New Public Charge Rule No Longer in Effect
The Biden administration ended the use of the new Public Charge rule put into place by the last administration. The 2019 version of the Public Charge rule affected green card [...]
H-4 Employment Authorization Saved!
The prior administration proposed regulations to take away employment authorization for H-4 spouses. An ongoing lawsuit similarly challenges the validity of these work permits for spouses of H-1B employees. [...]
H-1B Season: Act Now for Your Professional Employees
Employers should act quickly to secure top talent from around the world! H-1B is the most popular temporary work status for professionals. H-1B is also the best status for many [...]
Another Win in Court for Immigrants
A federal court has struck down two restrictive regulations that the government rushed through. Through these new rules, the government sought to make the application process more difficult for H-1B [...]
Government’s Premium Processing Changes
The government recently announced changes to its Premium Processing service. As many of our clients know, the government offers Premium Processing for certain application types to issue a decision within [...]
More Stringent H-1B Requirements Announced
A hallmark of the current administration is to constantly find ways to slow, deter, or stop immigration to the United States. The most effective ways the administration has impacted the [...]
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 [...]