Immigrants Contribute Substantially to U.S. Economy
We all know that the U.S. relies on immigrants to help grow our economy. Immigrants have always been an important part of the fabric of our country. In 2018, foreign-born [...]
America’s Cities Need Immigrants – Now More Than Ever
With our admittedly biased opinion, we often write (and talk to presidential candidates) about how immigrants help drive the nation’s economy. Unfortunately, since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the current administration [...]
Helpful Exceptions in Executive Order Impacting Temporary Workers
Earlier this summer we wrote about the executive order that prevented some individuals with temporary employment authorization from receiving visas to enter the U.S. Since then, the Department of State [...]
Premium Processing is Back!
Immigration Services suspended premium processing services back in March, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning June 1, 2020 USCIS again began to accept premium processing for all eligible I-140 Immigrant [...]
New Executive Order Does Not Affect Individuals Who Are Already in the U.S.
The most recent executive order focuses mostly on individuals seeking to enter the U.S. with temporary employment authorization. It is unfortunately another scare tactic to intimidate immigrants and employers. [...]
H-1B Cap Season Results
Congratulations again to all of our first-time H-1B employees! These applications won big this year – all Dayzad Law H-1B applications that were selected in the lottery and submitted in [...]
COVID-19 Immigration Update Webinar
Watch my webinar recording to learn about the following immigration updates in the COVID-19 era: Immigration Options Still Available COVID-19 Travel Restrictions and Solutions U.S. Consulate Emergency Appointments Question & [...]
COVID-19 and the Public Charge Rule
We have previously written about how the government has ramped up its scrutiny of green card and temporary work status applications using the public charge rule. Since then, the COVID-19 [...]
Executive Order of April 22 Not a Big Deal for Most Immigrants
Earlier this week, the president wrote a cryptic tweet that threw the immigration community into confusion. The tweet indicated that the government would temporarily suspend legal immigration into the United [...]
USCIS H-1B Delays
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that employers should expect a delay of receipt notices and processing of H-1B cap-subject petitions until at least May 1, 2020, due to the [...]