House Appropriations Committee Approves Bi-Partisan Bill Aimed at Reducing Green Card Backlogs
Tied to funding for other key immigration initiatives, the bill has a chance of success. Update: On Wednesday, an immigration proposal Forbes called “The Most
Read More »Bloomberg BNA White Paper: USCIS Delivers One-Two Punch With New Policy Guidance
Bloomberg White Paper – Xavier Francis On July 13, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum that will give
Read More »Switzerland: Geographic Work Authorization Rules and Limitations
Swiss labor authorities limit the scope of employment authorization in many circumstances. While some foreign employees in Switzerland are allowed to provide their services
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About Recent USCIS Policy Changes
Erickson Immigration Group attorneys Lieselot Whitbeck and Hiba Anver discuss the new USCIS Notice to Appear policy changes and what it means for
Read More »USCIS Memo Empowers Adjudicators to Issue More Denials
This past Friday the 13th proved to be a particularly unlucky day for the immigration world as USCIS published a news release informing the public that its Adjudicator’s
Read More »Hong Kong Same-Sex Dependent Visas Now Granted
Hong Kong’s highest court, the Court of Final Appeal, upheld a judgment allowing same-sex spouses to obtain dependent work visas. Previously same-sex spouses were
Read More »Canada Changes DUI Law
Recent changes to Canada’s Criminal Code now designate driving under the influence (“DUI”) as a serious criminal offense subject to possible penalty of ten years in
Read More »Brexit Outline Published
The UK government has published its plan for future relations with the European Union, promising cooperation in economics and security, but also an end to the free movement
Read More »Growing Concern Over H-4 Dependent Children
Many Indian and Chinese H-4 dependent children are at risk of “aging out” of dependent status upon turning 21 due to the consistent backlog for employment-based green
Read More »Congressional Vote Cancelled on Abolishing ICE
On July 16, 2018, the Republican-controlled House reversed its decision to allow a floor vote on a Democrat-sponsored bill to abolish the Immigration and Customs
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About Marijuana Legalization in Canada
Erickson Immigration Attorney Hiba Anver talks about the new legalization of marijuana in Canada and what Canadians can expect as they cross the border into the United
Read More »New USCIS Memo Lowers the Bar for Case Denials
USCIS Officers will have full discretion to deny applications and petitions without first issuing a Request for Evidence or Notice of Intent to Deny Update: Currently,
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