Jun 30, 2020 | Coronovirus & Immigration, Insights
USCIS has informed its workforce that the agency plans to furlough approximately 13,400 employees beginning on August 3. The agency anticipates this will last for at least 30 days, with the potential to last three months or longer. This action comes after months of...
Jun 23, 2020 | Coronovirus & Immigration, Insights
As expected, President Trump has signed a proclamation introducing additional restrictions on entry to the U.S. for nonimmigrant visa holders. Here is what the proclamation says: Effective June 24, the entry into the U.S. of individuals on H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and certain...
May 22, 2020 | Coronovirus & Immigration, Insights
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its global economic repercussions have forced many employers to make difficult choices regarding their workforces. Businesses that employ workers who are not U.S. citizens must reckon with additional complications, as their decisions...
May 22, 2020 | Coronovirus & Immigration, Insights
On April 24, USCIS announced that its offices would reopen on or after June 4. Whether USCIS’s office closures lift by June 4, or some time after, it is unlikely that the agency will return to the pre-pandemic normal — at least not any time soon. According to a leaked...
May 20, 2020 | Coronovirus & Immigration, Insights
The United States Department of Homeland Security issued the current Level 4 Health Advisory, warning U.S. citizens not to travel out-of-country in part because the network of COVID-prompted travel restrictions within and between countries has gone global. With so...
May 1, 2020 | Coronovirus & Immigration, Insights
USCIS has extended the suspension of in-office services by one month, with plans to reopen on June 4. The announcement, published on the USCIS website on April 24, elaborates that “USCIS is readying offices to reopen on or after June 4” and the rest is recycled from...
