The legal cannabis business is currently seeing an enormous increase and several U.S. states and foreign countries have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use. Investments in the cannabis industry are …
Read MoreIt’s time again for the Department of State’s annual green card lottery which issues 55,000 green cards to persons from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the U.S. This year’s registration is open …
Read MorePlease find here an interesting article on Forbes.com.
Read MoreOn September 30, a bill significantly increasing the premium processing fees was signed. The bill would: Expand premium processing availability for the following categories: a) Employment-based nonimmigrant petitions and associated applications for dependents; b) Form …
Read MoreGreat news! No USCIS fee increase for now. On September 29, 2020, a district court stayed the implementation of the USCIS fee increase rule that was supposed to go into effect on October 2, 2020 …
Read MoreOn September 4, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted preliminary relief in part challenging the presidential proclamations suspending entry of certain immigrants and nonimmigrants. The court found that the plaintiffs …
Read MoreGood article explaining the current very misguided practice of US Consulates in Europe denying the issuance of O-1 visas following approved petitions justifying that action with the Covid travel ban. Read here!
Read MoreOn August, 14, 2020, USCIS conducted a second H-1B Cap Lottery/Random Selection (H-1B Lottery) for FY2021 to utilize the unused H-1B visa numbers. The first H-1B Lottery was conducted toward the end of March 2020 …
Read MorePlease find here an interesting article in the Huffingtonpost.
Read MorePlease find here an interesting article on Forbes.com.
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