EIG Dispatch | July 17-21
DC Insights: International Entrepreneur Rule / DHS Foreign Student Proposal / Administration Supporting Bills to Limit Immigration Headlines: Revised Form I-9 / Global
Read More »EIG Dispatch | July 10-14
DC Insights: DOS Verification Emails / Effects of Limited DOS Staffing/ Congress Recess Delayed / ICE Audit Targets / Increase in O-1 Visas / Visa Processing Executive
Read More »EIG Dispatch | July 3-7
DC Insights: Travel Ban / Premium Processing Update / Revised Form I-485 / House Passes Immigration Bills / India Joins Global Entry Program Feature Story: Travel Ban
Read More »UPDATE: Department of State Releases Guideline for Travel Ban Implementation
*NOTE* This is a developing story. The below is based on information issued by the Department of State. Other agencies involved in immigration, specifically Customs and
Read More »EIG Dispatch | June 26-30
DC Insights: SCOTUS Acts on Travel Ban / SCOTUS Decision in Citizenship Case / Budget Proposal / Short-Term Increase in H-2B Visas for Temp Non-Ag Workers Feature
Read More »BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Travel Ban Case and Allows Limited Travel Ban to Take Effect
Today, June 26, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the blocking of the Trump Administration’s travel ban by lower courts. The Justices will hear the case on its
Read More »EIG Dispatch | June 19 – 23
DC Insights: USCIS Nominee / India PM Visiting Next Week / Travel Ban Case Still Pending / Gender-Based Citizenship Case / Legislative Tracker Feature Story: Recess is
Read More »White House Considers NAFTA Withdrawal
Today in the White House, the H-1B program reform takes a backseat as the administration discusses a potential withdrawal from the North American Free Trade Agreement
Read More »EIG Dispatch | April 21, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS USCIS Redesigned Green Cards and EADs USCIS Adopts Final Action Visa Bulletin Chart for May 2017 New USCIS Guidance – All Employment-Based Non-Immigrants
Read More »EIG Dispatch | April 14, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS PERM and Prevailing Wage Determination – Processing Updates United Kingdom – Home Office to Begin Compliance Visits Canada Implements Visa-Free
Read More »Federal Judge in Hawaii Blocks Travel Ban Indefinitely – Extending Prior Order
On Wednesday, Hawaii U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson indefinitely halted President Trump’s revised travel ban. This decision is an extension of the Judge’s temporary
Read More »U.S. Secretary of State Issues Directives for Stricter Visa Screening
In a series of diplomatic cables, or memos, that were recently released, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has directed U.S. Consulates worldwide to immediately identify
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