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Updated legislation for the Regional Center Program
Updated legislation for the Regional Center Program that focuses on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program could be released this month. The EB-5 program is a permanent program written into law in 1990.
Continue readingDistrict Judge Halts the Policy of Sending Asylum Seekers back to Mexico While They Wait for Their Cases to be Heard
On Monday, April 8, 2019, U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg in San Francisco blocked the recent policy of returning to Mexico the Central-American asylum seekers awaiting adjudication of their requests
Continue readingUSCIS: H-1B Cap Season Starts April 1, Early Applications to Be Rejected, Premium Processing Prioritizes I-129s Filing Change of Status
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new two-phased procedure for premium processing of H-1B applications to prioritize FY 2020 cap-subject petitions. Phase one will
Continue readingHighly Skilled Foreign Workers Experience More Visa Denials and Delays
The Trump administration is deliberately focusing the national immigration debate around the southern border while quietly denying more applications and petitions from people seeking to enter the country
Continue readingWhat You Need to Know to Qualify for an O-1 Visa
The O-1 visa is a non-immigrant U.S. visa for people who demonstrate extraordinary ability in their field, such as arts, sport, business, education, or research. The O-1 visa is usually issued for
Continue readingH-1B Visa Lottery 2019-2020: Things to Know
Knowing which documents to submit for an H-1B visa petition is important. Equally important, however, is understanding how each document should be presented and how the petition will be evaluated. The
Continue readingHow Growing Backlogs Help Build an “Invisible Wall” Against Legal Immigration
In just one year, the backlog of applications submitted to the United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) has doubled. The slowing processing times continue to cause undue anxiety and hinder
Continue readingWhat to Expect in U.S. Immigration in 2019
As tensions surrounding U.S. immigration system, the border wall and its funding mount, here is a look at what we can expect in 2019. Further restrictions to the H-1B visa program To date, the
Continue readingBeyond H-1B: Other Paths to Entering the U.S. Workforce
With the unpredictable yet consistent changes to the H-1B visa process, many employers and H-1B visa holders are looking for alternative visa types to enter the U.S. workforce. Here are some alternatives
Continue readingDHS Final Rule Postpones Pre-registration and Reorders H-1B Selection Process
On January 30th, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule for the Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File H-1B Petitions on Behalf of CapSubject Aliens.
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