick, USCIS Requests You to Reschedule Your USCIS Appointment
• What do you do with U.S. suspension of entry due to novel Coronavirus?
• This is How We Handle H-1B Lottery for 2021 Fiscal Year
• Supreme Court allows Trump to enforce ‘public charge’ immigration rule
• H-1B Lottery Registration for 2021 Fiscal Year
• US Court Merit Claim That H-4 EAD Hurts American Jobs
• Democrats Call for Hearing on Green-Card Backlogs
• USCIS Increases Premium Processing Fee
• The Upcoming $3.7 Billion Automation Takeover
• Trump Blocks Visas for Immigrants Who Can’t Afford Health Insurance
• Foreign Student Visa Issuance Is Down Over 40 Percent

• New USCIS Regulation Promotes Self-Sufficiency or Economic Disparity?

• Congress Questions USCIS on Delays and Denials
• Numbers Show Dramatic Increase of H-1B Denials
• DOS Projection on how visa bulletin will move Data and Projections
• Premium Processing for FY 2020 Cap-Subject Petitions
• Possible movement on visa bulletin in near future
• From now on, international Student should not work on CPT and OPT for more than 12 months
• Consular Red Flags in L Visa Adjudications
• Possible movement on visa bulletin in near future
• Why is USCIS NTA Policy a very negative policy?  
• New “Public Charge” definition worries Green Card Applicants, there is useful information
• What should I do if my H1B remains pending after Oct 1^st, 2018?
• Immigrants may be denied green cards if they’ve received benefits
• OPT Must Diligently Report in order to Maintain Valid Status
• “Most Recent Visa Bulletin Estimation from Charlie Oppenheim” Check-in with DOS’s Charlie Oppenheim: July 16, 2018
• Expect Surge of Direct Denials Without Issuing RFE or NOID
• OPT Qualified Job Message from ICE
• Update to Form I-797 Receipt Notices for Form I-751 and Form I-829
• AP Sources: US to Impose Limits on Some Chinese Visas
• DHS Proposes to Remove the International Entrepreneur Rule
• Automatic Termination of OPT If Transfer to a Different School or Begin Study at Another Educational Level
• USCIS Changing Policy on Accrued Unlawful Presence by Nonimmigrant Students and Exchange Visitors.
• H-1B Data Report 2018

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