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Bipartisan - Click here to view all posts
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- Senate Judiciary Committee Passes S. 744 with Bipartisan Support
  The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, in a major step towards the enactment of a wide ranging Immigration Reform Bill, passed Senate Bill S. 744 by a vote of 13 to 5 earlier this evening. The Bill now ...
Cap-Gap - Click here to view all posts
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- F-1 "Cap-Gap" Status and Work Authorization Extension No Longer Valid for FY2019 Cap
  As of October 1, 2018, F-1 “Cap-Gap” Work Authorization Ends for F-1 Students who have H-1B Petitions Still Pending in the FY2019 Cap According to USCIS regulations, “an F-1 student ...
Employment Based Visas - Click here to view all posts
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- Do H-1 Visa Holders Get Deported If They Get Fired?
  People who hold an H-1B employment visa are permitted to enter and stay within the United States on the grounds that they will perform highly specialized work at their place of occupation. But what ...
- U.S. Employers Will Need to Renew or Gain New H-1B Petitions Soon
  Does your business employ any specialists that require your sponsorship to stay within the country? If so, they might need to renew their H-1B visas on April 1 st, 2017, the first day the United ...
- What is the H-1B & L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2016?
  A bipartisan bill known as the H-1B & L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2016 has recently been introduced to Congress and it is already turning heads and sparking debate. The purpose of the bill is to ...
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- Consequences of Failing to Renew a Green Card
  Those who earn Permanent Residency within the United States will be issued a green card – formally known as an I-551 card – that they must carry with them at all times. The average green ...
Firm News - Click here to view all posts
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- New Fees for H-1B and L-1 Visas
  As has been widely reported in the media, the Omnibus spending bill signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 18, 2015 contained a surprise for companies who are dependent on high-skilled ...
- USILAW's NEW OFFICE LOCATION
  It is with great pleasure that USILaw is announcing the relocation of its offices to 10220 River Road, Suite 207, Potomac, MD 20854, USA, effective immediately. Our phone and email contacts remain the ...
- USILAW's NEW OFFICE LOCATION
  It is with great pleasure that USILAW is announcing the relocation of its offices to 10220 River Road, Suite 207, Potomac, MD 20854, USA, effective immediately. Our phone and email contacts remain the ...
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- Will Divorce Affect My Immigration Status?
  Are you currently in the United States on a visa that was granted to you based on your spouse’s application or citizenship? If so, your immigration status may be affected in the event that you ...
- Consequences of Failing to Renew a Green Card
  Those who earn Permanent Residency within the United States will be issued a green card – formally known as an I-551 card – that they must carry with them at all times. The average green ...
H-1B - Click here to view all posts
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- U.S. Department of Labor Delays Effective Date of Trump Era Wage Increases for H-1B Visas and PERM
  DOL to Evaluate Wage Data, and Fully Review Proposed Rules The USDOL further extended the effective date of Trump Era draconian measures on H-1B visa and PERM wage requirements that were intended to ...
- USCIS Extends Suspension of Premium Processing for FY2019 Cap-Subject Petitions and Issues New Suspension of Premium Processing for Additional H-1B Petitions
  All Premium Processing Suspensions Detailed by the USCIS will Remain in Effect Until February 19, 2019 (With the New Suspensions Starting on September 11, 2018) On August 28, 2018, the USCIS issued an ...
- USCIS Rejection of H-1B Petitions Increases Dramatically
  USCIS Is Rejecting Petitions Ignoring Precedent and Court Decisions USCIS has dramatically increased the rejection of H-1B petitions of all types including H-1B Cap, H-1B Extensions and H1-B ...
H-4 Dependent Spouses - Click here to view all posts
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- Employment Authorization for Certain H-4, E, L Nonimmigrant Dependent Spouses
  Automatic E/L-2 Work Authorization Without EAD, Automatic Extension of H-4 EAD U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in settling a lawsuit has agreed to implement the following, effective ...
- Employment Authorization for H-4 Spouses
  As part of the Executive Action on Immigration announced by President Barack Obama in November 2014, the Department of Homeland Security announced new rules today that will enable spouses on H-4 ...
- Employment Authorization for H-4 Spouses
  As part of the Executive Action on Immigration announced by President Barack Obama in November 2014, the Department of Homeland Security announced new rules today that will enable spouses on H-4 ...
