Immigration News

U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesOffice of the DirectorCamp Springs, MD 20588-0009PA-2025-02 January 8, 2025 PurposeU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS PolicyManual to clarify how USCIS evaluates evidence to determine eligibility for O-1A nonimmigrantsof extraordinary ability, including adding examples of evidence for individuals in critical […]

Release Date 11/26/2024 Eligible Lebanese Nationals May Apply for TPS and Employment Authorization Documents WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security today posted a Federal Register notice designating Lebanon for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced on Oct. 17, 2024, the designation of Lebanon for TPS. The corresponding FRN provides information about how to […]

PA-2024-27 November 13, 2024 SUBJECT: Immigration Medical Examinations for Certain Afghan Nationals Who Arrived in theUnited States During Operation Allies Welcome PurposeU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in the USCISPolicy Manual regarding immigration medical examinations completed by certain Afghan nationalswho arrived in the United States during Operation Allies Welcome (OAW). BackgroundIn […]

Release Date 10/17/2024 Certain Lebanese nationals will be eligible for DED and TPS, allowing them to work and temporarily remain in the United States WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing new actions to provide temporary immigration reprieve to eligible Lebanese nationals currently in the United States and allowing them the opportunity to request work authorization. Included in today’s announcement are details related […]

Release Date 09/18/2024 Effective Sept. 10, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services automatically extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) to 36 months for lawful permanent residents who file Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card.   Lawful permanent residents who properly file Form I-90 to renew an expiring or expired […]

August 19, 2024, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm (Eastern) Language: Spanish Audience: National Join the Meeting: No registration is required. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will hold two national stakeholder engagements, one in English and one in Spanish, on Keeping Families Together, a new process that will enable certain noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens […]

Release Date: 07/30/2024 In March, USCIS conducted an initial random selection on properly submitted electronic registrations for the fiscal year 2025 H-1B cap, including for beneficiaries eligible for the advanced degree exemption. Only those petitioners with selected registrations for FY 2025 are eligible to file H-1B cap-subject petitions during the filing period on their registration selection notice. The initial […]

Release Date 07/17/2024 On June 18, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced actions to promote family unity in the immigration process. This announcement is consistent with the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to keep families together. DHS is establishing a process to consider, on a case-by-case basis, requests for parole in place from certain noncitizen spouses of U.S. citizens […]

Release Date: July 1, 2024 Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas extended and redesignated Haiti for TPS from Aug. 4, 2024, through Feb. 3, 2026. Nationals of Haiti and individuals with no nationality who last habitually resided in Haiti may submit an initial registration application under the redesignation of Haiti for TPS and apply for an EAD. […]

Release Date: News Item Date: June 20, 2024 USCIS is issuing Form I-797, Notice of Action, to certain Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries who are eligible to re-register for TPS or have a pending application to renew their Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD). This notice further extends the validity of their EAD through March […]