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Giving Away With One Hand, Taking Away With the Other, International Entrepreneur Rule

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on December 14, 2017, that it is taking steps to implement the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER) in accordance with a recent court decision. USCIS noted that while the agency implements the IER, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will also “proceed with issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking […]

By mdeutsch | Published December 20, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Uncategorized | Tagged employment-based immigration, entrepreneurs, foreign workers, Immigration, immigration for businesses, immigration for executives, immigration general, nonimmigrant visas, obtaining us visa in canada, US Visa, USCIS, visa, Visas, work permits | Comments Off on Giving Away With One Hand, Taking Away With the Other, International Entrepreneur Rule

USCIS Resuming “Premium Processing” for all H-1B Petitions

October 3, 2017 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) resumed premium processing today for all H-1B visa extension of stay petitions. Premium processing is now available for all types of H-1B petitions. H-1B visas provide skilled workers for a wide range of specialty occupations, including information technology, engineering, and mathematics. When a petitioner requests the […]

By Morris Deutsch | Published October 3, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News | Tagged employment-based immigration, foreign workers, H-1B, H-1B Visas, H-4 visas, Immigration, immigration application, immigration for executives, immigration general, nonimmigrant visas, professional workers, US Visa, Visas, work permits | Comments Off on USCIS Resuming “Premium Processing” for all H-1B Petitions

President Orders End of Daca . . . For Now

On September 5, 2017, President Donald Trump ordered the end of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama administration program that allowed certain people who came to the United States as children, known as “Dreamers,” to continue to live, go to school, and work in the country. He said that his administration’s position is […]

By mdeutsch | Published September 20, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged applying for immigration, Congress on immigration, DACA, deferred action status, employment-based immigration, family-based immigration, H-1B Visas, Immigration, immigration application, immigration delays, immigration for children, immigration general, immigration reform, undocumented workers, work permits | Comments Off on President Orders End of Daca . . . For Now

Ending DACA Would Be Inhumane and Bad for America

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) condemned reported plans that the Trump Administration will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program with a six-month enforcement delay. This decision would leave the lives and dreams of nearly 800,000 hardworking DACA recipients hanging from the thread of an unspecified, hoped-for legislative solution. […]

By mdeutsch | Published September 4, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, Congress on immigration, DACA, deferred action status, Immigration, immigration application, immigration delays, immigration for children, immigration general, immigration reform, undocumented workers, work permits | Comments Off on Ending DACA Would Be Inhumane and Bad for America

U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Russia Suspend Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance

The U.S. Department of State has announced it will suspend nonimmigrant visa (NIV) operations in Russia. The action, beginning August 23, 2017, is being taken in reaction to the Russian government’s imposition of a personnel cap on the U.S. Mission. Affected visa types will include tourist (B-2), professional worker (H-1B and L-1), exchange visitor (J-1) […]

By mdeutsch | Published August 22, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, employment-based immigration, foreign workers, H-1B, H-1B Visas, H-4 visas, Immigration, immigration application, immigration for businesses, immigration for executives, immigration general, nonimmigrant visas, professional workers, State Department, US Visa, Visas, work permits | Comments Off on U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Russia Suspend Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance

Pres. Trump Has Kept His Word and Ramped Up Deportations Significantly

One of the few areas where the Trump administration is actually accomplishing its goals is in deporting a lot more of the people who lack permission to be in the United States. An article by the American Immigration Council, reprinted in full below, sets it out nicely: Six Months of Immigration Enforcement Under the New […]

By Morris Deutsch | Published July 24, 2017 | Posted in Immigration News | Tagged Asylum, Barack Obama, Congress on immigration, deferred action status, family-based immigration, foreign workers, I-9 discrimination, Immigration, immigration and crime, immigration application, immigration general, immigration plan, immigration reform, refugees, undocumented workers, work permits | Comments Off on Pres. Trump Has Kept His Word and Ramped Up Deportations Significantly

Government Plans Restrictions and Tightening on H-1B Visas

The Trump administration is stating that it will toughen regulatory enforcement of the H-1B visa program, which allows U.S. businesses to employ foreign professional workers temporarily. Monday, April 4th, was the beginning of H-1B “cap season,” when employers filed applications for a limited number of H-1B visas. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) marked the […]

By Morris Deutsch | Published April 6, 2017 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications, Uncategorized | Tagged applying for immigration, employment-based immigration, foreign workers, H-1B, H-4 visas, Immigration, immigration for businesses, immigration fraud, immigration general, immigration plan, nonimmigrant visas, professional workers, US Visa, work permits | Comments Off on Government Plans Restrictions and Tightening on H-1B Visas

Senators Graham and Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect DREAMers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) welcomed the introduction of the “Bar Removal of Immigrants who Dream and Grow the Economy” or BRIDGE Act, a bipartisan bill authored by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL). William A. Stock, AILA President, noted, “The BRIDGE Act is designed to protect the […]

By Morris Deutsch | Published December 9, 2016 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News, Media and Publications | Tagged applying for immigration, Congress on immigration, DACA, Dreamers, Immigration, immigration for children, immigration general, undocumented workers, work permits | Comments Off on Senators Graham and Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect DREAMers

USCIS Revises Form I-9 (Verification of Employment Eligibility)

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. By January 22, 2017, employers must use only the new version, dated 11/14/2016. Until then, they can continue to use either the version dated 03/08/2013 or the new version. Among the changes in the new version, Section 1 […]

By Morris Deutsch | Published December 6, 2016 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News | Tagged employment-based immigration, immigration general, professional workers, Visas, work permits | Comments Off on USCIS Revises Form I-9 (Verification of Employment Eligibility)

Split Supreme Court Decision Blocks President Obama’s Immigration Plan

In a one-sentence 4-4 split decision on June 24, 2016, U.S. v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand lower court rulings that block the Obama administration’s plan, known as Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA), to allow approximately 4 million parents of U.S. citizen children to remain in the United States and obtain […]

By Morris Deutsch | Published July 6, 2016 | Posted in Immigration, Immigration News | Tagged Barack Obama, Congress on immigration, family-based immigration, Immigration, immigration court decisions, immigration for children, immigration general, immigration reform, undocumented workers, work permits | Comments Off on Split Supreme Court Decision Blocks President Obama’s Immigration Plan

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