Release Date 02/14/2023 WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to update when an immigrant visa number “becomes available” for the purpose of calculating a noncitizen’s age in certain situations under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). For a child to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the United States based on...Read More

Release Date 02/14/2023 WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to update when an immigrant visa number “becomes available” for the purpose of calculating a noncitizen’s age in certain situations under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). For a child to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the United States based on...Read More

EXCLUSIVE Feb. 9, 2023, 4:50 PM; Updated: Feb. 9, 2023, 5:51 PMListen Would allow H-1B workers to renew visas without leaving USTrade groups urged restoring option to address visa bottlenecks The State Department will launch a pilot program later this year offering visa renewal options in the US for H-1B specialty occupation workers and other temporary...Read More

Alert: On Jan. 26, 2023, President Biden announced the extension of Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for eligible Hong Kong residents for 2 years. Eligible Hong Kong residents include those who have arrived in the United States since Aug. 2021, as well as those who were covered under the initial decision. This extension provides Hong Kong residents who are concerned...Read More