EIG COVID-19 Update | August 21, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these emails to make sense of the changes
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About the “Deportation Machine”
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we talk to Adam Goodman, an assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the author of “The Deportation
Read More »USCIS Relaxes I-9 Rules Due to EAD Production Delays
Following significant delays in the production of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), USCIS will allow foreign nationals with approved EAD cases to use their approval
Read More »September 2020 Visa Bulletin Released
The Department of State (DOS) released the September 2020 visa bulletin today. The employment-based categories see little to no movement in September 2020, as is expected
Read More »FAQ on the National Interest Exceptions to Presidential Proclamations Suspending the Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants
On August 12, 2020, the Department of State issued updated guidance regarding national interest exceptions noted in President Trump’s proclamations suspending entry of
Read More »EIG COVID-19 Update | August 19, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these emails to make sense of the changes
Read More »EIG COVID-19 Update | August 17, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these emails to make sense of the changes
Read More »EIG COVID-19 Update | August 14, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these emails to make sense of the changes
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About the Expansion of Immigrant Data Collection
From collecting social media passwords of visa holders to taking DNA samples of travelers at the border, the practice of collecting private information from foreign travelers
Read More »National Interest Exceptions To Recent Presidential Proclamations
On August 12, 2020, the Department of State issued updated guidance regarding national interest exceptions noted in President Trump’s proclamations suspending entry of
Read More »EIG COVID-19 Update | August 12, 2020
With our mission to uncomplicate the complicated, we’ve always thought of our work in immigration as people-first. Our goal is for these emails to make sense of the changes
Read More »USCIS Expected to Reopen FY21 H-1B Lottery
On Monday, August 10, multiple sources close to USCIS began reporting that the agency would reopen the FY 2021 H-1B lottery due to lower than expected filing numbers of the
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