On Sept. 11, 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order that extended for an additional 30 days the suspension of entry On Sept. 11, 2026, the CDC extended the ...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it has “has received enough petitions to meet the congressionally established H-2B cap for the first ...
Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) announced on Sept. 2, 2026, pending updates to the implementation of its OFLC has issued a court-ordered notice advising that certain H-2A employers may be ...
Join BAL partners Josiah Curtis and Michelle Gergerian at the New England Relocation Association Fall Conference in Worcester, Massachusetts. As the proud sponsor of the conference welcome reception, ...
The following FAQ addresses the steps involved in the actual processing of Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) applications as reported on the Department of Labor (DOL) site, defines terms ...
One of three primary visa scheduling websites used by the U.S. State Department — USTravelDocs.com — has been experiencing ongoing technical issues, which have significantly increased over the last ...
Form G-1651, Exemption for Paper Fee Payment, for an exemption from the requirement to use an electronic payment method The presidential proclamation on Restriction of Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant ...
Applications for requested need date for second half of fiscal year (FY) 2026 visa cap (April 1–Sept. 30, 2026): The Department of Labor (DOL) reported that, as of April 14, a total of 6,343 cases ...
Additional Information: Last month, USCIS announced employment-based visa preference categories must use the Final Action Dates chart in the May Bulletin. This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S.
The World Cup ended nearly two months ago, and it left the United States with genuine goodwill from thousands of ...
The State Department recently published the Report of the Visa Office 2024 showing a steady climb in both immigrant visa and nonimmigrant visa issuance in fiscal year (FY) 2024. Additional Information ...
The Office for Government Policy Coordination announced a quota of 191,000 foreign workers designated “nonprofessional” in 2026, including 80,000 workers under the Employment Permit System and 109,000 ...