Registration Process
To file H-1B petitions subject to the FY2024 cap for an employee, you must first electronically register and …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on February, 22, 2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently announced that it would launch
another phase of its premium expedited processing …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on January, 19, 2023
Each year USCIS issues 85,000 new H-1B visas. There are 65,000 for foreign nationals with a bachelor’s degree …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on February, 07, 2022
Effective immediately, those applying from within the United States must show proof of vaccination during the immigration medical …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on August, 30, 2021
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is a time-limited status given to eligible nationals of designated countries who are present in the …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on February, 08, 2023
On January 3, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) recommending …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, esq. on January, 09, 2023
As of November 8, 2021, the United States will launch a new travel system with open borders for vaccinated international …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on November, 04, 2021
Clients often ask me how can we expedite their cases with the USCIS. Well, USCIS has recently announced new guidance on when …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on June, 16, 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending certain COVID-19-related
flexibilities through March 23, 2023. Under these …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on January, 26, 2023
USCIS is to now Implement Second Phase of Premium Processing for Certain
Previously Filed EB-1 and EB-2 Form I-140 …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on July, 18, 2022
The White House issued a memo stating that the United States is moving away from country-by-country restrictions and adopting …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on October, 26, 2021
I recently read the following from the Department of State regarding current consulate operations.
"As noted in our …
[Read More]By Michael H. Markovitch, Esq. on May, 03, 2021
