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Feeling Lucky? Apply for the Green Card Lottery!
The Department of State has released details for the 2019 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2019), more commonly known as the “green card lottery.” For fiscal year 2018, 50,000 diversity [...]
STEM Workers Continue to Play Important Role in American Economy
The American Immigration Council recently released Foreign-born STEM Workers in the United States, a fact sheet that describes the role that foreign-born workers play in the country’s STEM (science, technology, [...]
USCIS Released Revised Form I-9
USCIS recently released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Instructions for how to download Form I-9 are available on the Form I-9 page. Employers can use [...]
USCIS Announces Major Changes to Green Card Application Process
Immigration law has always been fluid and clients and lawyers alike need to be prepared for ever-changing regulations and processes, especially in this political climate. USCIS recently announced new [...]
Administration Announces Rescission of DACA Program
As expected, Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced the rescission of the DACA program with a six-month delay to give Congress time to consider a legislative solution. A memo [...]
New Green Card Application Redesigned with a More Thorough Probe in Mind
U.S. Immigration Services recently unveiled the redesigned Form I-485, the application for foreign-nationals to apply for adjustment of status (a green card) within the United States. The new form [...]
Increasing Importance of Compliance with Immigration Laws: Electronic Devices Searched at Airports
The Department of Homeland Security recently issued a fact sheet regarding its enhanced aviation security measures for all commercial flights to the United States. The measures include heightened screening of [...]
Let the Good Times (and helpful tips) Roll
Our firm recently attended this year’s American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) national conference in New Orleans, which provides the opportunity for immigration attorneys from across the country to gather [...]
Trump Delays Start of International Entrepreneur Immigration Status
The international entrepreneur status would have offered foreign-born entrepreneurs a unique pathway to live and work in the US for 3 to 6 years while developing their business. Signed by [...]