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Diana Prak˘ is a Senior Immigration Specialist in Greenberg Traurig's Northern Virginia office.

˘ Not admitted to the practice of law.

Due to technical issues, users were not able to complete the H-1B registration process. USCIS has corrected this issue and will now accept registrations until 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, March 20, 2023. Please note that any paid and completed registrations were not affected by this technical issue.

On March 13, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an automatic extension of parole for certain Ukrainian nationals and their immediate family members. DHS will consider extended parole and employment authorization (if applicable) on a case-by-case basis for Ukrainian nationals and immediate families who were paroled before Uniting for Ukraine took effect.

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The Department of State (DOS) indicated that 18 of the 19 U.S. Embassies and Consulates that were recently closed due to security threats in the region were reopened on August 11, 2013. The Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen remains closed due to ongoing security concerns. The Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, which was closed on August 8…

Effective May 6, 2013, the immigration agency will implement Customer Identity Verification (CIV) in its local offices. Individuals will now be required to submit biometric data (fingerprints and photographs), when appearing at USCIS offices for interviews or to receive evidence of an immigration benefit. CIV will help to defend against threats to national security and…