EB-1 Retrogression Expected to Last Longer Than Normal This Year
Backlog may continue into December. Update: This week, the Department of State (DOS) released the September 2018 visa bulletin. As reported in our monthly Visa Bulletin
Read More »September 2018 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State has released the September 2018 Visa Bulletin. As the fiscal year 2018 comes to a close, next month’s visa bulletin announces significant
Read More »Trump Executive Orders Lead to Tightened Immigration Policy
USCIS’s increased scrutiny of petitions will not come as news to business immigration professionals. Recently released data provides further verification of evolving
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 »August 2018 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State has released the August 2018 Visa Bulletin: In addition to the India and China EB-1 categories, all other countries now have a cut-off date for
Read More »An Overview of the Valuable E-1/E-2 Visa
The E-1 or E-2 visa can be a valuable tool for foreign-owned businesses that trade primarily with the U.S. (E-1) or have made a substantial investment in the U.S. (E-2). The
Read More »USCIS 2018 Annual Report
On June 28, 2018, USCIS presented its 2018 Annual Report to Congress. The report highlights an increase in processing times for many application categories, attributed to
Read More »SCOTUS Travel Ban Decision
On June 26, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a 5-4 decision in Trump v. Hawaii, upholding President Trump’s September 2017 Executive Order preventing
Read More »Immigration Nerds Talk About the Travel Ban
This week on “Immigration Nerds” Podcast, Erickson Immigration Attorney Scott A. Wilkinson and Draft Secretary Kahn Thomas Branch discuss the newest travel ban,
Read More »Supreme Court Upholds Travel Ban 3.0
Update: In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has held that the Executive Order commonly known as “Travel Ban 3.0” is a lawful exercise of the President’s
Read More »USCIS to Revoke Citizenship in Fraudulent Cases
USCIS announced plans to create a new office in Los Angeles dedicated to investigating citizenship fraud, with the agency identifying naturalized citizens suspected of
Read More »July 2018 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State has released the July 2018 Visa Bulletin. The EB-1 categories for India and China remain with a cut-off date of January 1, 2012; these
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