On September 4, Attorney General Jeff Sessions instructed Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Elaine Duke to terminate the DACA program after an “orderly and efficient wind-down process.” This has left a great many people with a great many questions, so we’ve tried to answer some of them here. If you have...
High Stakes Negotiation Impacts Immigration to Avoid Government Shutdown
The U.S. Government will shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, January 20th, 2018 if lawmakers fail to reach an agreement on some kind of spending bill.
This past Thursday night, the Republicans in the House of Representatives reached a compromise and rallied around a short-term government spending plan which most politicians hope will keep...
PRESS RELEASE: NPZ LAW GROUP, P.C. – OUR U.S. IMMIGRATION LAWYERS WILL TRAVEL TO INDIA TO VISIT FRIENDS, CLIENTS AND PRESENT U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW UPDATES.
Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group is pleased to announce that, during the month of February 2018, U.S. Immigration Attorneys, David Nachman Esq. and Snehal Batra, Esq. will be visiting India and meeting with corporate (and other) clients and friends. They will be visiting Mumbai, and Gujarat. Mr. Nachman and Ms. Batra will be...
In Focus: Arab Immigration into Europe
USCIS SAYS IT IS NOT CONSIDERING CHANGES TO H-1B EXTENSION RULES
The H-1B visa program generally allows a foreign employee to work for a specific sponsoring American employer. As is true in many employment situations, the location of work can change. USCIS has published a policy memorandum making clear that USCIS may request detailed documentation to ensure a legitimate employer-employee relationship is maintained while an...
USCIS SAYS IT IS NOT CONSIDERING CHANGES TO H-1B EXTENSION RULES
In a news update on January 8, 2018, the McClatchy DC news service reported that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has stated that it not considering a regulatory change to the H-1B extension rules, as had previously been reported in a December 30, 2017 article by McClatchy DC. In particular, USCIS...
USCIS Clarifies Proxy Vote Use for Certain Intracompany Transferee Visa Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued updated policy guidance clarifying that a proxy vote must be irrevocable to establish the requisite control of a company in an L-1 visa petition.
A U.S. or foreign employer may file an L-1 visa petition to temporarily transfer a foreign employee to the U.S. from one...
Comunicado da Secretaria de Comunicação
Imigração
Divulgado em 9 de janeiro de 2018
O presidente Donald J. Trump acabou de concluir uma bem-sucedida reunião bipartidária e bicameral sobre a reforma da imigração. Durante a parte da reunião realizada a portas fechadas, eles chegaram a um acordo para negociar a...
Statement from the Press Secretary
IMMIGRATION
Issued on: January 9, 2018
President Donald J. Trump just concluded a successful bipartisan and bicameral meeting on immigration reform. During the closed-door...
USCIS Reminds Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone of May 21 Termination
Congressman Howard Berman (for himself, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) introduced the "American Dream Act" (Bill H.R.1275) on March 1, 2007 in the House of Representatives to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) of 1996...