DOS Confirms NIEs Automatically Extended for 12 Months

USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) recently offered insights into how many H-1B Cap Registrations have been selected since the new filing system went into effect in March 2020. This year’s H-1B Cap process still ongoing (selected cases must arrive at USCIS no later than June 30, 2021) and hence the data for last year’s H-1B Cap is a bit more complete. Figures for either of the fiscal years did not distinguish between the U.S. Master’s Cap and the Regular Cap.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued new policy updates in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the criteria and circumstances for expedited processing; improve request for evidence (RFE) and notice of intent to deny (NOID) guidance; and increase the validity period for initial and renewal employment authorization documents (EADs) for certain noncitizens with pending adjustment of status applications.