Alcorn Team Spotlight: Get to Know Caitlin Bohaboy
We’re happy to introduce Caitlin Bohaboy, who joined the Alcorn Immigration Law team last year. At Alcorn, Caitlin works as an administrative assistant, helping to make sure that all of…
No More Visas for Biotech, AI, and Robotics?
The U.S. Commerce Department could place limits on which companies can sponsor H-1B and O-1A visas. Commerce is evaluating designating artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and other categories as “emerging technologies” that…
Alcorn Immigration Law Team Spotlight: Get to Know Karla Brashear
The Alcorn Immigration Law team welcomes Karla Brashear as of counsel. An expert in immigration and family law, Karla will focus primarily on family-based immigration cases. She is working remotely…
Startup Visa Reintroduced in Senate
A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced a bill earlier this year that would create a startup visa for international entrepreneurs. It also creates a visa with a path to a…
Erasing Borders to Help International Startup Founders Access Silicon Valley
By Sophie Alcorn and Andee Gardiner Alcorn Immigration Law and Founders Embassy have many things in common. Our companies share a startup story that began with the vision and…
Coming Home
As the plane touched down in LAX, I remember the welcome wave of the California poppies blowing in the wind in the spaces between the runway. I remember sitting in…
Silicon Valley Home to One of Largest Foreign-Born Populations in the U.S.
About 38% of the nearly two million people living in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area were born outside the U.S., according to the U.S. Census Bureau in its American…
The New Normal for H-1B Petitions: More Evidence and Longer Waits
If patience is a virtue, then Fernando* and his employer have it in spades. Originally from Bolivia, Fernando started working in 2017 on an F-1 OPT (Optional Practical Training) status…
Alcorn Immigration Law Announces New Associate Attorney: Anita Koumriqian
The Alcorn Immigration Law team welcomes Anita Koumriqian as our newest associate. An expert in immigration law with a passion for family immigration matters, Anita will focus on individual and…
Bay Area Not as Dependent on H-1B Visas as Texas and the East Coast
Companies in metro areas in Texas and on the East Coast—not Silicon Valley or San Francisco—employed the most H-1B recipients between 2010 and 2016, according to a Pew Research Center…