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…
DetailsPresident 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…
DetailsYou 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…
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsIf 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…
DetailsIn 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…
DetailsAre 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…
DetailsHelp 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…
DetailsToday, 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,…
DetailsIf 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…
DetailsIf 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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