The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has updated the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) with regard to how consular officers should analyse whether a foreign national will be considered a public charge. This update to the …
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The H-1B visa program generally allows a foreign employee to work for a specific sponsoring American employer. As is true in many employment situations, the location of work can change. USCIS has published a policy …
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This evening, the Trump Administration sent Congress a proposal for an immigration reform bill that would provide relief to 1.8 million “dreamers” (i.e. undocumented foreign nationals brought to the United States as children), while also …
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After a three-day standoff, Senate Democrats and Republicans cleared a major hurdle today to reopen the government, likely by tomorrow. Although the Senate reached an agreement, they still have to officially pass the bill, then …
Read MoreIn the first year of the Trump Administration, immigration policies targeting undocumented immigrants, refugees and nationals of certain predominantly Muslim countries made the headlines. Nonetheless, new policies also impacted employment-based immigration. USCIS announced that in-person …
Read MoreWASHINGTON —U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated policy guidance today clarifying that a proxy vote must be irrevocable to establish the requisite control of a company in an L-1 visa petition. A U.S. …
Read MoreWASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today it is taking steps to implement the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER), in accordance with a recent court decision. Although the IER was published during the previous administration …
Read MoreOn 10/23/2017, USCIS issued a new memo announcing it will no longer give deference to prior I-129 approvals when adjudicating extension of stay I-129 petitions. This latest policy memo illustrates USCIS’ intent to increase scrutiny …
Read MoreBeginning October 1, 2017, USCIS will require far more people to appear at its offices for in-person interviews, including all employment-based green card applicants as well as asylees and refugees who are petitioning for a spouse or …
Read MoreOn September 18, 2017, in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a new rule in the Federal Register last week, that establishes that certain electronic documents be part …
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