Immigration - Click here to view all posts
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- President Biden's Measures on Immigration
  Grand Ambition and Positive Regulatory Actions Immediately upon taking office, President Biden enacted a series of Administrative and Regulatory Actions to stop the anti-immigration policies of his ...
- Immigration Updates
  USCIS May Re-Consider Adverse H-1B Decisions and Provide Pathway to Approval Public Charge Rule Rescinded The USCIS on Friday, March 12, 2021 announced that it may “reopen and/or ...
- Biden Administration Introduces Immigration Reform Proposal
  Pathway to Legalized Status and Citizenship for Undocumented ‘Noncitizens’ Reform of Employment Immigration including Wage Based Allocation of H-1B Visas Additional Immigration Friendly ...
Immigration Reform Bill - Click here to view all posts
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- President Biden's Immigration Proposal
  President Biden’s Immigration Proposal Republican Senators Pour Cold Water. Indicate Narrower Bill Maybe Possible. President Biden’s comprehensive immigration proposals arrived on Capitol ...
- Chicago Tech Leaders Worried Immigration Reform Will Hurt Industry
  Industry leaders in the technology sector have expressed concerns over how the Trump administration’s proposed changes to immigration law could affect their own companies and the American ...
- THE PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ACTION ON IMMIGRATION
  The President’s Immigration Accountability Executive Actions announced last month contained a raft of measures principally aimed towards providing relief for individuals in the United States who ...
In the News - Click here to view all posts
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- Trump's DHS Makes Last Gasp Efforts to Eliminate H-1B Visa Program
  Trump’s DHS Makes Last Gasp Efforts to Eliminate H-1B Visa Program DHS and DOL Rules Aim to Make H-1B Filings Impossible The Trump Administration in its assault on immigration has, in a last ...
- President Biden Puts All Recent Trump Regulations in Abeyance
  President Biden Puts All Recent Trump Regulations in Abeyance Trump Regulations to Decapitate Business Immigration Withdrawn or Postponed President Biden went into action immediately after his ...
- President Biden's Immigration Proposal
  President Biden’s Immigration Proposal Republican Senators Pour Cold Water. Indicate Narrower Bill Maybe Possible. President Biden’s comprehensive immigration proposals arrived on Capitol ...
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- Immigration-Related Violations More Heavily Penalized
  The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) used its administrative powers to implement higher monetary, civil, and criminal penalties to be used against employers who violated the Immigration ...
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- USCIS Issues New Policy Memorandum on Adjudications
  Effective September 11, 2018 USCIS Empowered to Make Determinations Without Issuing RFEs and NOIDs USCIS has dramatically increased the rejection of H-1B petitions of all types including H-1B Cap, ...
Naturalization - Click here to view all posts
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- Will Divorce Affect My Immigration Status?
  Are you currently in the United States on a visa that was granted to you based on your spouse’s application or citizenship? If so, your immigration status may be affected in the event that you ...
- Naturalization Eligibility Requirements Clarified by USCIS
  Over the past couple years, more and more lawful permanent residents are deciding to gain naturalization here in the United States. Despite this encouraging rise, the process of naturalization ...
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- USCIS to Begin Implementation of NTA (Notices to Appear) Policy Memorandum on October 1, 2018
  The USCIS intends to take an “Incremental Approach” when Implementing the NTA Policy Memorandum On June 28, 2018, the USCIS released a Policy Memorandum called “Updated Guidance for ...
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- Senate to 'Mark-up' Title IV of S.744: Employment Based Visas
  The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, headed by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), will continue the ‘Mark-up’ of Senate Bill S.744 on Tuesday, May 14 th, 2013. The Committee will debate and ...
- Senate to 'Mark-up' Title IV of S.744: Employment Based Visas
  The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, headed by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), will continue the ‘Mark-up’ of Senate Bill S.744 on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013. The Committee will debate and ...
Visas - Click here to view all posts
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- Department of State Releases Visa Bulletin for October 2018
  The October 2018 Visa Bulletin Contains EB-1 Retrogression that is Unprecedented for the Start of the Fiscal Year The Department of State has released the visa bulletin for the month of October. ...
- US Colleges Using Legal Loophole to Help Students Get Visas
  A number of U.S. colleges are using a legal ambiguity to help international entrepreneurs stay in America after graduating by hiring them upon graduation. While most foreign students would be required ...
- Despite Rate Hikes, India Receives Majority of H-1B Visas
  Despite a hike in fees, India continues to receive a considerable share of the United States government’s H-1B visas. According to US Ambassador to India Richard Verma, who was present at the ...