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US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual instructing
officers to give deference to prior determinations when
adjudicating extension requests involving the same parties and
facts unless there was a material error, material change, or new
material facts. With this update, USCIS is reverting in
substance to prior long-standing guidance issued in 2004, which directed
officers to generally defer to prior determinations of eligibility
when adjudicating extension requests involving the same parties and
facts as the initial petition or application. In 2017, USCIS rescinded the 2004 guidance that had imposed a
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The three-week H-1B registration period ended on March
26th. Since then, some H-1B visa hopefuls were delighted to
find out they were selected, and many others have learned the
disappointing news that an H-1B visa is likely not in the cards for
them this coming year.
This H-1B selection process is highly competitive and the
uncertainty involved is stressful for everyone involved. It
is that much more stressful for foreign founders and shareholders
of start-up companies, who face even more hurdles in the H-1B visa
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The fashion and design industries employ individuals in various
fields of specialization, both in back office design
and production and front office presentation and
merchandising, marketing/advertising and sales. Following is an
overview of common nonimmigrant and immigrant visa categories
allowing employers in these industries to hire and retain foreign
talent:
For Design/Production Staff &
Marketing/Advertising/Merchandising Staff – Temporary Work
Visas:
For foreign students: F-1 curricular practical
training (
CPT; on-the-job training that is part of
the curriculum; F-1 pre- or post-adjudication optional practical
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See what we learned from employers about immigration,
global mobility and more in our sixth annual Immigration Trends
Report
Envoy s 2021 Immigration Trends Report is out now! We
asked more than 500 HR professionals and hiring managers what they
learned following an unprecedented year for hiring, immigration and
global travel. This year, we also asked about
the immigration reforms they d like to see
addressed and their expectations for immigration and mobility
in a post-pandemic world.
Six immigration and mobility trends from this
year s report
1. Employer demand for foreign talent persisted despite
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