U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will continue issuing work permits to eligible H-4 visa holders at least through next spring, according to the Department of Homeland Security. DHS indicated…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has submitted its long-anticipated proposal to eliminate work permits for H-4 visa holders to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for…
New data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) shows denials for all immigration benefits have increased sharply during the past year. Nevertheless, the Alcorn Immigration Law team has maintained…
Reps. Anna Eshoo of Palo Alto and Zoe Lofgren of San Jose introduced legislation last week that retains work authorization for H-4 visa holders. Called the H-4 Employment Protection Act,…
Two U.S. Senators have sent a letter urging the federal government to allow the H-4 EAD (Employment Authorization Document) program to continue. Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY)…
Since late last year when the Trump administration first announced its intention to eliminate the regulation that allows some H-4 visa holders to obtain a work permit, Farha and her…
Mary Grilli Jacobs has been part of our team almost since the beginning when I started Alcorn Immigration Law in 2015. An expert in business and family immigration law, Mary…
When Amelia and Oliver* left their native Australia nearly two years ago, the married couple was excited about embarking on their next life adventure in the U.S. Oliver, an algorithmic…
The Trump administration announced last fall its intention to eliminate work permits for some spouses of H-1B visa holders. Since then, these spouses, who hold H-4 visas, and their families…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently notified a federal court of appeals that it will delay issuing a formal notice to rescind the rule allowing H-4 visa holders to…