CBP Advises Visa Waiver Program Travelers to Apply for ESTA 72 Hours in Advance
Update: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that real-time approvals for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) will no longer be
Read More »January 2019 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the January 2019 Visa Bulletin today. The January visa bulletin sees little advances in certain categories, while others remain
Read More »USCIS Changes to H-1B Cap: New Year, New Proposals, Part 1
Erickson Immigration Group attorneys Justin Parsons, Jeff Quilhot, and Hiba Anver hosted a webinar on the latest proposal to modify the H-1B Cap program. The main points of
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About the Pitfalls of Hiring Without Degree Requirements
As the global economic trend continues to shift from credential-based hiring to skill-based, many companies are beginning to hire highly qualified employees who have gained
Read More »Australia | Ratifies the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11) Agreement
As the sixth signatory to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11) Agreement, Australia has secured a streamlined immigration
Read More »India | Government Extends Exit Clearance Requirements to All Indian Nationals
Effective immediately, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs ( MEA) has announced that all Indian nationals traveling to 18 notified countries for employment purposes must
Read More »USCIS Citizenship and Assimilation Grants
The USCIS Citizenship and Assimilation grant program exist to provide educational materials and resources to assist the naturalization process and to facilitate
Read More »USCIS Simplifies Access of Online Data
USCIS announced an update to their online data page including improved filter settings and data descriptions with date ranges. USCIS published a key to assist in
Read More »L-1 One Year Clarification
USCIS issued a Policy Memorandum clarifying the one-year of foreign employment requirement for L-1 applicants. Specifically, the memorandum clarifies how the requirement
Read More »EIG Webinar Series: Changes to the H-1B Cap – What the Proposed Rule Means for the Current Process
On Thursday, December 6 at 12:00 PM PST/3:00 PM EST, Erickson Immigration Group hosted a webinar to address the recently proposed changes to the H-1B Cap process. EIG
Read More »UK | EU Leaders Approve Britain’s Brexit Deal
European Union leaders officially approved Britain’s separation–their Brexit—from the EU on Sunday, November 25. For Brexit to be finalized, the U.K. Parliament will
Read More »Streamlined H-1B lottery process proposal announced by USCIS HQ
Update: Friday, November 30, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that proposed two main changes to the H-1B cap process: (1)
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