Updated Facial Coverings Policy at USCIS Field Offices
USCIS recently posted the following updates relating to policy on facial coverings: USCIS Response to COVID-19 Everyone 2 years of age or older who has not been fully vaccinated must wear facial coverings.A person is considered fully vaccinated two...DOL Further Delay of Effective Date of Final Rule on Computation of Prevailing Wage Levels
The Department of Labor has further delayed until November 14, 2022, the effective date of the final rule on computation of prevailing wage levels which was published at 86 FR 3608 on 1/14/21. The corresponding transition dates are delayed until January 1, 2023,...Biden Revokes Trump’s Pause on Green Cards
President Biden revoked former president Trump’s immigrant visa ban, rejecting the previous administration’s proclamation that the entry of immigrants presents a risk to the U.S. economy during the pandemic. However, he did not take action to revoke the entry ban on...AILA and Partners Send Letter Demonstrating that Nonimmigrants Are Vital to Our COVID-19 Recovery
On May 21, 2020, AILA joined 323 U.S. employers and business-related groups in sending a letter to President Trump and the Secretaries of the Department of State, Department of Labor, and Department of Homeland Security highlighting the importance of highly skilled nonimmigrant professionals to America’s economic recovery. The letter cautions that excessive constraints on these highly skilled professionals may further deepen unemployment and undermine our economic recovery.
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