On Monday, June 22, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) effective June 24, 2020 suspending entry into the United States of foreign nationals on certain nonimmigrant employment-based visas until December 31, 2020. The suspension applies to those outside of the US who do not have a valid visa or advance parole travel document for entry…Continue Reading Executive Order Suspends Entry into the US of H-1B, H-2B, J, and L Workers until December 31, 2020 – Limited Impact on USC Faculty and Staff Petitions
Month: June 2020
Premium Processing and Other Services to Resume at USCIS
On May 29, 2020, the USCIS announced it will resume premium processing (15-day adjudication) of petitions on a staggered approach. Reinstatement begins with premium processing for I-140 immigrant visa petitions commencing on June 1, 2020. This will be followed by filed and pending H-1B petitions and other nonimmigrant petitions previously eligible for premium processing that…Continue Reading Premium Processing and Other Services to Resume at USCIS