What Immigrants Should Know About Filing Taxes
Tax Day—April 15—is fast approaching. Even if you’re not a U.S. citizen, you must file a tax return if you’re considered a “resident alien” for tax purposes. Like U.S. immigration…
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Reducing Foreign Student Training Program Hurts U.S. Economy
Restricting international student participation in the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program would have big consequences for the U.S. economy, according to a study by the Business Roundtable. The Trump administration’s…
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Study Finds Strong Public Support for Highly Skilled Immigrants
A survey of 12 countries by the Pew Research Center found strong public support to welcome immigrants into their country including in the U.S., but only if they are highly…
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Legislation Seeks to Throw Out Green Card Limits Per Country
Legislation introduced in the House and Senate this month would eliminate the seven percent per-country limit on employment-based green cards. Called the “Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act,” the joint legislation…
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What You Need to Know for Success in This Year’s H-1B Lottery
The Alcorn Immigration Law team’s H-1B season began in December. Since then, we’ve been working with employers preparing H-1B visa applications for the April lottery. Given the increased scrutiny, requests…
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Love and Marriage, Divorce and Removal of Green Card Conditions
When Rohan* filed for his green card, he and his American wife, Kristen*, had just returned from their honeymoon in Hawaii. They felt relaxed and blissful. Rohan decided to file…
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Coming Home
As the plane touched down in LAX, I remember the welcome wave of the California poppies blowing in the wind in the spaces between the runway. I remember sitting in…
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All You Need Is Love—and Alcorn
Mei’s parents immigrated from Taiwan to the U.S. decades ago. Her parents would take her to visit relatives in Taiwan from infancy until she left home for college. As an…
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A Happy Ending to a Romance Gone Wrong
When Ji-hye* married her husband, she thought she found her happily ever after. Ji-hye came to the U.S. from South Korea to attend a university. She had dreamed of leaving…
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What’s the Fastest Way for My Fiancée to Get a Green Card?
That’s what Luca*, who has a green card and a fiancée living over overseas, asked us recently: What would be the quicker way for his fiancée Maja* to get a…
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