Employment-Based Immigration

If you have anything to do with hiring, it is important to understand the various types of visas available to potential employees. One visa that you should be familiar with... read more →

There are a variety of options out there for athletes, coaches/trainers, referees and other people within the sports (and entertainment) community that wish to work in the United States.  There... read more →

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... read more →

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... read more →

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... read more →

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... read more →

Na cultura atual de gratificação imediata, as pessoas estão sempre procurando a maneira mais rápida de chegar ao seu objetivo. Entretanto, quando se trata de seu status imigratório e do... read more →

On June 30th, 2020, the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B Cap petition filing period closed, officially marking the end of yet another H-1B season. Unlike previous years wherein employers and... read more →