Dear Family, Friends, Clients, and Colleagues,Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!Phew, what a year 2017 had been! We started 2017 with a presidential executive order that discriminated against Muslims, or otherwise known as the "travel ban." Californians and...
Final Rule on High-Skilled Non-Immigrant Workers
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Issues Final Rule on Immigrant Visa Petition Retention and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant WorkersOn November 18, 2016, DHS published a long anticipated final rule, "Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3...
Immigrants Make Valuable Contributions to U.S. Economy
New Report: The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of ImmigrationPresident-Elect Trump's controversial immigration proposals have without a doubt caused many to question the future of immigration policy and the effect it will have on our nation's immigrant community....
Foreign Students in U.S. Schools
According to Time Magazine, the number of international students in U.S. colleges and universities topped 1 million for the first time, in the 2015-2016 academic year. The data came from the Institute of International Education. Here is a breakdown of the...
NEW USCIS FEES EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 23, 2016
The Department of Homeland Security has published a new rule, effective December 23, 2016, raising filing fees for applications/petitions filed with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service ("USCIS"). The last time USCIS updated the fee schedule was on...
NEW USCIS FEES EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 23, 2016
The Department of Homeland Security has published a new rule, effective December 23, 2016, raising filing fees for applications/petitions filed with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service ("USCIS"). The last time USCIS updated the fee schedule was on...
Immigrants Make Valuable Contributions to U.S. Economy
New Report: The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of ImmigrationPresident-Elect Trump's controversial immigration proposals have without a doubt caused many to question the future of immigration policy and the effect it will have on our nation's immigrant community....
Final Rule on High-Skilled Non-Immigrant Workers
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Issues Final Rule on Immigrant Visa Petition Retention and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant WorkersOn November 18, 2016, DHS published a long anticipated final rule, "Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3...