On July 13th, USCIS issued a policy memorandum that provides guidance to USCIS adjudicators giving them full discretion to deny an application, petition or request without first issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) if all the required evidence...
USCIS issued a policy memorandum, effective February 22, 2018, establishing agency policy in regards to H-1Bs filed for workers who will be employed at one or more third-party worksites. The policy memo spells out new requirements regarding end-client letters and itineraries and requires...
USCIS recently issued a Policy Memorandum (PM) clarifying the TN definition of "economists." The PM states that all applicants for TN work authorization under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Economist category "must engage in activities consistent with the profession of economist. Activities that constitute...
On October 23, 2017, USCIS released a Policy Memorandum called “Rescission of Guidance Regarding Deference to Prior Determinations of Eligibility in the Adjudication of Petitions for Extension of Nonimmigrant Status.” This memorandum eliminates the current practice of giving deference to prior approvals when adjudicating Form...