What to Expect on Immigration from the Biden Administration
For the past four years, the U.S. immigration community and everyone who serves it have felt under siege. The Trump administration has enacted over 400 immigration policy changes. That’s one change every 3.65 days the administration has been in office. It’s a lot to keep up with. And they’re not done yet. Weary from the […]
Travel Bans Not Lifted – Airport Screenings End
Travel Ban Remains in Place for certain countries. silhouette plane in the air The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have published an advanced copy of a Notification of Termination of Arrival Restrictions which will be published in the Federal Register on September 15, 2020. Effective September 14, 2020, at 12:01 am (ET), […]
Navigating the U.S. Immigration Labyrinth Right Now
Photo by Susan Yin on Unsplash Two summers ago, before my sons entered high school, we took a family trip to Italy. It seemed like the perfect time – my sons were old enough to appreciate the trip but not so busy they could not go. I could never have imagined then how grateful I’d […]
USCIS Budget Crisis
In May, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) notified Congress that the agency predicted a budget shortfall for the remainder of 2020, reportedly due to a lower volume of filings received during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency requested a $1.2 billion bailout from Congress and noted that, if it did not receive the money, it […]
Visa Articles to Review
Two articles from 2020 discuss some issues for which you need to be aware. Following are the articles and the bullet points for each: Article: USCIS Informs 13,000 Federal Employees of Potential Furloughs Without Emergency Funding The potential furloughing of 13,000+ workers with USCIS will adversely affect processing times for applications for various immigration benefits. […]
Charting the Course for H-1Bs and Other Visas Through COVID-19
U.S. Immigration laws and regulations have always required immigration attorneys to have a certain level of creativity to problem solve. Keeping current on regulation changes, combined with creativity, helped me navigate the paths to my clients’ goals even when they took unexpected turns. Over time, I got to know the terrain well and could […]
COVID-19
Charting the Course for Visas during COVID-19 Update May 2020 – The current administration has added layers of complexity that have required my creativity to keep pace for Visas during COVID19. The pandemic has taken creative problem solving and preparedness to a whole new level. I recently wrote about six situations with which I am […]
How Biden Plans to Change Immigration
Biden plans to change immigration The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) of which I am a member recently posted the a flyer about how Biden plans to change immigration. Here are the highlights: DACA remains in place. (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). Deportations were paused for 100 days starting January 22, 2021. Travel bans from […]