January 2023 Visa Bulletin
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its January 2023 Visa Bulletin.
Each month, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) chooses which chart it will follow to inform when intending immigrants may file their applications for adjustments of status or immigrant visas. View the full bulletin, here.
HOUSE MOVES TO RECONSIDER A BILL THAT MODIFIES REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISAS
The United States House of Representatives reconsidered the EAGLE Act of 2022, formally known as Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment Act of 2022. This bill would phase out per-country limits on employment-based green cards and raise annual limits on family-based green cards. The bill also establishes transition rules for employment-based visas such as (1) reserving a percentage of EB-2 and EB-3 visas for individuals not from the two countries with the largest num
USCIS UPDATES POLICY TO AUTOMATICALLY EXTEND GREEN CARDS FOR NATURALIZATION APPLICANTS
On December 12, 2022, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS updated the USCIS Policy Manual, allowing USCIS to automatically extend the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (Green Cards) for lawful permanent residents who have applied for naturalization. This change is aimed to help naturalization applicants who experience longer processing times. They will now receive an extension of lawful permanent resident (LPR) status and may not need to file Form I-90, A
DHS ANNOUNCES REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR ETHIOPIA
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a Federal Register notice on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopia, which provided information about how to register for TPS under Ethiopia’s designation. In October, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced the 18-month designation of Ethiopia for TPS.
The registration process began on December 12, 2022. All individuals who want to request TPS under the designation of Ethiopia must file a Form I
DHS PUBLIC CHARGE FINAL RULE GOES INTO EFFECT ON DEC. 23
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility final rule will go into effect on December 23, 2022. This final rule provides clarity and consistency for noncitizens on how DHS will administer the public charge ground of inadmissibility. It also restores the historical understanding of a “public charge” that had been in place for decades before the previous administration began to consider supplemental public health benefits such as Medicai
ATTORNEY SIMONE WILLIAMS ATTENDS THE U.S.- AFRICA LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON D.C.
Williams Global Law attorney, Simone Williams, was invited to the U.S.- Africa Leadership Summit, which took place from December 13th to December 15th in Washington, DC.
President Biden invited leaders from across Africa in an effort to strengthen ties with African partners and foster new economic engagement. Delegations from 49 invited African countries and the African Union, alongside members of civil society and the private sector attended the summit. The Biden-Harris
