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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...
Nov 4, 20201 min read
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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...
Nov 2, 20202 min read
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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",...
Oct 22, 20203 min read
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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...
Oct 20, 20202 min read
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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....
Oct 12, 20202 min read
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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...
Oct 8, 20202 min read
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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...
Oct 7, 20201 min read
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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....
Oct 7, 20201 min read
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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...
Oct 1, 20202 min read
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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...
Sep 28, 20201 min read
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DHS Plans on Completely Eliminating Flexible "Duration of Status" Admissions
Traditionally, certain nonimmigrant foreign nationals, such as students, exchange visitors, and foreign media personnel (F, J, and I...
Sep 24, 20201 min read
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USCIS Retroactively Imposes Public Charge Requirement, Requests Burdensome I-944 Forms
Earlier today, USCIS announced, effective immediately, it would be imposing the enhanced public charge rule on applications for U.S....
Sep 22, 20201 min read
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U.S. Federal Judge Denies USCIS's Request to Dismiss H-1B Class-Action Lawsuit.
Last week, a federal judge in California, Judge Susan van Keulen, denied a request by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) to...
Sep 21, 20201 min read
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U.S. Senate Declines to Grant TPS to Venezuelans
Yesterday, lawmakers attempting to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Venezuelan nationals failed in the Senate. The...
Sep 17, 20201 min read
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Crippling USCIS's National Benefits Center Hurts Economic Recovery
While a massive planned layoff at that facility had been recently scrapped, a threat to the contractors working there has nevertheless...
Sep 15, 20201 min read
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AILA Files Lawsuit to Prevent Substantial USCIS Fee Hikes
The American Immigration Lawyers Association has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security seeking to enjoin the...
Aug 24, 20201 min read
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Some U.S. Consulates Place Additional Requirements on E-2 Visa Business Plans
Frugal non-immigrant entrepreneurs planning on saving money by writing their own business plans may not be able to do so in the future....
Aug 21, 20201 min read
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USCIS Permits Use of EAD Approval Notice in Lieu of EAD ID Card Until End of Year
Foreign nationals have not been receiving their Employment Authorization ID cards (called "EADs") because USCIS is having an issue with...
Aug 20, 20202 min read
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U.S. Embassies and Consulates to Resume Limited Visa Services
As of July 15, 2020, U.S. Visa Services have begun resuming as Foreign Service Employees continue to gradually return to the U.S....
Jul 17, 20201 min read
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