Higher Salary Thresholds and Updated Visa Application Fees Announced for Israel
Starting January 1, 2018, companies planning on sending employees to Israel with a Short Term Employment (SEA) or Short Term Expedited Process (STEP) visa must comply with
Read More »Democrats and Republicans are Inching Toward a Deal to Protect Dreamers but Remain Divided over Funding the Wall
Republicans and Democrats met today in the White House to reach a deal on the January spending bill. The White House and Senate negotiators seem to be close to reaching a
Read More »Trump Administration Announced Monday it is Ending Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans
The Trump administration has announced that it will terminate the provisional residence permits of approximately 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived in the United States
Read More »CBP Establishes New Rules for Searching Electronic Devices
On January 4, 2018, U.S. CBP announced an updated policy for searching electronic devices at U.S. borders to enhance transparency, accountability, and oversight. The goal
Read More »Justices Speed Up President Trump’s Immigration Appeal
On Monday, January 8, the Supreme Court said it will look at the Trump administration’s new appeal that seeks to defend the President’s third immigration order in a
Read More »TN “Economist” Profession Clarified
USCIS has clarified that to qualify for TN nonimmigrant status as an “economist,” TN applicants must engage primarily in activities consistent with the profession of
Read More »Trump Administration Issues New Requirements for US Visa Waiver Program
On Friday, December 19, the Trump administration announced plans to increase security around the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP), also known as ESTA. The program allows
Read More »DHS to propose changes to H-1B, H-4 EADs, and F-1 OPT
Last week, the Trump administration released proposals for changes that would affect the H-1B program, H-4 employment authorization, and F-1 practical training. The plans
Read More »USCIS Begins Implementing the International Entrepreneur Rule
On Thursday, December 14, USCIS announced that it would begin accepting applications under the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER). As previously reported, the
Read More »House Judiciary Committee Approves Legislation to Secure Immigration Mail
On Tuesday, December 12, the House Judiciary Committee approved an immigration document mailing bill, which aims to reduce the misplacement of sensitive immigration
Read More »Global Headlines: UK and Australia
UK’s Latest Immigration Changes End 2017 on a High Note. Since August 2017, the UK has been incrementally rolling out new immigration laws and policies in the wake of
Read More »Erickson in the News: Immigration Attorneys on Their Toes in the Age of Trump
Bloomberg Law – Staff Reports – Bloomberg Law | December 19, 2017 By Laura D. Francis, Bloomberg Law President Donald Trump has made overhauling the immigration
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