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SEVEN AMERICAN BUSINESSES DROP H-1B LAWSUIT AGAINST USCIS
Highlights
• The USCIS had rejected those petitions filed because the H-1B workers' intended employment start date was falling after October 1
• The USCIS had created an absurd choice: foreign workers required to start on October 1 or the US employer had to misre...
US AGENCY ORDERS CHANGES FOR HASSLE FREE H-1B EXTENSION
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• As per this guidance, officials are asked to defer to prior determinations of eligibility while the same parties and facts are part of the initial petition
• This is not the first time that the Joe Biden administration has revoked policies drafted by the...
H-1B APPLICATIONS WERE SELECTED RANDOMLY SAYS USCIS
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• The federal agency said electronic applications were selected randomly from among the registrations properly submitted to reach the cap
• All the petitioners have been notified by the USCIS with selected registrations that they are eligible to file an H-...
THE US TO REVERT BACK TO THE 2008 VERSION OF CITIZENSHIP TEST: USCIS
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• The US has decided to revert back to the 2008 version of the citizenship test as it will make the naturalisation process more accessible
• The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said that it aspires to make the process as accessible as possi...
U.S. ORDERS TO FAST TRACK CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF VISAS AND GREEN CARD
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• The HR 8377 Bill, which was passed on September 30 along with fast tracking visa and green card process also provides for funding to allow the federal government to continue its operations toll December 11
• As USCIS is solely dependant on income from fe...
WITH NO CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS AID IN SIGHT, USCIS WILL LAY OFF TWO-THIRDS OF ITS EMPLOYEES
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• The USCIS has been hit post the suspension on visas and green card issuance as it stopped its revenue generation source
• The agency has no funds to keep itself solvent ...