Green Card Process Lengthens with New Interview Requirement
Image source: Razvan Caliman via Freeimages.com For the first time since I began practicing immigration law, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will require an interview for workers seeking green cards. This [...]
What Graduating Foreign Nationals Need to Know
The month of May brings graduation ceremonies and celebrations across the United States. For many foreign national students, this is both a time to cherish their new degree and to manage their transition from student [...]
Kane County Bar Association’s Immigration Seminar
On Thursday May 4th I'll be speaking at the Kane County Bar Association 2017 Immigration Seminar. My topic is "An Overview of Business Immigration with Relevant Updates in the Areas of Work Visas, International Students and [...]
U.S. Citizenship And Immigration Services (USCIS) & Department of Labor (DOL) Announce Further Measures to Detect H-1B Fraud & Tighten Rules
U.S. Citizenship And Immigration Services (USCIS) & Department of Labor (DOL) Announce Further Measures To Detect H-1B Visa Fraud & Tighten Rules While the H-1B petitions submitted for the lottery this cap season were [...]
BE PREPARED FOR LIKELY H-1B VISA CHANGES
Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at Freedigitalphotos.net This year’s H-1B season has many of us nervously watching President Trump’s moves. Last week the President signed executive orders to build his promised wall at the border [...]
How It All Started…And My Thanks
In weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, I want to thank you for your faith in me and for letting me help you support your foreign national employees. Helping foreign nationals has been a passion of [...]
USCIS to Raise Fees December 23, 2016
The United States Citizens and Immigrations Services (USCIS) agency has announced filing fee increases effective December 23, 2016. The average increase is 21%, but the increases range from 8% to 41% depending on the form. [...]
Proposed Rule Offers New Hope for Foreign Entrepreneurs
Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.Net A new proposed rule represents a hopeful change for foreign entrepreneurs looking to stay in the U.S. to start and grow their businesses. Currently the only [...]
Form I-9 Gets Smart
Have you ever had an employee come to you to say that the Form I-9 documentation they gave when you hired them 5 years ago was not correct? Maybe they are coming forward now with [...]
THE WAITING BEGINS: WILL YOUR H-1B CASE BE SELECTED IN THE LOTTERY THIS YEAR?
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 7, 2016, that it received significantly more H-1B petitions than allowed under the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2017. U.S. businesses use the H-1B program [...]
The 5 Best Ways to Succeed in H-1B Season
Image Source: http://www.thesocialguerrillas.com The cork is barely out of the new year’s champagne when I begin working on the H-1B petition process for clients. Yes, H-1B season is upon us and this year [...]
The STEM OPT Saga and What It Means For Employers Now
Image source: bu.com Did you know that 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies were started by immigrants or their children? Yes, 40 percent. Companies such as Kraft, Heinz, Proctor & Gamble, General Electric, [...]