Published on September 24, 2020 According to the State Department’s October Visa Bulletin, cut-off dates for the issuance of employment-based immigrant visas will advance significantly under several preference categories. Also, USCIS has announced that it will accept family-based and employment-based Adjustment of Status (AOS) applications based on the Dates for… Read More
Published on August 21, 2020 Due to the extraordinary and unprecedented COVID-19 public health emergency, the production of certain Employment Authorization Documents (Form I-766, EAD) is delayed. As a result, employees may use Form I-797, Notice of Action, with a Notice date on or after December 1, 2019 through and… Read More
Published on August 19, 2020 On July 31, 2020, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan signed Ordinance 12166 which aims to protect small business tenants and nonprofits from enforcement of “personal liability” provisions of lease agreements. In response to COVID-19, on March 3, 2020, Mayor Durkan issued a proclamation of civil emergency… Read More
Published on August 13, 2020 On June 22, President Trump signed Presidential Proclamation 10052, which together with the previously signed Proclamation 10014, suspends certain immigrants and nonimmigrants from entering the U.S. through December 31, 2020. The Proclamations contained exceptions for individuals whose entry would be in the national interest of… Read More
Published on August 3, 2020 U.S. Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a final rule to increase fees to cover operational costs, in light of the agency’s budget shortfall of more than $1 billion. Filing fees for certain applications will be adjusted on October 2, 2020, resulting in an… Read More
