In response to the global pandemic COVID-19, and in line with the Mexican government’s call to increase social distancing, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City and all U.S. consulates in Mexico will suspend routine immigrant and non-immigrant visa services starting March 18, 2020, and until further notice. The U.S. Embassy and consulates will continue to provide essential consular services to U.S. citizens as well as emergency visa services.
We appreciate your trust in the Law Offices of Adan G. Vega and Associates, PLLC. for allowing us to be your legal counsel. As we continue to monitor COVID-19 developments closely, the health and well-being of the communities, our clients, and our staff is of the utmost importance. We have implemented a strategy to limit the impact the situation has on our ability to provide service support to our clients. The Law Offices of Adan G. Vega and Associates, PLLC and support teams are currently operating at 100% capacity with a business as usual mentality. That said, we have taken...
Needless to say, the last few weeks have been very challenging as we grapple with the health, safety and market effects of the COVID-19 virus spread. Our top priority has been to ensure the safety of our employees and clients, and we are responding accordingly. As a business that deals with clientele from around the globe, we have been reacting to the virus since it first appeared in the U.S. So far, we have been able to conduct business as usual and offer the full range of services to our clients, despite modifications as appropriate in certain instances. While we...
Commencing on Monday, March 2, 2020, DHS is directing all flights carrying persons who have recently traveled from, or were otherwise present within, the Islamic Republic of Iran to only land at one of the following airports: • John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), New York; • Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), Illinois; • San Francisco International Airport (SFO), California; • Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Washington; • Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), Hawaii; • Los Angeles International Airport, (LAX), California; • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Georgia; • Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD), Virginia; • Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR),...
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) announced on February 25, 2020 the addition of an online option for checking immigration court case information. The new service, available in English and Spanish, allows users to receive the most recent information about a case by inputting a unique A-Number. The automated case information hotline at 800-898-7180 (TDD 800-828-1120) continues to be available. The new automated case information application system can be accessed at: https://portal.eoir.justice.gov/InfoSystem.
The initial registration for FY 2021 H – 1B cap will run from 12:00 PM EST on March 1, 2020 through 12:00 PM EST on March 20, 2020.
A federal judge on Sunday, March 1, 2020, ruled that Ken Cuccinelli’s appointment to lead the U.S. immigration agency was an unlawful appointment. The asylum directives issued by Cuccinelli that were challenged in the lawsuit lacked authority and will be set aside. The ruling can call into question other directives that were signed by Cuccinelli while purporting to serve as acting director.
USCIS is accepting CW-1 petitions under the Disaster Recovery Act. Prospective employers must submit an approved temporary labor certification from the U.S. Department of Labor and Form I-129CW, Petition for a CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transitional Worker, along with a cover sheet stating “CNMI Disaster Recovery Workforce Act Eligible” in large, bold letters, and evidence to show that a worker: • Is performing service or labor under a contract or subcontract for construction, repairs, renovations or facility services directly connected to, or associated with recovery from a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency (as those terms are defined in section 102 of...
USCIS announced that it is implementing an electronic registration requirement for petitioners seeking to submit H-1B cap-subject petitions starting MARCH 1. 2020. Employers seeking to file FY2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, must first electronically register and pay an associated $10 fee for each electronic registration they submit to USCIS. Under this new process, employers seeking H-1B workers subject to the cap, or their authorized representatives, will complete an electronic registration process that will require only basic information about their company and each requested worker. Duplicate registrations are prohibited. Petitioners can register multiple aliens...
The Trump administration has decided to extend humanitarian protections for an additional 18 months through Sept. 3, 2021 for approximately 1,250 Yemenis living in the United States with TPS. The United Nations declared the situation in Yemen as the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with more than 22 million people - three-quarters of the population - in need of aid and protection.
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