On December 21, 2010, USCIS issued a policy memorandum advising that USCIS would be issuing employment authorization and advance parole to adjustment of status applicants on a single document.  Advance parole will now be...

On March 24, 2011, USCIS Service Center Operations Directorate (SCOPS) and the Office of Public Engagement (OPE) held a stakeholder teleconference concerning the issue as agents acting as O visa petitioners.

The O visa...

On April 1, 2011, USCIS issued a series of Questions & Answers (Q&As) regarding the H-1B cap-gap extension for F-1 students on OPT status.  The H-1B cap-gap regulations allow certain students with pending or approved...

USCIS issued guidance applying interim procedures for those seeking cap-exempt H-1B as nonprofit entities claiming affiliation with or relation to an institution of higher education.

On March 15, 2011, the Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) updated guidance on prevailing wage requests. The updates to the PWD FAQs follows: