On December 27, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) issued a decision in Matter of…
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced changes to the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)…
The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced an increase in government filing fees effective December 23, 2016. The…
One of the most sacred principles of the U.S. criminal justice system holds that defendants are presumed innocent until proven…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that effective November 29, 2016 all People’s Republic of China passport holders…
The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) has set out its directives to offer immigration relief measures for those persons…
U.S. employers must carefully screen their recruitment process and advertisement language relating to the citizenship status of job applicants. The Department…
William J. Flynn, III, shareholder in our Immigration group, penned a Letter to the Editor which appeared in the Tampa…
On August 26, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed an advance copy of its notice of proposed…
In May, we began a series discussing some of the issues faced by foreign entrepreneurs when starting businesses in the…
The U.S. Department of State has published the monthly “Visa Bulletin” for August 2016. The Visa Bulletin is a government…
Future travel to the United States by Chinese B-1/B-2 Visa holders will be affected beginning in November, 2016. The United…
USCIS just revamped their online InfoPass website which allows you to schedule an appointment at one of their numerous field…
Applicants for nonimmigrant visas in India are currently experiencing increased wait times for interview appointments at the U.S. Consular Posts.…
On May 3, 2016, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Verification and Document Liaison Committee met with USCIS’ Verification Division…
Navigating the legal landscape when starting a business can be tricky, and this is especially true when doing so in…
During World War II there were thousands of Filipinos who bravely enlisted to fight for our United States. More than…
On May 3, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a proposed rule that seeks to increase filing…
On April 7, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had reached the congressionally mandated H-1B cap…
On Friday, March 11, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the long-awaited final rule relating to Optical…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has created the Known Employer pilot, which is only limited to nine preselected…
“As the digital experience becomes more and more essential in our everyday lives, companies are searching for ways to continuously…
The most common H work visa is the H-1B which is for “specialty occupations.” A specialty occupation is one that…
On January 15, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule in the Federal Register, amending its…
Effective December 18, 2015, President Obama signed into Law The Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 114-113) which increases fees for…
The Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) recently released a Technical Assistance Letter…
On December 31, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register, entitled “Retention…