On May 8, 2024, the U.S. State Department posted the June 2024 visa bulletin. The Dates for Filing Chart for June 2024, as shown below, is more favorable than the Final Action Dates Chart. The Dates for Filing chart for June 2024 only applies to those who are consular processing outside the United States. Dates for Filing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would continue to use the Final Action Dates chart again for June 2024, which saw no movement in most of the EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 categories. The only category with slight movement is EB-3 India which advanc ..read more

Please join GT Shareholders Kate Kalmykov, Erez Tucner, and Cynthia Marian for the next lunch-and-learn. The program will discuss: U.S. Tax Considerations Key U.S. tax considerations for foreign funds investing or operating in the United States U.S. trade or business income Dividends from U.S. corporations Interest from U.S. holding or portfolio companies or U.S. third-party borrowers Capital gains from sale of U.S. portfolio companies and FIRPTA Key relevant U.S. tax updates YA Global Tax Court decision (Nov. 15, 2023) Soroban Capital Partners Tax Court decision (Nov. 28, 2023) U.S. – Chil ..read more

Please join GT Shareholder Kate Kalmykov and EB5AN for a four-city tour in the following cities: GT Miami – Thursday, April 25, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET GT Los Angeles – Tuesday, April 30, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. PT GT New York – Thursday, May 9, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET GT Atlanta – Tuesday, May 14, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET During each session, attorneys and regional center executives will discuss the status of the EB-5 program nearly two years after the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA). Panelists will share key insights for EB-5 develope ..read more

On April 8, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a temporary final rule (TFR) that increases the automatic extension period for eligible employment authorization document (EAD) applications from 180 days to 540 days beyond the current EAD expiration date. The TFR’s 540-day automatic extension applies to pending EAD extension applications filed on or after Oct. 27, 2023, and to EAD extension applications filed between April 8, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2025. The TFR will remain effective until Sept. 20, 2027, thereby ensuring a full 540-day auto-extension period for EAD a ..read more

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continues to provide support to Ukrainian citizens and their immediate family members through a specialized re-parole process that went into effect Feb. 27, 2024. Eligibility Criteria: To qualify for re-parole, applicants must demonstrate: That they are a Ukrainian citizen or immediate family member who was paroled into the United States on or after Feb. 11, 2022; That there are continued urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit for a new period of parole, as well as any additional factors; That they warrant a favorab ..read more

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced April 1, 2024, that they had received enough electronic registrations for unique beneficiaries during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B quota of 65,0000 regular H-1B cap petitions along with 20,000 petitions allotted for the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap). USCIS has randomly selected enough properly submitted registrations for unique beneficiaries estimated as needed to reach the H-1B cap and has notified all prospective petitioners with selected beneficiaries that they are eligible to f ..read more

On April 1, 2024, changes to various immigration processes will take effect, including the following: Certain USCIS Forms Take Effect—with No Grace Period. Starting April 1, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will only accept the 04/01/24 versions of Form I-129 and I-485. USCIS will use the postmark date of a filing to determine which form version and fees are correct but will use the received date for purposes of any regulatory or statutory filing deadlines. New USCIS Fees Take Effect. As GT previously reported, on Jan. 31, 2024, USCIS published a Fed ..read more

U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently has issued some Advance Paroles with errors. The Advance Parole is a travel authorization document that permits certain applicants for adjustment of status (green card) or refugee/asylee status to return to the United States. It must be approved prior to travel outside the United States.  Recently, USCIS has issued some Advance Parole documents indicating Temporary Protected Status (TPS), instead of the correct adjustment of status or refugee/asylee process designation. The TPS parole is only granted to an individual who is recognized ..read more

The registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap petitions opened at noon ET March 6, 2024, and will continue to run through noon ET March 22, 2024. Employers seeking to file an H-1B cap-subject petition must electronically register during this period using a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) online account. The registration process includes basic information about the prospective petitioner and each beneficiary along with a $10 registration fee for each beneficiary. The registration process for FY 2025 is governed by the final rule published Feb. 2, 2024, which t ..read more

On March 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the April 2024 Visa Bulletin. This is the first bulletin in the second quarter, and it reflects advances in most employment-based categories, as follows: EB-1 EB-1 China: advances six weeks to Sept. 1, 2022; EB-1 India: advances five months to March 1, 2021; and EB-1 All Other Countries: remains current. EB-2 EB-2 China: advances one month to Feb. 1, 2020; EB-2 India: advances six weeks to April 15, 2012; and EB-2 All Other Countries: advances seven weeks to Jan. 15, 2023. EB-3 EB-3 China: remains the same at Sept. 1 ..read more