The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, has proposed charging a $10 fee to employers to register each H-1B lottery candidate, starting with next year’s…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…