DHS Issues Regulation to Preserve and Fortify DACA
The Department’s final rule (PDF), which the Secretary of Homeland Security announced, will preserve and strengthen the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy for a select group of eligible noncitizens who entered the country as children, delaying their deportation and giving them a chance to obtain a renewable, two-year work permit. On Monday, October 31, 2022, the final rule will go into force.
Source: USCIS
USCIS Exceeds H-1B Cap for Fiscal Year 2023
In order to meet the congressionally mandated 65,000 regular H-1B visa ceiling and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, also known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year (FY) 2023, USCIS has received enough petitions. USCIS has finished notifying registrants online accounts of their non-selection. And will keep processing petitions that are not otherwise subject to the cap. The FY 2023 H-1B cap does not apply to petitions submitted for current H-1B employees who have previously been counted against the cap and who still have their cap number.
Source: USCIS
Diversity Visa 2023 update
Selected applicants should only submit the DS-260 immigrant visa application form to the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) for themselves and any accompanying family members for the Diversity Visa (DV) program for fiscal year 2023 (DV-2023). If the selectee’s visa case number is still valid as shown in the Visa Bulletin after KCC has reviewed the selectee’s DS-260 for completeness, that case may then be scheduled for a visa interview. This carries on the tradition that was established during the previous program year, and a choice based on statistics will be made subsequently for subsequent program years.
Source: Travel.State.Gov
