The DOS has announced that the quota for EB-1 preference category for fiscal year 2024 (October 2023-September 2024) has been exhausted. No further EB-1 green card applications (I-485 applications or immigrant visa...
Category: Immigration Updates
16 States Attempt to Block Biden’s New Parole-in-Place Policy, “Keeping Families Together,” Which Offers Hope for Families Seeking Residency
Aug 25, 2024
Immigration Updates
On Monday, August 19, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting online applications for the Biden Administration’s new family-based Parole-in-Place policy. This groundbreaking program,...
Ninth Circuit clarifies in a 2-1 decision that state criminal convictions vacated under California Penal Code § 1473.7(a)(1) erase such convictions for immigration purposes
Aug 16, 2024
Immigration Updates
On August 15, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit published Bent v. Garland, an important decision clarifying for the first time in a published opinion whether California state convictions vacated under...
USCIS announced that it selected 114,017 beneficiaries, resulting in 120,603 selected registrations in the initial selection for the FY2025 H-1B cap. Subsequently, it selected 13,607 beneficiaries in the second selection for...
September 2024 Visa Bulletin
Aug 8, 2024
Immigration Updates
The Department of State (DOS) posted the September 2024 Visa Bulletin which, in addition to final action dates and dates for filing, contains notes regarding the FY2025 diversity visa results, visa availability for EB-3 and...