On November 14, 2019 the Trump Administration proposed increasing the cost of filing many types of non-immigrant and immigrant visa applications. The proposed rule to implement these fees increases is currently open for...more
12/30/2019
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On November 8, 2019, USCIS published a Final Rule in the Federal Register implementing a new registration fee requirement for those employers who seek to file cap-subject H-1B petitions. Under the new rule, which is effective...more
12/12/2019
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On April 19, 2019, United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency is updating its Policy Manual to clarify that marijuana use is a conditional bar to naturalization. This policy guidance...more
4/23/2019
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On April 10, USCIS announced that they have reached the annual cap for the H-1B lottery. According to the announcement, USCIS received 201,011 H-1B petitions during the filing period, which ran from April 1 to April 5,...more
In this series, Partner Danielle Rizzo explores how several small changes to student visa policy by the Trump Administration are having a major impact on the international student population in the United States. These...more
1/23/2019
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Colleges ,
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F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Students ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
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Resident Status ,
STEM ,
Students ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities ,
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Work Visas
In this series, Partner Danielle Rizzo explores how several small changes to student visa policy by the Trump Administration are having a major impact on the international student population in the United States. These...more
1/16/2019
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Immigration Reform ,
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Notice to Appear ,
Residency Status ,
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Universities ,
USCIS
In this series, Partner Danielle Rizzo explores how several small changes to student visa policy by the Trump Administration are having a major impact on the international student population in the United States. These...more
1/10/2019
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Drivers ,
eBay ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Internships ,
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Lyft ,
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Resident Status ,
Students ,
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Uber ,
Universities ,
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Unpaid Interns ,
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