On January 27, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order relating to visa issuance, screening procedures, and refugees. The Executive Order is titled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States." Designated countries are those identified in INA §217(a)(12) and later added to the list of countries with Visa Waiver restrictions...

On January 29th, DHS issued a Press Release stating that “The Department of Homeland Security will continue to enforce all of President Trump’s Executive Orders in a manner that ensures the safety and security of the American people”. President Trump’s Executive Orders remain in place—prohibited travel will remain prohibited, and the U.S. government retains...

Upon issuance of the court orders on January 28th, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) immediately began taking steps to comply with the orders. Concurrently, the Department of Homeland Security continues to work with their partners in the Departments of Justice and State to implement President Trump’s executive order on protecting the nation from...

A sweeping proposed order would, essentially, operate across a number of channels to reduce the scope of legal immigration to the United States. It also begins to lay the administrative and policy groundwork for further legislation altering the scope of legal immigration into one that, in the words of the cover memo, "prioritizes the...

QUESTION: What can we expect in terms of movement of FB-2 Final Action Dates?

ANSWER: All of the family-based categories will continue to move at a rate that is consistent with the current pace. DOS does not expect any dramatic forward movement or slowing down in the coming months. FB-2A should continue to move an...

Cash for Green Card route may get costlier by $1.5 Millions from Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ)...

THE UPCOMING ORGANISED REAL ESTATE SECTOR IN INDIA

This article is in continuance of my previous article “Modi Trumped Donald on Demonetization”. In this article, I’ll be focusing on estate planning for NRIs or investments in real estate considering the recent demonetization. The Indian Government this year notified a new act called The Real Estate...

The USCIS gave talented immigrants, including those with OPT, STEM OPT, H-1B and O-1 status, a wonderful gift at the end of 2016.

The Administration Appeals Office (AAO) of the USCIS made it far easier for exceptional and highly-educated immigrants to qualify for green cards by self-petitioning for National Interest Waivers (NIWs) by focusing...

The final version of the long-awaited U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulation, “Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers,” was recently promulgated and it is due to take effect on January 17, 2017.

The rule updates and amends current regulations and guidance concerning employment-based visa programs...

Bu mevsim mutlu olma mevsimi fakat aynı zamanda uluslararası seyahatlerin de trajik sonuçlarla karşılaşacağı bir mevsim. Bu tatil süresince bir çok yabancı uyruklu insan Birlesik Devletler dışında seyahate çıkacak. Tatil Aralik sonunda başlayıp Ocak ortasina kadar surucek. Tabiki bazıları Gümrük ve Sınır Koruma ile vakit geçirmek zorunda kalıcak. Diğerleri için ise kendi ülkelerinde Birleşik...