The H-1B visa lottery system is changing fast. And these changes may be a boon for American small businesses and startups and their H-1B candidates. Starting with the April 2020…
DetailsPhoto by Joey Csunyo on Unsplash Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. “Your questions are vital to the spread…
DetailsAlcorn Immigration Law won the Women’s Business Enterprise “Excellence in Growth Award” for being one of the fastest growing certified women-owned companies in the Pacific Region of the United States.…
DetailsLooking ahead to 2020, a lot of changes are in store for U.S. immigration policy. Not through laws passed by Congress, but through rule-making processes from Federal agencies including USCIS.…
DetailsSenators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced legislation in October that would increase the number of family and employment green cards over five years. The Resolving Extended Limbo…
DetailsU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released H-1B data, including records compelled by two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits, that continues to show the impact of Trump administration’s…
DetailsWe’re pleased to introduce Quratulann Farooqi, who goes by Cori. Cori joined the Alcorn Immigration Law team a few months ago as an associate attorney in our family immigration team.…
DetailsDraper University recently invited me to speak to participants of its Silicon Valley entrepreneurship program. In addition to covering the main pathways for international entrepreneurs to move to the U.S.…
DetailsThe American Institute of Legal Counsel has named Founder Sophie Alcorn one of the 10 best immigration lawyers in California. “I am honored to receive this award,” said Sophie. “I…
DetailsGuten Tag! Founder Sophie Alcorn will be a featured speaker at this year’s TC Disrupt Berlin, which is on December 11-12. Sophie will share the stage with Karoli Hindriks, founder…
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