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Aug

New Guidance on the Entry Ban for H-1B & L-1 Workers

The U.S. State Department issued new guidance (on August 12) regarding President Trump’s Proclamation that bans the entry of certain non-immigrant visa holders including H-1B and L-1 employees. The Proclamation does not apply to applicants who were in the U.S. on the day that it took effect, i.e., June 24, 2020, or who had a valid visa in...

Aug

Additional Selections From FY2021 H-1B Cap-Subject Registrations

In March 2020, USCIS had accepted online H-1B registrations for the FY-2021 cap-subject petitions. H-1B numerical allocations were made from these registrations in the initial period and registrants were notified of the selected registrations no later than March 31, 2020. Registrations that were not denied continued to be in “submitted” status. The new selections are...

Aug

DHS Increases Filing Fees and Executive Order Raises H-1B Scrutiny

On August 3, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a new fee schedule under their final rule, that increases government filing fees for certain immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, which fees take effect from October 2, 2020. U.S. companies sponsoring an H-1B worker will now have to pay an increased base filing fee of $555...

May

Webinar on “U.S. and India: Impact on Immigration, Travel & Tourism” on May 19, 2020

Poorvi was one of the speakers at the webinar on ‘U.S. and India: Impact on Immigration, Travel & Tourism’ organized by Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (GIACC) in association with Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) held on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 from 9 PM to 10 PM IST (11.30 AM to 12.30 PM EDT). The recording of this webinar is...

The Government of India issued a travel advisory on March 23, 2020 stating that no international commercial passenger aircraft would be allowed to land and disembark its passengers including Indian nationals in India. Therefore, Indian nationals abroad were unable to return to the country. This travel restriction was extended until April 14, 2020 and then...

May

Indian IT firms to apply for H-1B visas amidst Covid-19 uncertainties

May

USCIS Grants Further Reprieve in Responding to its RFE and Other Notices

The USCIS has granted a further reprieve where petitioners or applicants need to present further evidence to the USCIS or respond to a notice of intention to deny or similar notice. The USCIS in March had announced that such responses for requests and notices issued between March 1, 2020 and May 1, 2020 could be...

Apr

USCIS Offices to remain closed until June 4, 2020

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continues to suspend in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and

Apr

L-1 Blanket Applications At Risk of Higher Denial Rates

Changes to how consulates will adjudicate L-1 applications under a blanket approval included in the new Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) were

Apr

US Extends Travel Restrictions to Curb COVID-19 Spread

On Monday, April 20, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security said that the U.S., Canada and Mexico have each agreed to extend restrictions

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New Guidance on the Entry Ban for H-1B & L-1 Workers

Additional Selections From FY2021 H-1B Cap-Subject Registrations

DHS Increases Filing Fees and Executive Order Raises H-1B Scrutiny

Webinar on “U.S. and India: Impact on Immigration, Travel & Tourism” on May 19, 2020

Indian IT firms to apply for H-1B visas amidst Covid-19 uncertainties

USCIS Grants Further Reprieve in Responding to its RFE and Other Notices

USCIS Offices to remain closed until June 4, 2020

L-1 Blanket Applications At Risk of Higher Denial Rates

US Extends Travel Restrictions to Curb COVID-19 Spread

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