On November 24th the USCIS announced, in the FEDERAL REGISTER, proposed changes to the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9.

Many of the proposed changes to Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 are intended to help reduce "technical errors" and to help customers complete the Form on their computer after they have downloaded it from the...

In August 2015, we had indicated through one of our Articles, KEEP HOPES ALIVE: EADS & ACCEPTING JOB PROMOTIONS AFTER AN I-140 APPROVAL IS SOON GOING TO BE A REALITY, that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working on a proposed rule that will allow certain Beneficiaries of an...

 

Upon approval of H-1B petition by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)[1], foreign nationals residing abroad may need to go to the U.S. Consulate/Embassy to get an H-1B visa stamped into their passport before they can travel to and enter the United States. Before going for the visa interview, it is very...

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: In a disappointing but unsurprising decision, a divided panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the federal government's appeal of the preliminary injunction that has temporarily stopped President Obama's latest deferred action initiatives from being implemented. This decision clears the way for the Obama Administration to...

COMUNICADO DE PRENSA - PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA: En una decisión decepcionante, pero poco sorprendente, un panel dividido de la Corte del Quinto Circuito de Apelaciones rechazó la apelación de la medida cautelar que ha detenido temporalmente últimas iniciativas de acción diferida del presidente Obama de ser implementado por el gobierno federal. Esta decisión despeja...

 

On October 19, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed to amend its F-1 nonimmigrant student visa regulations on optional practical training (OPT) for certain students with degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) from U.S. institutions of higher education. The comments are due by November 18, 2015. In addition to improving...

This the season to be jolly . . . but it is also the season when international travel can be a folly. Many foreign nationals will be traveling outside the U.S. during the holidays. This holiday travel usually extends from the end of December through the middle of January. Of course, for some, holiday...

Esta es la temporada para estar alegre… pero también es la época en que los viajes internacionales pueden ser una locura. Muchos extranjeros van a viajar fuera de los EE.UU. durante las vacaciones. Este viaje de vacaciones por lo general se extiende desde finales de diciembre hasta mediados de enero. Por supuesto, para algunos,...

Removing Conditions on a Green Card in cases of Abandonment or abuse from Nachman Phulwani...