Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has further extended flexibility in completing Form I-9 procedures because of the COVID-19 situation and employers and employees operating remotely. The ICE guidance allows employers who are operating 100% remotely to verify employee documents virtually, e.g., using fax, email or video link, for the purpose of Form I-9 employment […]
The U.S. Consulates in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata and the consular sections at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi will begin processing F-1 student visa applications on a limited basis on August 17. The Consulates will first process emergency F-1 visa appointment requests received prior to August 12 and then offer public appointments. Prospective students […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continues to suspend in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and
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