Satheesh Kumar Ilu 
We have created this page to track latest daily news updates related to S. 386 / HR. 1044 also referred to as ‘‘Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act ’’. If you want to know the background of the S.386, HR. 1044 bills read the below articles [Latest ] COMPLETE details of HR 1044 Bill Passed in …
USCIS issued a policy update consolidating their guidance to apply “Discretion” for adjudication of various petitions/ applications that are filed with USCIS, including the ones related to Employment Authorization (EAD). This consolidation is a result of Trump Executive Order that banned H1B, H4 Visas entry to US and gave other directions to DOL, DHS to …
As most of you know President Trump banned entry of H1B, L1, H4, other visas until end of Dec 2020. This is a difficult situation as many families are separated, who came for H1B or H4 Visa stamping or visiting family and got stuck in their home country due to COVID-19. There are few lawsuits …
Trump made an announcement indicating merit based immigration bill in an interview with Telemundo on Jul 11, 2020. Today, at Whitehouse press briefing, Trump again talked about the Merit based immigration bill. This article will cover the details on the same and all the latest news updates on Trump’s plan for merit-based immigration. As unemployment …
Recently The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), which is part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) gave guidance to schools that says In-person classes are must for F1, M students and they cannot be fully enrolled in online only classes. If the schools do not offer in-person or mixed mode classes, then such students have …
As many of you know, you get a shorter I-94 validity at US Port of entry, if your passport is expiring before US Visa stamp. As there are travel restrictions with Trump Order that bans entry of H1B, H4, others until end of 2020, many try to extend their I-94 after passport renewal at US Border checkpoints. One of our readers, …
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), which is part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced changes to the exemptions that they had for F and M students during the COVID-19. They made in-person classes mandatory for Fall 2020 and gave guidance for schools and F1 and M visa students for Fall 2020. We …
You would get a shorter I-94 validity at US Port of entry, if your passport is expiring before US Visa stamp. Many try to extend their I-94 after passport renewal at US Border checkpoints. two of our our readers, SP & Shashi, had similar situation and they extended their I-94 by visiting CBP office at …
Unified Agenda or Regulatory Agenda is the list of items that US Federal Govt. publishes twice a year to outline their plans in the next months. These are nothing but prioritized list of the Govt. It gives us an indication, what to expect in future. Usually, they publish this in May, but this year, it …
If you have a passport that is expiring soon, you will get a shorter I-94 ( arrival departure record) duration at US Port of Entry than your actual approval notice. Due to COVID-19 situation, most of us cannot leave US and now with the Trump US entry Travel Ban for H1B, H4, others, it is more risky …