by admin | Mar 5, 2017 | General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News
In light of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) recent immigration enforcement memoranda, additional scrutiny in all areas of immigration should be expected, particularly at the border. When traveling internationally, it is important for everyone to be...
by admin | Mar 4, 2017 | General Immigration, General News, H-1B, Immigration News
Yesterday, USCIS announced that it will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions beginning on April 3, 2017 for as long as six months. Importantly, this suspension will even apply to all FY2018 cap-subject H-1B petitions. This includes NEW...
by admin | Feb 27, 2017 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, H-1B, Immigrant Visas, Non-Immigrant Visas
The number of petitions that may be filed for this year’s H-1B 2018 Cap season is anticipated to surpass last year’s 236,000 applications. With the large pool of applicants, it is important to know how to keep yourself ahead of the game—or at least give yourself a...
by admin | Feb 15, 2017 | General Immigration, Immigration News
Many foreign nationals breathed a temporary sigh of relief when the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined to lift the temporary restraining order placed on President Trump’s entry ban on February 9, 2017. However, the relief is temporary. A federal district...
by admin | Feb 9, 2017 | General Immigration, General News
On January 30, 2017, following President Donald Trump’s signing of the Executive Order entitled, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” the Attorney General of Washington State filed a lawsuit in federal court against the...
by admin | Dec 8, 2016 | General Immigration, General News
USCIS has announced the publication of new rules, to take effect January 17, 2017. In general, the new rules will establish grace periods for non-immigrant workers before and after their employment, and provides automatic work authorization extensions to adjustment...
