Can Green Card and Visa Holders Get a Mortgage Loan?
Yes, both green card and visa holders can qualify for a mortgage in the U.S. Now that the spring home-buying season has begun, you should know what you need to…
H-1B Denial Rate Reaches All-Time High
The denial rate for initial H-1B petitions jumped to an unprecedented 32% during the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, according to a report by the National Foundation for American…
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…
Increased Investment for EB-5 on the Horizon
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) sent its EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization proposal to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The EB-5 modernization proposal has been…
International Entrepreneur Receives National Interest Green Card
Immigration yields innovation—and Ozcan Cikmaz’s story illustrates that perfectly. Ozcan’s startup has developed a phone app that identifies an individual’s migraine trigger and predicts when a migraine will hit. The…
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…
Latest Appropriations Bill Brings Good News for Immigration Programs
The bipartisan appropriations measure approved in February brought mixed news for both individuals seeking to come to the U.S. and companies looking to employ them. Here are the immigration programs…
Mary Jacobs Quoted in NBC News Story About International Entrepreneurs
NBC News interviewed Alcorn Partner Mary Grilli Jacobs for a story on international entrepreneurs, innovation, and immigration options. Mary heads up our practice group for business immigration law. She pointed…