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USCIS determined that for September 2024, applicants in all family-sponsored preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart and all employment-based preference categories must use the Final Action Dates chart. According to the September 2024 visa bulletin, the priority date for the Second preference (F2A) – spouses and children (unmarried and under 21 years of age) of lawful permanent…

The State Department, in close coordination with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, has announced that all available visas in the Employment-Based Third Preference (EB-3) and Other Workers (EW) categories for fiscal year (FY) 2024 have been issued. This decision helps facilitate the travel of essential workers in various industries, especially benefiting the U.S. healthcare sector. Under the Immigration and Nationality…

USCIS announced that it selected 114,017 beneficiaries in the initial selection for the FY2025 H-1B cap, leading to 120,603 selected registrations. In the subsequent second selection for the FY2025 H-1B regular cap, 13,607 beneficiaries were chosen, resulting in 14,534 selected registrations. USCIS recently announced that additional selections were made to meet the fiscal year 2025 H-1B regular cap. USCIS selected…

The International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) allows DHS to grant up to 2,5 years of “parole” to noncitizen entrepreneurs if their U.S. start-up meets specific criteria. This can be extended by another 2,5 years based on additional benchmarks, totaling up to 5 years. Key details include: Eligibility: Entrepreneurs must have established their start-up in the U.S. within the past five years.…

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