Immigration Nerds Talk About Life at the Border, a First Person Perspective
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we are joined by Taylor Gibson, a law clerk with Erickson Immigration Group. Taylor recently spent a week volunteering with
Read More »USCIS Annouces Significant Changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
On Wednesday, July 24, USCIS announced significant changes that would be forthcoming for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. From USCIS, the new rule would include the
Read More »The Immigration Nerds Talk to AAJC About Influencing Immigration and Advocating to Congress
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we talk to Megan Essaheb, the Director of Immigration Advocacy at Asian Americans Advancing Justice. Megan shares AAJC’s
Read More »Congress Holds Hearing on USCIS Processing Delays
USCIS is the agency charged with administering and providing immigration benefits to foreign nationals. Naturalization, green cards, work authorization, H-1B visas, asylum,
Read More »Russia | Changes to Expand the E-Visa Program Announced
Under a draft plan reportedly approved by President Vladimir Putin, Russia plans to expand its e-visa program starting on January 1, 2021. The list of countries whose
Read More »U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Issues Opinion that IT Job Ineligible for H-1B
On July 15, the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia issued an opinion in the case of Sagarwala vs. Cissna. Usha Sagarwala, beneficiary of an H-1B petition
Read More »Trump Administration Moves to Limit Asylum Protections
On July 15, the Trump Administration published a new rule, Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications, requiring individuals who pass through a third party country
Read More »H.R. 1044 Update: Bill Aims to End Decades-Long Waits for Highly-Skilled Immigrants
On July 10th, the House of Representatives passed the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, which intends to eliminate the per-country cap for employment-based green
Read More »August 2019 Visa Bulletin
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the August 2019 Visa Bulletin. Cut-off dates remain effective for the EB-1 categories with retrogression for all locations. The
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About Job Seeking Strategies for International Students in the US
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we talk to Marcelo Barros, an international student career expert and the founder of the International Advantage. Throughout
Read More »H-1B Pre-Registration Proposal Moves to Public Comment Period
Last fall, the federal government proposed a pre-registration plan that would change and, in theory, streamline the application process for the H-1B visa, of which 85,000 are
Read More »Trump Administration Issues Fines to Individuals in the U.S. Illegally
This week, NPR obtained government documents showing that the Trump administration has fined some immigrants who are in the United States illegally, after “failing to
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