USCIS Proposed a $10 Fee for H-1B Visa Applications
In a new Department of Homeland Security proposal released on September 3, employers who are applying for H-1B visas in next year’s lottery would be required to pay an
Read More »A Parliament on Pause? A Brexit Update
Last week, new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson advised Her Majesty the Queen to prorogue the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This has brought to an end
Read More »Redefining the Citizenship Process for Children of U.S. Service Members Born Abroad
On Wednesday, August 28, the Trump administration announced changes to the definition of residency as it relates to the citizenship of children of U.S. service members born
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About Hidetaka Hirota about the Public Charge Rule
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast we take a historical approach to the idea of public charge and welcome history professor Hidetaka Hirota from Waseda University
Read More »Ireland | De Facto Partners of Irish Nationals Must Apply for Preclearance Before Traveling to Ireland
Beginning on November 1, 2019, non-resident foreign nationals wishing to join their Irish partners in Ireland for a period longer than 3 months, must apply for immigration
Read More »United Kingdom | The Home Office Publishes a Fact Sheet to Dispel Recent Media Reporting on Brexit
On August 19, 2019, the UK Home Office published a fact sheet to dispel some media reports related to the rights of EU citizens residing in the UK after Brexit. The Home
Read More »USCIS Confirms all Notices for FY 2020 H-1B Cap Petitions Have Been Issued
On August 15, 2019, USCIS announced that it has issued return notices for all H-1B Cap Petitions that were not selected in the FY 2020 lottery. The lottery for successful
Read More »Twenty U.S. States Challenge Trump Administration’s Proposal to End Limits to Minor Detention
Twenty states announced their plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump Administration in response to its plans to amend the rule that limits the amount of time a migrant
Read More »Immigrations Nerds Talk About Mass Migration from Venezuela
In this bonus episode, we continue our conversation with Dany Bahar of the Brookings Institution, and this time focus on Venezuela. In a time of civil unrest and economic
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk to Dany Bahar, the David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution
In this week’s Immigration Nerds podcast, we sit down with a fellow “immigration nerd,” Dany Bahar. Mr. Bahar is a David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Global
Read More »September 2019 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the September 2019 Visa Bulletin. Several Employment-Based preference categories have retrogressed or have become unavailable
Read More »Immigration, Trade, and Commerce Organizations Petition USCIS for Greater Review of Proposed H-1B Registration System
Last fall, USCIS announced that changes would be forthcoming for the H-1B program, as soon as this year. The new plan would require companies who seek an H-1B visa for a
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