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Thousands of applicants get another chance as USCIS prepares to select additional H-1B registrations

New policy allows individuals to obtain work permits at hard times like a job loss, serious illness or disability

Premium processing service is only available for change of status into students/exchange visitors (F, M, J)

Record registrations raise “serious concern that some may have tried to gain an unfair advantage” with multiple entries

Lawmakers including Ro Khanna say forcing them to leave “harmful to our nation’s long-term economic competitiveness”

Selected registrations may file H-1B cap-subject petitions for FY 2024 starting April 1

New online-filing procedures announced for F-1 students seeking OPT or STEM OPT extensions

Green card backlog community views it as significant, while advocating much broader changes to help documented Dreamers

Under new policy age will be calculated on the basis of dates for filing instead of final action date

New design for PRs, EADs adds a series of new security measures for the immigration documents

Set to expand premium processing for students seeking OPT and exchange Visitors from March

New rule to establish separate fees for each nonimmigrant classification covered by Form I-129

Its processing time 2 to 10 times longer than counterparts in other English-speaking nations, says Manhattan Institute.

Policy change starting Dec 12 to extend green cards for up to 24 months for such applicants

Immigration agency issues double the normal number to clear massive backlog

Immigration agency will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap

Form split into two versions, one for standalone investor, and the other for regional center investor

Workload transfer will help USCIS issue receipt notices for properly filed H-1B petitions more quickly

Expanded grace period may benefit spouses of H-1B visa recipients, green card and asylum applicants

Premium processing service expanded to include applicants for Employment Authorization Document

Call comes after State Department advances date for filing in EB-2 category for India from Sep 1, 2013, to Sep 1, 2014

Initial registration opens for H-1B visas for FY 2023; USCIS to conduct a lottery if it receives enough registrations by March 18

Step may benefit spouses of Indian tech professionals who have lost jobs due to delays in processing of their EADs

Indian families stuck in green card backlog wish the immigration agency would act on the welcoming image it’s trying to project

Immigration agency will conduct a lottery If it receives enough registrations by March 18