Immigration
08.25.20
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
11.01.19
Premium processing fee increase
Effective December 2, 2019, USCIS will increase the premium processing fee on nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions.
Category Immigration
10.22.19
STEM OPT site visits: What to expect and how to prepare
DHS is now conducting site visits to employer locations where STEM OPT students are employed. Are you ready?
Category Immigration
10.10.19
Trump proclamation will suspend entry of uninsured immigrants
Effective November 3, 2019, individuals applying for an immigrant visa abroad will be required to demonstrate they will be covered by approved health insurance, or have the financial resources to pay for health care costs in the U.S.
Category Immigration
09.30.19
Time to check up on your estate plan
Time for a Checkup (of your estate plan)!
Category Trusts And Estates
09.23.19
USCIS proposes H-1B lottery registration fee
As a follow-up to a January 2019 rule that introduced two significant changes to the H-1B lottery process, USCIS has now proposed a fee in connection with the pre-registration process introduced in that rule.
Category Immigration
08.19.19
EB-3 green card categories unavailable for remainder of FY 2019
The Department of State announces the annual numerical quota for several green card categories has been reached, and therefore those categories are now unavailable for the remainder of FY 2019.
Category Immigration
08.16.19
DHS issues final public charge rule
The DHS final public charge rule will significantly increase the number of foreign nationals deemed “likely at any time to become a public charge” for receipt of benefits such as housing assistance and Medicaid, and who are therefore inadmissible to the U.S.
Category Immigration