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New Waiver Offers Travel Rights to Relatives of U.S. Citizens
On March 4, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (the “USCIS”) will being accepting applications for so-called “unlawful presence waivers,” which will offer new hope for spouses,...
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The Immigration Innovation Act
Just days ago, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators announced their support for a bill that would greatly increase the number of highly-skilled immigrants who could legally enter and reside in the...
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U.S. Needs More College-Educated Foreign Nationals
According to a recent study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) roughly 25 percent of the 255 million people in the world with a bachelor’s degree currently reside...
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New Hope for Lasting Immigration Reform
Late last month, the press reported that a bipartisan group of senators had reached agreement on the outline for immigration reform legislation that could provide a lasting solution to multiple...
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New Class of Entrepreneur Visas Coming?
As the push for immigration reform gains momentum on Capitol Hill, more bipartisan immigration measures are being introduced, some of which have a good chance of being incorporated into any sweeping...
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USCIS Proposes Changes to EB-5 Policy for Foreign Investors
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (the “USCIS”) published on Feb. 14, 2013, a revised draft of a proposed policy memo concerning the Immigrant Investor Program (otherwise known as the...
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Looming Budget Cuts Could Delay Travel
According to published reports, the Department of State (“DOS”) has warned that sequestration-related spending cuts could result in “major setbacks” for visa processing and travel screening delays at...
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Byzantine Pathways to Legal Immigration Need Reform
A recent post on the Washington Post’s WonkBlog brilliantly illustrates, with a Rube Goldberg style flow chart, just how complex and lengthy the pathways to legal immigration in the U.S. have become....
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U.S.-Canada Business Travel Guide Released to Public
The Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters association and the global law firm of Baker & McKenzie recently released a comprehensive overview of visa categories applicable to U.S.-Canada business...
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Employers and Employees: Take Note of Senate’s Immigration Reform Bill
The bipartisan bill on immigration reform introduced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday of this past week does not even have a number assigned to it yet, but already it has drawn more attention and...
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U.S. Losing Immigrant Scientists to Canada – Reform Needed Now
For many years now, U.S. employers have increasingly looked to hire immigrant professionals with degrees in the so-called STEM fields: science; technology; engineering; and math. This is not a matter...
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The New Merit-Based Point System for Immigration Proposed by S. 744
Senate Bill No. 744, known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, was introduced in the Senate on April 16, 2013, and passed by the Senate in late June,...
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Changes Coming in Family-based Immigration?
Senate Bill No. 744, known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, was introduced in the Senate on April 16, 2013, is now being considered by the House of...
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NOW Is The Time For Green Card Holders To Apply For Children And Spouse Visas
As mentioned previously on this blog, NOW is the time for permanent residents of the U.S. (“green card” holders) to apply for visas to bring their foreign spouses and children under the age of 21 to...
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What International College Students Need to Know
Across the country, students are preparing for another semester of their college education. Many of these students are international students who are foreign nationals in the U.S. on a visa. In...
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Visa Bulletin for September Offers More Good News
Each month the Department of State issues a bulletin summarizing the availability of immigrant numbers for the upcoming month, and its September Visa Bulletin continues August’s trend with more good...
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How to Ensure That Your Business Is Complying with I-9 Requirements
Form 1-9 is an incredibly important – and often used – document for employers. Form I-9 is used to document the verification of the identity and employment authorization of each new employee (both...
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USCIS Inspector General Issues Report regarding L Visas
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued a report to the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service (USCIS) regarding the implementation of L-1 visa regulations. The report contains...
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California Extends Deadline to Consider Early Prison Release for Immigration...
Source: Google Images Creative Commons California is currently considering a number of possible solutions to its prison overcrowding problems – one of which is an early release of immigration...
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2013 Sees Surge in State Immigration Laws
Source: Google Images Creative Commons Federal immigration reform may be on the backburner for the time being, but a new report issued last month shows that there has been a recent surge in...
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