The Social Security Administration (SSA) has resumed issuing “no-match letters” to employers after a hiatus of several years. Employers should know that these correction request notices can trigger immigration enforcement actions. Enforcement actions have substantially increased under the Trump administration. SSA uses no-match letters to inform employers that discrepancies exist between its records and the…
The Alcorn Immigration Law team is pleased to introduce Edith Gomez. Edith joined the team earlier this year as our newest administrative assistant. In that role, Edith helps make sure that we efficiently handle all of our clients’ cases and government correspondences. She also monitors processing by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on all…
To reduce processing times for naturalization and green card applications at its busiest field offices, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced it will transfer cases and USCIS interviews to less-busy offices. That means if you file either Form N-400, Application for Naturalization or Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status…
Starting on Nov. 21, the minimum investment required of foreign investors for an EB-5 green card will nearly double. The increase is one of the major changes in the long anticipated new rule to modernize the EB-5 immigrant investor program. The EB-5 green card program offers two investment options: One requires investors to actively manage…
The American Dream and Promise Act passed by the House of Representatives last month has been placed on the Senate’s legislative calendar. However, the latest Dream Act legislation, which offers permanent protections and a path to citizenship for Dreamers and recipients of Temporary Protected Status, faces an uphill battle. All House Democrats along with seven…
Virtually all visa and green-card applications now require candidates to state the social media platforms they currently use or have used within the past five years. Candidates must also supply all user names they have used on those platforms. The U.S. Department of State has updated its Form DS-160 (online nonimmigrant visa application) and Form…
Pragnya Sudheendra recently celebrated her six-month anniversary at Alcorn Immigration Law. She joined our team as a paralegal earlier this year, assisting with employment-based immigration matters. Pragnya moved to the Bay Area after spending more than a year living and working in London. She worked as a paralegal at a London-based boutique law firm that…
As of June 10, New Zealand nationals can request a change of status to or apply for the E-1 Visa for Treaty Traders or the E-2 Visa for Treaty Investors The E-1 and E-2 visas are only available to citizens of countries with treaties of trade and commerce with the U.S. The U.S. and New…
For several years, the spouses and children of green-card holders faced a three- to five-year wait to receive an F2A green card based on the Visa Bulletin posted monthly by the Department of State. In a dramatic shift, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is now processing F2A green card petitions submitted by those currently…
TechCrunch has selected Alcorn Immigration Law founder Sophie Alcorn as an expert contributor. She will write regular columns on immigration matters for TechCrunch and ExtraCrunch, which offers exclusive articles, resources, and recommendations. Sophie’s first column, What everyone at a startup needs to know about immigration, appeared on TechCrunch last week. ExtraCrunch managing editor Eric Eldon…