Insights

This week the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that employees who have not received their employment authorization cards (EAD), but who did receive their employment authorization approval...

Update: New York Election Law Amended to Once Again Require Two Hours of Paid Time Off to Vote As part of New York State’s budget for fiscal year 2020-2021, Section 3-110 of the Election Law has been amended to revert back...

Additional H-1B visa numbers are now available! As a result, USCIS has selected more cap-subject H-1B registrations from the recent FY2021 lottery. Those notified of the new selection will be able to file their petitions from...

The Department of State has clarified what constitutes a “national interest exception” in the context of the Trump Administration’s recent immigration bans. Applicants outside the US who are barred from obtaining an...

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced filing fee increases for most applications effective October 2, 2020. Certain application fees, as noted below, will increase dramatically. The changes include:...

Late today, the Trump administration rescinded its policy requiring F-1 and M-1 international students to take at least some of their classes in person during the Fall 2020 semester – or leave the country. The policy...

Thank you for your interest in KM&M’s recent webinar Update on COVID 19’s Impact on Business Immigration. We are pleased to share the following summary and updates reviewing the effect the pandemic has had in nine...

On July 6, 2020, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that F-1 and M-1 international students must attend classes in person beginning this fall, or else depart from the United States. Specifically, ICE is...

Less than a week after issuing an immigration ban restricting entry into the United States of certain H-1B, H-2B, J, and L nonimmigrants, the Trump administration amended the order to further limit the entry of foreign...

On June 26, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order No. 202.45 which, among other things, provides that an employee who voluntarily travels to a state with a high positive COVID-19 test rate (defined as a rate higher...