Don’t Wait 151 Years for Your Green Card!
“How can I get a green card faster than through my employer?” That’s the question we’ve been getting over and over recently, especially from Indian and Chinese software engineers in…
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Sophie Alcorn Quoted in The Atlantic About Need for a Startup Visa
The Atlantic magazine interviewed Sophie Alcorn for her expertise as Silicon Valley’s only Board Certified Immigration and Nationality Law Specialist. The resulting article, “The Trump Administration Is Driving Away Immigrant Entrepreneurs”…
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Hope for Founders Even Without International Entrepreneur Rule
Although the end is near for entrepreneur parole under the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER), startup founders have alternatives to build amazing companies in the U.S. After nearly a year of…
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Alcorn Method Success Story: Green Cards for Parents
This green-cards-for-parents story is part of an ongoing series of posts I’m writing to showcase some of the Alcorn Immigration Law team’s client success stories.* To maintain confidentiality, the name…
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VCs Champion Immigrant Founders
The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) has filed a motion in federal court designed to determine whether the Trump administration is complying with a court order to implement the International…
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Competition Down 20% in H-1B Lottery
The volume of H-1B applications submitted to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and subject to the annual cap dropped for the second consecutive year under the Trump administration. Cap-subject…
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Trump Threatens to ‘Close Up the Country’ If No Funding for Border Wall
President Trump recently threatened to “close up the country” if Congress fails to fund a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. “You can’t allow people to pour into our…
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U.S. Employers That Sponsor Employees for Visas Face More Scrutiny
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division have expanded their collaboration to share information and scrutinize employers who sponsor employees for visas and…
DetailsSophie Alcorn Certified As Only Immigration Specialist in Silicon Valley
The State Bar of California has peer-reviewed and certified our founding attorney Sophie Alcorn as a specialist in immigration and nationality law. Sophie is the only immigration specialist practicing in…
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International Gamers Eligible for Visa Reserved for Professional Athletes
Are you a well-known international gamer or team looking to compete at EVO 2018 in August in Las Vegas or another eSports tournament in the U.S.? If so, you, your…
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