Travel ban executive order – the saga continues
The US Departments of State and Homeland Security both issued statements on February 6, 2017, confirming that the government has […]
Immigration Services
H-1B blast off countdown 2017
T minus 59 days. The countdown has begun. The date is coming. It will be here soon. It is the biggest […]
New national interest waiver ruling
Increased immigration opportunities for individuals of exceptional ability There are increased opportunities for individuals of exceptional ability to immigrate to […]
Important new regulations for immigrant workers
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published important new regulations for immigrant workers on November 18, 2016. The regulations […]
US green card availability to increase beginning October 1
Effective October 1, 2016, green cards will become more readily available for most people immigrating to the United States on […]
Byron Burger: A cautionary tale?
Popular UK “posh” burger chain Byron Burger has been at the center of a media flurry over the past week […]
New policy guidance for immigrants changing employers
On March 18, 2016, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services agency (USCIS) issued new policy guidance regarding how certain […]
H-1B blast off countdown 2016
T minus 72 days. The countdown has begun. The date is coming. It will be here soon. It is the biggest […]
EB-5 China backlog
The United States State Department announced in the May 2015 Visa Bulletin that conditional resident status based on the EB-5 […]
FY 2016 H-1B update — USCIS ready to return all un-selected petitions
On May 4, 2015, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services agency (USCIS) announced that the agency completed data entry of […]
USCIS received 233,000 FY 2016 H-1Bs: 148,000 more than the maximum quota
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services agency (USCIS) announced that the agency received nearly 233,000 new H-1Bs subject to the […]
Much ado about nothing
On March 24, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a report critical […]