On Friday of last week, the White House posted a Fact Sheet entitled, Biden-Harris Administration Actions to Attract STEM Talent and Strengthen our Economy and Competitiveness, which announced “new actions to advance predictability and clarity for pathways for international STEM scholars, students, researchers, and experts to contribute to innovation and job creation efforts across America.” It notes that the USCIS Policy Manual has been updated for officers reviewing EB2 National Interest Waiver and O-1 visas for certain applicants and it stresses that USCIS prioritizes applicants in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This is welcome news to many of you and we will be monitoring the USCIS to see how it applies this new policy and implements these priorities. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/21/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-actions-to-attract-stem-talent-and-strengthen-our-economy-and-competitiveness/