Startup Visa Announced
President Obama revealed signs of new regulations today aimed at helping startup founders have a new legal pathway to living in the US. Under this new proposal, investors, researchers and entrepreneurs…
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Ongoing Changes to STEM OPT
You may have heard in the news about challenges to the STEM OPT program. OPT is Optional Practical Training. It is a way for F-1 students to work in the…
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It’s like a USCIS Flash Sale on H-1Bs and L-1s
On September 30, 2015, Public Law 111-230 sunset. Since 2010, this law has required additional filing fees of $2,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $2,250 for certain L-1A and L-1B…
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When H1-B Employers Must File H-1B Worksite Amendments
If your H1-B employee changes worksites, must you, the employer, file an amended H-1B petition with USCIS? Yesterday USCIS released a new policy memorandum answering this question. By interpreting the April…
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Asylum-Seekers in Family Detention
In June ICE announced that it would be changing its family detention policy to decrease the amount of time families seeking asylum spend there. Reports indicate that the effect is…
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Need to return 3-Year Work Permit?
Are you a DACA recipient? Did you get a 3-year EAD (Employment Authorization Document), or work permit, that was issued after February 16, 2015? If so, you are required to…
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Calling all immigrant entrepreneurs and investors who love the US!
Help USCIS create a legal immigration status for entrepreneurs and startup-founders! You can be a part of the process of creating this important new mechanism for immigrants to contribute to…
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Immigration for Same-Sex Married Couples
Today, in a historic ruling, the Supreme Court legalized the constitutional right to marriage for same-sex couples. We celebrate this victory for equality of all people. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy,…
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Blanket L Petition
If you are an employer who frequently petitions to transfer employees from your multinational offices to the U.S. as managers, executives, or individuals with specialized knowledge, you might consider a…
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The L1-B for Intracompany Transferees with Specialized Knowledge
If your company has at least two offices, one in the U.S. and one abroad, your company might be able to petition for an employee with specialized knowledge to be transferred to…
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