In a continuation of its effort to encourage eligible immigrants to become U.S. citizens, the Obama administration is proposing adjustments to the immigration benefit fee schedule that would raise the
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EB-5 Immigration Reform Landscape in 2016
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Congress in 2015 tried to tackle new EB-5 reform legislation, but instead chose to extend the program without any changes until September 30, 2016. This was a result of an…
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“EB-5 is Extended Without Any Changes Until September 30, 2016”
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Since September 30, 2015 Congress has considered several immigration bills that would have completely overhauled the EB-5 program. All of us in the space, especially attorneys, had prepared ourselves for…
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STEM OPT for 24 months?
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With the end of STEM OPT looming, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a much-awaited Proposed Rule on October 19, 2015, regarding STEM OPT and Cap-Gap Relief. (See …
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STEM OPT in Jeopardy After Judge’s Order
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Since 2008, DHS has permitted F-1 students whose study was in a STEM field and whose employer is an E-Verify participant to have an additional 17-month period of OPT (Optional…
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No U.S. Visa for You! DOS Unable To Process Visas, Impacting Thousands Worldwide
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The State Department continues to report that “technical problems” with overseas systems preventing the Bureau of Consular Affairs from issuing visas, passports and other travel documents, since last week.
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H-4 Work Authorization Applications Accepted Beginning Today (5/26/2015)
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Reminder: Effective today, May 26, 2015, the Immigration Service will accept applications for employment authorization from “certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants”. (Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Dependent …
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DHS Shutdown Avoided
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The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) is the parent agency of several sub-agencies including U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”); U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) and U.S. Immigration and…
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H-4 EAD Applications Accepted Beginning May 26, 2015: Are you that “certain spouse”?
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Are you that “certain someone”? That “certain spouse” of an H-1B worker who will be eligible for H-4 work authorization? Not sure? Here’s the scoop.
At long last, on Wednesday,…
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DHS reports 173 Million Nonimmigrant Admissions to the US in 2013
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) collects information on the characteristics of certain nonimmigrant admissions from I-94 arrival records. This information gathered from I-94s on the number and characteristics of…
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