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    Blank-street's Back, Alright! USCIS Policy Overturned in Court
    • Jan 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Blank-street's Back, Alright! USCIS Policy Overturned in Court

    The end of 2020 was cause for widespread celebration, especially for foreign nationals who were being adversely affected by the crazy "no...
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    Court Ruling Mandates Health Insurance for Immigrants
    • Jan 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    Court Ruling Mandates Health Insurance for Immigrants

    In a controversial move, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a presidential proclamation that prevents prospective immigrants...
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    Hope for Healing With Mayorkas at the Helm of DHS
    • Dec 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    Hope for Healing With Mayorkas at the Helm of DHS

    Great excitement as the nation celebrates Alejandro Mayorkas' nomination to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Many wait...
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    The Road Ahead: Processing U.S. Visas Amidst A Global Pandemic
    • Dec 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Road Ahead: Processing U.S. Visas Amidst A Global Pandemic

    Background In April 2020, the White House implemented Presidential Proclamation 10014 (P.P. 10014). It sought to halt the entrance of...
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    Court Protects H-1B Workers, A Victory For Economic Development
    • Dec 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    Court Protects H-1B Workers, A Victory For Economic Development

    Since the beginning of the month, at least three federal courts have handed down adverse rulings in connection with Administration...
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    Tough Climb Ahead as Biden Seeks to Negate 4 Years of Harsh Immigration Policies
    • Dec 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Tough Climb Ahead as Biden Seeks to Negate 4 Years of Harsh Immigration Policies

    The Migration Policy Institute, a think tank that is generally supportive of liberal immigration policies, has identified at least 400...
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    S.386 Poised To Become Law, Indian Nationals Stand To Benefit
    • Dec 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    S.386 Poised To Become Law, Indian Nationals Stand To Benefit

    BACKGROUND On December 2, 2020 the Senate passed The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act or S.386. For many years, persons applying...
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    Court Saves OPT, International Students Cheer
    • Dec 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Court Saves OPT, International Students Cheer

    On Monday November 29, 2020, D.C. U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton ruled against The Washington Alliance of Technology Workers who...
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    Trump to Issue Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship
    • Nov 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    Trump to Issue Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship

    Despite an arguably flawed interpretation of the 14th Amendment that the U.S. Supreme Court has previously found to guarantee U.S....
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    Reduced Unemployment May Help H-1B Plaintiffs
    • Nov 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Reduced Unemployment May Help H-1B Plaintiffs

    As unemployment rebounds, the Administration loses its justification for denying H-1B status to persons who are otherwise eligible to...
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    Public Charge Rule Lives... Again... For Now
    • Nov 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    Public Charge Rule Lives... Again... For Now

    Earlier today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit entered an administrative stay of the lower district court's ruling. The...
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    U.S. Federal Court Strikes Down Public Charge Rule Yet Again
    • Nov 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    U.S. Federal Court Strikes Down Public Charge Rule Yet Again

    BREAKING: A federal district court has just granted summary judgment vacating the Trump Administration's enhanced "Public Charge Rule" in...
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    USCIS's Big Ban on Blanks!
    • Oct 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    USCIS's Big Ban on Blanks!

    It is unsurprising that this Administration, which brought us policies like "Zero Tolerance Family Separation" and "No Dark Courtrooms",...
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    U.S. State Department Proposing to Eliminate "B-1 in Lieu of H" Visas.
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    U.S. State Department Proposing to Eliminate "B-1 in Lieu of H" Visas.

    The U.S. State Department has announced plans to summarily terminate "B-1 in lieu of H" visas. Immigration lawyers have been regularly...
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    Get USCIS to Waive the Interview for Your U.S. Permanent Residence
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Get USCIS to Waive the Interview for Your U.S. Permanent Residence

    Year after year, countless foreign nationals obtain U.S. permanent residence by marrying U.S. citizens and filing to Adjust Status....
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    Au Pair Program Crippled with Immediate Moratorium
    • Oct 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    Au Pair Program Crippled with Immediate Moratorium

    The U.S. Department of State ("DOS") is immediately imposing a moratorium on growth in the J-1 Au Pair Program. This program permits...
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    Administration Raises the Bar on H-1B Eligibility
    • Oct 7, 2020
    • 1 min

    Administration Raises the Bar on H-1B Eligibility

    The Administration is publishing rules that will change the computation of prevailing wage levels, the effect of which will make it more...
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    Annual "Green Card" Lottery (DV-2022) Opens on October 7, 2020!
    • Oct 7, 2020
    • 1 min

    Annual "Green Card" Lottery (DV-2022) Opens on October 7, 2020!

    The annual Diversity Visa Program a/k/a "the Green Card Lottery" will be open for registration from Wednesday October 7, 2020 (12:00 p.m....
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    More Premium Processing: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul?
    • Oct 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    More Premium Processing: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul?

    While the expansion of premium processing will be hailed by many foreign nationals as a godsend, we should all be cautiously optimistic...
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    Major Fee Hike to Affect Immigration Applications Postmarked After October 1, 2020.
    • Sep 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Major Fee Hike to Affect Immigration Applications Postmarked After October 1, 2020.

    Due to the hefty increase in U.S. immigration fees that goes into effect at the end of this week, foreign nationals are assiduously...
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