EIG Dispatch | September 5, 2017
Feature Story: Trump Administration Rescinds DACA USCIS News: USCIS Offers Immigration Services for Hurricane Harvey DC Insights: J-1 Program May be Scaled Back / Congress
Read More »Today the U.S. Takes a Step Backwards with Trump’s Move to End DACA
Today, the Trump administration fulfilled its campaign pledge to repeal DACA, allowing the President to make a grand gesture to his core supporters, at the expense of 800,000
Read More »Settlement Reached in Travel Ban Case Now Allows Individuals Denied Entry to Reapply for Visas
After months of litigation, a settlement agreement was reached yesterday in the case of Darweesh et al. vs. Trump, one of the key cases in the ongoing litigation over the
Read More »EIG Dispatch | August 29, 2017
USCIS News: USCIS Houston Closures / USCIS Prevailing Wage Challenges / AP Applications and International Travel DC Insights: U.S. Government Shutdown over Border Wall
Read More »USCIS to Require In-Person Interviews for Employment-Based Green Card Process Starting October 1
On Friday (August 25th), a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) spokesperson confirmed that, starting October 1, 2017, in-person interviews will be required for
Read More »EIG Dispatch | August 22, 2017
Op-Ed from the Desk of Robert Taylor DC Insights: NIV Visa Services in Russia Suspended / NAFTA Renegotiations / Rising H-1B Salaries / Senator Flake Op-Ed Feature
Read More »EIG Dispatch | August 15, 2017
DC Insights: RAISE Act Unlikely to Become Law / DACA Turns 5 / USCIS Remains Without a Director Headlines: UK Travel: Save Time, Skip the Landing Card / New Zealand
Read More »Special Alert: September 2017 Visa Bulletin Released
Today, the U.S. Department of State released the September 2017 Visa Bulletin. As reported in last month’s visa bulletin update, the cut-off dates imposed on the
Read More »Proposed RAISE Act: To Reform the Employment Based Green Card Process
President Trump announced last week his support for the Reform American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act introduced by two Republican Senators. The scope of the
Read More »EIG Dispatch | August 8, 2017
DC Insights: President Trump Support RAISE Act / Congress and Supreme Court Recess Headlines: Canadian Job Match Service / Permanent Residency in Qatar / Innovation Visa
Read More »EIG Dispatch | August 1, 2017
USCIS News: Mobile-Friendly Form to Replace Green Card / Biometric Policy Update for Naturalization Applicants DC Insights: John Kelly Named Chief of Staff / Funding for
Read More »EIG Dispatch | July 25, 2017
USCIS News: H-1B Cap Petitions Returned / Certain Cap-Exempt H-1B Premium Processing Resumes DC Insights: Travel Ban Relaxed / NAFTA Renegotiation and Employment Visas /
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