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  • Lawful Permanent Residency,  Marriage,  Policy Change

    New Policy for the I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions

    December 17, 2018 /

    On November 30, 2018, USCIS published new guidance on interviews at the I-751 stage (you can read more about what the I-751 is here).  This policy went into effect on December 10, 2018, and applies to all I-751s received on or after that date.  The significant change that is occurring is that if the principal petitioner was not interviewed at the stage of when the beneficiary first received the two-year conditional residency, then there will be an interview at the I-751 stage with USCIS. The type of situation this would apply to is where the principal petitioner petitioned for a spouse, and the spouse goes through the U.S. consulate abroad…

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  • H-1B,  Policy Change

    DHS Proposes Some Major Changes to the H-1B Process

    December 8, 2018 /

    A possible policy change in the H-1B process could be coming.  On November 30, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a proposed rule that would require petitioning employers who want to file H-1B cap-subject petitions to register electronically with USCIS during a designated period.  The proposed rule would also reverse the order of how H-1B cap-subject petitions would be selected in the lottery.  On December 3, 2018, the proposed regulation was published, and public feedback will be allowed until January 2, 2019. Under this potential new regulations, employers would have to register electronically with USCIS during a designated time period.  It would begin at least 14 calendar days before…

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