Meet Kristopher Jay Banzon: Highly-skilled, award-winning electrical lineman. Reliable colleague. Brave hero. Our country needs more people like him. Kris keeps the power lines working during disasters. He fixes power lines while hanging at the end of a cable attached to a helicopter. His work is in the national interest. He’s a hero. What’s in…
DetailsThe new trade deal reached between the U.S., Canada and Mexico last month preserves the immigration provisions in NAFTA. That means when the new trade agreement goes into effect, it will have no impact on trade-related visas for employees. When negotiations for a trade treaty to replace NAFTA began, the Trump administration sought to slash…
DetailsA federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 300,000 Haitians, Hondurans, Salvadorans, and Sudanese currently in the U.S. Although this is good news for TPS holders and their employers, it remains only temporary. Therefore, we urge TPS holders and employers to consider obtaining a green…
DetailsThe EB-5 Regional Center Program, which was slated to expire last month, has been extended through Dec. 7 as part of the federal spending bill. Since 2015, the EB-5 Regional Center green card has been tied to the federal budget. That means whenever Congress reauthorizes the federal budget, the EB-5 program receives an extension. Many…
DetailsTwo U.S. Senators have sent a letter urging the federal government to allow the H-4 EAD (Employment Authorization Document) program to continue. Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY) sent the letter last month to Kristjen Nielsen, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and L. Francis Cissna, Director of U.S. Citizenship…
DetailsIf you’ve done some amazing things, you have a lot of U.S. immigration options. Options mean choices, and you have several choices to make regarding your path to obtaining a U.S. green card. Our clients often consider applying for either an EB-1A green card for extraordinary ability or an EB-2 green card with a…
DetailsA new policy that began this month makes it easier for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to deny visas and other immigration benefits. USCIS is no longer required to request more evidence that could complete an application or notify the applicant that it intends to deny the application. This policy overturns a 2013 policy that…
DetailsHua has always been an independent spirit. Hua was born in China. Her family immigrated to Australia in search of better opportunities when she was young. She and her family returned to China frequently to visit relatives. Eventually, Hua and her family became citizens of Australia. Hua came to the U.S. on an F-1 student…
DetailsSince late last year when the Trump administration first announced its intention to eliminate the regulation that allows some H-4 visa holders to obtain a work permit, Farha and her husband Rajiv* have been nervous and stressed. Farha and Rajiv came to the U.S. on student visas from their native India. Both of them earned…
DetailsMary Grilli Jacobs has been part of our team almost since the beginning when I started Alcorn Immigration Law in 2015. An expert in business and family immigration law, Mary has helped hundreds of individuals, families, startups, small businesses, and corporations with immigrant and nonimmigrant visas, requests for evidence, employment authorization documents (work permits), and…
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