Immigration Law Updates

• Premium Processing Permitted Starting 2/19/2019 for H-1Bs Filed On or Before 12/21/2018

  February 15, 2019

• USCIS Will Publish Final Rule on Fiscal Year H-1B Registration on 1/31/2019; Registration Delayed For Upcoming Lottery

  January 30, 2019

• USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B Petitions, Nearly 4 Months After 10/1/2018 Start Date

  January 28, 2019

• Impact of Partial Government Shutdown on Immigration-Related Agencies

  January 23, 2019

• USCIS to Propose Pre-Registration System for Fiscal Year H-1B Petitions

  November 30, 2018

• New Proposed Rules Expected Soon: H-4 EAD Elimination and Change to FY H-1B Lottery Process

  October 19, 2018

• State Department Announces DV 2020 Lottery Application Dates: October 3 to November 6, 2018

  October 2, 2018

• ProPublica: New USCIS Policy Started 9/11/18 Allowing Government to Deny Petitions Without RFE is Another Brick in "Invisible Wall"

  September 12, 2018

• NYTimes: Increased Red Tape Makes it Harder to Secure Employment-Based Visas

  September 4, 2018

• Premium Processing Fee to Increase to $1,410 Starting October 1

  August 31, 2018