Immigrants Crucial in Battle Against COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the importance of immigrants to medical research and health-care in the U.S. More than 11,000 immigrants on H-1B visas and green cards…
New Trade Treaty with New Zealand Opens Up Visas Here and There
Last year New Zealand joined the list of countries with a trade treaty with the U.S. New Zealand does not yet appear on the Department of State’s list of treaty…
Australia Work Visas Potential Boon to U.S. Companies
By Sophie Alcorn and Valerie Dagama Pereira How can visas in the Land Down Under benefit U.S. companies? Australia offers a few visa options, including a pilot program that began…
Competition Down 20% in H-1B Lottery
The volume of H-1B applications submitted to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and subject to the annual cap dropped for the second consecutive year under the Trump administration. Cap-subject…
USCIS Director Lays Out Plans to Increase Enforcement, Reduce Immigration
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to impose new restrictions making it more difficult to attract and retain highly-skilled foreign nationals and international students who attend a U.S. university.…
Didn’t Win in the H-1B Lottery? Now What?
Relax. Every year the Alcorn Immigration Law team helps employers and foreign professionals devise immigration strategies that fit their needs. Those strategies may include a backup plan in the event…
Video on L-1A and L-1B Visas and EB-1C Green Cards
If you have been working at a foreign company, how can you move to the US? If you’re a manager or executive, such as a startup founder, or an employee…