April 25, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Koby Polaski, Senior Attorney When a client or potential client is exploring the different avenues through which he or she might immigrate to the United States – temporarily or permanently – the option of investing in a company in the United States often comes up. The “traditional” investor visa that most have in […]
March 27, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Koby Polaski, Senior Attorney The recent litigation and ongoing turmoil over the promulgation of new regulations governing the H-2B program are enough to make anyone’s head spin. It all started in 2011 when the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule that would change the wage methodology it uses to calculate H-2B […]
March 13, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Melanie Corrin, Senior Attorney On June 11, 2012 President Barack Obama signed the legislation that would add Israel to the list of treaty countries whose citizens can invest in United States businesses and apply for visa status to live and work in the United States. Since that time, the two governments have been […]
March 13, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Melanie Corrin, Senior Attorney Often times, the knowledge about an individual’s case that is in their immigration file is crucial to filing for relief in removal proceedings, or determining eligibility for status in the United States. Freedom of Information Act requests are often the only way to obtain this information, and unfortunately can […]
March 13, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Melanie Corrin, Senior Attorney It is no secret that the weather across the United States over the 2013-2014 Winter has been extreme, but what is the effect on immigration cases? Immigration Courts nationwide have closed a total of thirteen times since the beginning of the year and Citizenship & Immigration Services offices nationwide […]
February 3, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Kim Tremblay, Associate Attorney As Valentine’s Day is approaches, if you are involved in a dual nationality romance, you might be longing for your foreign partners and wishing that he or she was in the United States. Others with partners already in the United States may be fantasizing about finally getting their partner […]
January 24, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Melanie Corrin, Senior Attorney 2013 was thought by many immigration practitioners to be the year of comprehensive immigration reform.After months of effort, thousands of pages of writing, a well debated and passed Senate bill, and then…nothing.Comprehensive immigration reform stalled in the House of Representatives and a New Year began without reform.Now, as we […]
January 24, 2014|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Amber Blasingame, Associate Attorney On January 24, 2014, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services posted long-awaited guidance on the application of the “reason to believe” ineligibility standard for provisional waivers of unlawful presence. USCIS has agreed that evidence of a criminal record is not grounds for an automatic rejection or denial of a […]
December 30, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
This week, many of us are stocking up on goodies to celebrate the beginning of a new year: caviar, champagne, marijuana. Well, technically Coloradans can start purchasing marijuana for their personal consumption on January 1, 2014 when special retail shops will be permitted to open. This results from Colorado voters approving a ballot measure in […]
December 13, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Bryon Large, Senior Attorney United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today announced revisions to its regulations regarding joint filing declarations upon entering the United States.CBP has expanded the definition of “members of a family residing in one household” to include long-term same-sex couples and other domestic relationships without dependence on a traditional […]
