On January 8, 2010, USCIS issued a memorandum entitled Determining Employer-Employee Relationship for Adjudication of H-1B Petitions, Including Third-party Site Placements. The memorandum was intended to provide guidance on...

On December 30, 2009, USCIS announced it will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Sudan for a period of 18 months. The period of TPS authorization will be extended from

From the Winter 2009 Newsletter: Businesses employing foreign workers should be on guard. In 2009, USCIS increased the number of unannounced inspections of employers sponsoring foreign workers. This article provides some...

USCIS announced on December 22, 2009 that it had reached the H-1B cap for fiscal year 2010. Petitions will be considered only if they were received on or before the "final receipt date" of December 21, 2009. Cap subject...

The Department of State has issued proposed rules to increase fees for applications for nonimmigrant visas at United States consulates abroad. Attached is a press release in whole and a link to the Federal Register notice.