In this blog post, we discuss how Trump’s return to the White House on January 20th could impact employment-based visa applicants and their employers in the years ahead. While the Trump campaign has been very vocal about their zero-tolerance policy toward illegal immigration, much less has been said about employment-based…
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Incoming Trump Administration Poised to Threaten H-1B Worker Visas
The fallout of the 2024 Presidential election has left high-skilled foreign workers asking what the Trump administration may have in store for them in the new year. Perhaps the most vulnerable to attack is the H-1B work visa program, which was previously targeted by the Trump administration. A second term…
USCIS Completes Second Lottery for H-1B Regular Cap FY 2025
In this post, we share exciting news for participants of the H-1B FY 2025 electronic registration cap season! On August 5, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it conducted a second lottery to reach the annual numerical limit for the regular cap. The second lottery selected…
BREAKING: USCIS Announces Second Lottery for Regular Cap Will Be Made from Previously Submitted FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registrations
Today July 30, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will be conducting a second lottery to select additional beneficiaries for the H-1B Fiscal Year 2025 cap season to reach the regular cap numerical limit. USCIS will be drawing from previously submitted electronic registrations from FY…
SCOTUS Overturns Chevron Doctrine Opening the Door for Immigration Challenges to Visa Denials
The recent Supreme Court decisions handed down in Loper Bright v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Dep’t of Commerce, have overturned a longstanding rule known as the “Chevron” doctrine, which eliminates the need for federal courts to defer to federal agency decisions and regulations moving forward. This move essentially strips…
Lo que deben saber los graduados universitarios estadounidenses sobre la nueva Acción Ejecutiva del presidente (soñadores e individuos indocumentados)
La semana pasada el mundo de inmigración vivió un evento sísmico. El Presidente anunció una acción ejecutiva histórica sobre inmigración que cambiará para siempre las vidas de los cónyuges indocumentados de ciudadanos estadounidenses y agilizará el proceso de visas de trabajo de no inmigrantes para los beneficiarios de DACA y…
What U.S. College Graduates Need to Know About the President’s New Executive Action on Immigration (Dreamers and Undocumented Individuals)
Last week the world of immigration experienced a seismic event. The President announced a historic executive action on immigration that will forever change the lives of undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens and streamline the nonimmigrant work visa process for DACA recipients and other individuals. In this blog post, we share…
Analisando la Orden Ejecutiva del Presidente Biden Que Otorga Protección Legal a Los Cónyuges Indocumentados De Ciudadanos Estadounidenses y Oportunidades Para Dreamers
Source: Flickr Creative Commons Attribution Gage Skidmore A estas alturas ya habrás visto los titulares de las noticias. Ahora analicemos la nueva acción ejecutiva histórica del Presidente Biden sobre inmigración y vayamos al meollo de todo lo que necesitas saber sobre esta orden diseñada para mantener unidas a las familias…
Breaking Down President Biden’s Executive Order Granting Legal Protections to Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens, and Creating Opportunities for Dreamers
Source: Flickr Creative Commons Attribution Gage Skidmore By now you’ve seen the headlines in the news. Now let us break down President Biden’s historic executive action on immigration and get to the nitty gritty of everything you need to know about this order designed to keep families together and provide…
Biden Administration Slated to Announce Executive Action Granting Amnesty to Certain Spouses of U.S. Citizens, and Pathway to Nonimmigrant Visas for Dreamers
This is a developing story The world of immigration has been shaken up by new reports that the Biden administration intends to release a groundbreaking executive action on immigration. The President’s order could soon allow spouses of U.S. Citizens to legalize their status in the United States. According to government…