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ISSS hosts Immigration Law Forum for international students and scholars

By: ISSS On June 29, ISSS hosted an Immigration Law Forum for international students and scholars. The Forum featured Jane Goldblum of Goldblum & Pollins law firm and H. Ronald Klasko of Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP, and was moderated by Dr. Rodolfo Altamirano, director of ISSS. Topics covered included the presidential proclamation from June…

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UPDATED: President Trump temporarily suspends entry by certain H, J, and L nonimmigrants

By: ISSS On June 22, 2020, President Donald Trump issued the “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak,” which suspended the entry of certain nonimmigrant visa categories until December 31, 2020. On December 31, 2020, President Trump issued a new proclamation which extended this…

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USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions

By: ISSS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will resume premium processing service for H-1B petitions in phases, beginning on June 8, 2020. Premium processing is a service that requires the government to take action on an H-1B petition within 15 days of receiving the request. USCIS’ announcement states that premium…

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US Government COVID-19 stimulus payments: what international students and scholars need to know

By: ISSS Key takeaways:  The US Government is issuing stimulus payments of up to $1,200 as part of a coronavirus relief package.  Only U.S. tax residents who meet certain conditions are eligible to receive the payment. While tax residency is separate from US citizenship, most international students and scholars are nonresidents for tax purposes. Nonresidents…

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President Trump temporarily halts immigration amid COVID-19

By: ISSS Key takeaways:  On April 22, 2020 President Donald Trump issued an executive order limiting the issuance of immigrant visas for those outside of the United States seeking entry as green card holders for 60 days. It came into effect on Thursday, April 23.    The order does not prevent those holding nonimmigrant visas for temporary…

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Updated Process for Submitting Documents for H-1B Cases

By: ISSS As we have transitioned to remote work, ISSS has been working to implement processes to increase efficiency in immigration processing. In that spirit, we have updated our H-1B application process so that departments and potential H-1B employees can upload the required documents using our eforms. The updated process will be as follows: Departments…

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USCIS Temporarily Suspends Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions

By: ISSS As of Friday, March 20, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has suspended Premium Processing for all H-1B petitions. This temporary suspension of premium processing service is being implemented due to the COVID-19 epidemic. As many of you know, premium processing is a way to expedite USCIS processing of petitions and results…

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Department of Homeland Security to Begin Implementing Public Charge Rule Starting February 24, 2020

By: ISSS On February 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which includes U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), will begin implementing the “public charge rule”. The implementation of this rule will require ISSS to list information on form I-129 that was not previously required. Background Under…

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