This post provides an update on the prospective resumption of stateside processing of H-1B visa renewal applications.
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Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – Employment based categories expected to advance; Coronavirus/DOS Closures continue to cause uncertainty and unpredictability; Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and
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Meeting Patient Needs with J-1 Waivered Physicians
We hear the reports daily. COVID-19 cases are spiking nationwide. Hospitals and health care facilities are at maximum capacity. Even with progress toward the availability of a vaccine, it’s not
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Tax Delinquents Beware: Your Passport Is Now Officially at Risk
Fox partner Matthew D. Lee has published a client alert warning that individuals who owe more than $51,000 in back taxes are now at risk of losing their U.S. passports
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Immigrant Visa Processing Changes – EB2/3 India moves forward; EB2/3 China retrogression expected – Visa Office on Priority Dates, Demand, and Predictions
In our continuing series of reports, Charles (“Charlie”) Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, shares his most recent analysis of current trends and
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EB-5 Immigration Reform Landscape in 2016
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”
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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Visa Bulletin Dates for Filing and When USCIS will Follow Them
Confused as to when you may file an I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status?
Beginning with the October 2015 State Department Visa Bulletin additional information appears pertaining to when an
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The Guessing Game
What will Congress do with the soon to expire EB-5 regional center program?
That is the question that most everyone in the EB-5 world is asking each other. Congress chose
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DHS Showered in Flowers in Protest of Oct. 2015 Visa Bulletin “Rollback”
CNN Money reports that DHS is being showered with flower deliveries in nonviolent protest against the government’s issuance of a revised October 2015 Visa Bulletin (http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2016/visa-bulletin-for-october-2015.html). According to the article,
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