July 2021 Visa Bulletin
The Department of State has announced the availability of immigrant numbers in its monthly bulletin. Please click on link below:...
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- Jun 16, 2021
USCIS Provides FY2022 H-1B Cap Registration Process Update
USCIS released data from the FY2022 H-1B cap registration process stating that it received 308,613 H-1B registrations during the initial...
- Jun 15, 2021
USCIS Updates Policy Guidance of Employment Authorization Documents
USCIS - June 9th 2021: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to...
- Jun 8, 2021
Supreme Court Limits Immigrants With Temporary Protected Status Seeking Residency
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that immigrants who participated in the “temporary protected status” program due to...
- Jun 2, 2021
USCIS Updates it’s Visitor Policy for Local Offices
The USCIS announced updated visitor polices on May 27th as follows: If you are fully vaccinated, you may enter our offices without a face...
- May 26, 2021
DHS Secretary Designates Haiti for TPS for 18 Months
Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas announced a new 18-month designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), enabling...
- May 23, 2021
U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Labor Issue Joint Rule Supplementing H-2B Visa Cap
05/21/2021 WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) have published a joint temporary final...
- May 23, 2021
USCIS Announce Open Application Period for Citizenship & Integration Grant Program Up To $10 Million
05/17/2021 WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is accepting applications for two funding opportunities under the...
- May 19, 2021
June 2021 Visa Bulletin
The Department of State has announced the availability of immigrant numbers in its monthly bulletin. Please click on link below:...
- May 11, 2021
Rescheduling Biometric Services Appointments by Phone
On May 11th 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that applicants, petitioners, requestors and beneficiaries...
- May 7, 2021
President Biden Raises Annual Refugee Admissions Cap to 62,500 for FY2021
President Biden signed an executive order (Presidential Determination No. 2021–06) to raise the cap of 15,000 refugees set by the Trump...
- May 5, 2021
USCIS Suspends Certain Biometric Requirements
On May 3, 2021, USCIS announced, through a declaration submitted in the Edakunni v. Mayorkas litigation, that it will suspend the...
- Apr 30, 2021
U.S. Announces India Travel Restrictions
President Biden announced his administration will restrict travel from India starting on Tuesday, May 4th, in response to the surge of...
- Apr 27, 2021
USCIS: Deference to Prior Decisions of Eligibility in Requests for Extensions of Petition Validity
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to address the issue of deference...
- Apr 20, 2021
May 2021 Visa Bulletin
The Department of State has announced the availability of immigrant numbers in its monthly bulletin. Please click on link below: ...
- Apr 12, 2021
USCIS Announces Online Filing Options for F-1 Students Seeking OPT
USCIS announced that F-1 students can now file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, online if they are filing for...
- Apr 1, 2021
Presidential Proclamation which temporarily suspended entry of certain nonimmigrants expired 3/31/21
Presidential Proclamation 10052, which temporarily suspended the entry of certain H-1B, H-2B, J (for certain categories within the...
- Mar 31, 2021
USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced...
- Mar 31, 2021
USCIS Announces that Fiscal Year 2022 H-1B random selection process has been completed
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 30, 2021 that it received enough electronic...
- Mar 18, 2021
Nassau County Bar Association Honors Two GGW Attorneys for Pro Bono Work
GGW is proud to announce that its Senior Partner, Herbert A. Weiss, and its long-standing Attorney, Alicia Szyffer, have been recognized...