by Kyle Knapp | Mar 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
During the Biden administration, the U.S. State Department widely expanded interview waivers for visa applications at U.S. consulates abroad. There also was a pilot program to resurrect state-side visa renewals for H-1B workers. That stateside process had been...
by Kyle Knapp | Feb 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
It came as no surprise to see the raft of xenophobic executive orders issued soon after the former-now current president returned to the White House. It continued with updated agency guidance on medical exams for persons seeking lawful permanent resident status....
by Kyle Knapp | Jan 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
In the last days of the Biden administration, USCIS published a new regulation to update and improve adjudications of H-1B visa petitions. Among the new provisions are the ability to include dependent family members on the employee’s petition (rather than submitting a...
by Kyle Knapp | Dec 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
In January 2023, after the on again / off again concurrent processing of H-4, L-2 and EAD (Employment Authorization Documents) applications submitted with premium processing H-1B and L-1 petitions, USCIS entered into a two-year agreement for adjudicating H-4, L-2, and...
by Kyle Knapp | Nov 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
That sums up the results of the elections. Based upon the previous four-year term of chaos, we can expect several things for common employment- and family-based immigration cases. The incoming administration likely will end the policy of deferring to prior approvals...
