Immigration
02.10.21
12.17.20
What employment-based immigration rules and policies will we...
The Trump administration remains vigilant in changing U.S. employment-based immigration policy, leaving myriad challenges for President-elect Biden on inauguration day.
Category Immigration
10.26.20
USCIS increases Premium Processing Fees effective October 19
USCIS has increased Premium Processing fees. Attorney Brianna Thompson writes about the new fee schedule.
Category Immigration
10.08.20
New DHS and DOL regulations significantly change H-1B...
New DHS and DOL regulations will change the requirements for H-1B eligibility and result in increased prevailing wage requirements for H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, and green card sponsorship.
Category Immigration
08.25.20
USCIS filing fees changes effective October 2, 2020
On October 2, 2020, the new filing fee schedule for USCIS will go into effect, which will increase most but not all filing fees.
Category Immigration
04.02.20
CARES Act and foreign national workers
The CARES Act provides payments (or rebates) to individuals, and expands unemployment compensation benefits, but are foreign national workers eligible for such relief?
Category Immigration
02.05.20
Trump administration expands travel ban
President Trump’s travel ban now includes foreign nationals of Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania.
Category Immigration
01.23.20
Iranian nationals no longer eligible for E-1 and E-2 visa status
As a result of the termination of a 1955 treaty between Iran and the U.S., nationals of Iran are no longer eligible for E-1 or E-2 status.
Category Immigration
11.07.19
Trump’s immigrant health insurance proclamation blocked by...
On October 30, 2019, a federal court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to deny immigrant visas on health insurance grounds.
Category Immigration