On January 17, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) published its final adaptation of the International Entrepreneur (IE) Rule (“Rule”). The Rule authorizes DHS to exercise its discretion to grant parole to foreign entrepreneurs who would provide a significant public benefit to the United States. Significant public benefit includes... read more →
Jun
02
May
12
WHAT IS J-1 VISA AND WHEN IS A WAIVER REQUIRED? A J-1 visa is a nonimmigrant exchange visitor visa. There are multiple types of J-1 visas such as: au pair, work/study and research scholars. Generally speaking, the theory of the J-1 visa is to offer foreign nationals an opportunity to... read more →
May
05
On April 27th, USCIS issued updated policy guidance instructing officers to give deference to prior determinations when adjudicating extension requests, essentially reinstating long-standing ‘prior deference’ policy that was established in 2004 and later rescinded in 2017. Effective immediately, USCIS officers are instructed to give deference to prior determinations when adjudicating... read more →
Apr
28
Recently, there have been a surge of #immigration themed posts on social media platforms promising an easy path to adjustment of status, a process whereby an applicant can legalize their immigration status without leaving the United States. The attorneys in believe they have found easy solutions for hopefuls stuck in... read more →
Apr
21
Most individuals who apply to adjust their status inside the U.S. must provide evidence that they were inspected and admitted or paroled upon their last entry into the U.S. But what happens when you cannot find proof of your last entry? Do not worry. There are several ways to obtain... read more →
Apr
07
Recently the Secretary of Homeland Security has made several major announcements, including offering Temporary Protective Status or “TPS” for people from Burma, also known as Myanmar, and re-opening the registration period for Syrians. BURMA: On March 12, 2021, Secretary Mayorkas designated Burma for TPS lasting 18-months. Burma is currently facing... read more →
Mar
24
El 8 de marzo de 2021 el Secretario del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional declaró el Estatus de Protección Temporal ("TPS") para Venezuela. En consecuencia, los ciudadanos venezolanos que actualmente residen en los Estados Unidos y que pueden demostrar que llegaron aquí el 8 de marzo de 2021 o antes y... read more →
Mar
17
On March 8, 2021, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security declared Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for Venezuela. Consequently, Venezuelan citizens currently residing in the United States who can demonstrate they arrived here on or before March 8, 2021 and have been physically present here since March 9 until... read more →
Jan
31
H-1B season is upon us again. The H-1B cap lottery may have changes again this year. Traditionally, employers flock to file their H-1B cap petitions in the first week of April to compete for the annual 85,000 quotas. This meant that employers and their attorneys had to prepare complete submissions... read more →
Jan
25
At the end of last year, the Department of Homeland Security published a Federal Register notice establishing an automatic nine-month extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and work authorization benefits for TPS holders from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. The previous TPS and work authorization period was... read more →