Immigration alerts
News, events and policy updates- 07/30/2021 Consent Order in class action suit challenging OPT delays
- 07/29/2021 Second H-1B lottery conducted for FY2022
- 07/08/2021 NIEs automatically extended for 12 months and multiple entries
- 06/10/2021 USCIS rescinds 2018 policy that permitted denials without first issuing RFEs
- 06/10/2021 USCIS increases validity of EADs filed with I-485s to 2 years
- 05/19/2021 AILA and others sue to enjoin the H-1B lottery rule
- 05/07/2021 Law Office of Leila Freijy donates to India COVID relief
- 05/05/2021 USCIS suspends biometrics for certain I-539s
- 05/03/2021 U.S. suspends travel of nonimmigrants from India
- 03/31/2021 H-1B Lottery (FY2022) has been completed
- 03/15/2021 Dropbox visa processing expanded to 48 months
- 03/15/2021 USCIS may reopen H-1Bs denied under 3 rescinded policy memos
- 03/09/2021 National Interest Exceptions (NIE) narrowed
- 03/05/2021 Public comments due on wage-based H-1B lottery selection by 3/10/2021
- 03/01/2021 I-765 flexibility for certain OPT applications
- 02/26/2021 Proclamation 10014 revoked
- 02/05/2021 H-1B lottery registration will be March 9 – 25, 2021
- 02/05/2021 Wage-based H-1B lottery rule delayed until 12/31/2021
- 02/01/2021 H-4 EAD rescission regulation withdrawn
- 01/27/2021 Additional SEVP oversight of F-1 OPT employment compliance rescinded
