H-1B Lottery Moved Up to March 2020
U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has moved up the date for the annual H-1B lottery by one month. For years, the annual H-1B lottery has kicked off on April…
Alcorn Immigration Law Team Spotlight: Get to Know Paige Whitlow
We’re thrilled to introduce Paige Whitlow, who brings 20 years of immigration paralegal experience to the Alcorn Immigration Law team. Paige joined our business immigration team last fall. Most recently,…
Apply Now to Avoid Longer Wait Times for Certain Green Cards
The days of immediate processing of F2A green cards are coming to an end. And some F4 green cards, as well as EB-2 and EB-3 green cards will retrogress shortly.…
Only $10 to See If Your H-1B Candidate Wins in the Spring Lottery
The H-1B visa lottery system is changing fast. And these changes may be a boon for American small businesses and startups and their H-1B candidates. Starting with the April 2020…
Dear Sophie: What’s ahead for U.S. Immigration?
Photo by Joey Csunyo on Unsplash Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. “Your questions are vital to the spread…
Alcorn Immigration Law Wins WBEC-Pacific Award
Alcorn Immigration Law won the Women’s Business Enterprise “Excellence in Growth Award” for being one of the fastest growing certified women-owned companies in the Pacific Region of the United States.…
Predicting 2020 U.S. Immigration Changes
Looking ahead to 2020, a lot of changes are in store for U.S. immigration policy. Not through laws passed by Congress, but through rule-making processes from Federal agencies including USCIS.…
Senate Bill Increases Family and Employment Green Cards
Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced legislation in October that would increase the number of family and employment green cards over five years. The Resolving Extended Limbo…
USCIS H-1B Denial Rate Remains High, Requests for Evidence Rise
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released H-1B data, including records compelled by two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits, that continues to show the impact of Trump administration’s…
Alcorn Team Spotlight: Get to Know Cori Farooqi
We’re pleased to introduce Quratulann Farooqi, who goes by Cori. Cori joined the Alcorn Immigration Law team a few months ago as an associate attorney in our family immigration team.…