Beginning May 26, 2015, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will accept Form I-765, Employment Authorization applications from H-4 spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants who are seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident (LPR) status. Eligible individuals include certain H-4 dependent spouses…

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is considering a “Known Employer” pilot program to streamline adjudication of certain types of employment-based immigration benefit requests filed by eligible U.S. employers. The program would ideally make adjudications more efficient and less costly,…