August 30, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Kim Tremblay, Associate Attorney In June 2012, the government announced the new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program for young immigrants who came to the United States before their sixteenth birthdays. USCIS began accepting applications August 15, 2012, just over a year ago. Since then, over half a million applicants have applied […]
August 27, 2013|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
A little more than five months after United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting provisional unlawful presence waivers, the Department of State (DOS) released a cable on August 13, 2013 regarding the processing of cases with approved provisional waivers. The cable confirms the expectation that the new provisional unlawful presence waiver process will […]
August 27, 2013|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
Over 74{b6b8f04f7bd4b863c4cfed8339fd19419bda3e071c79bc5ac8c810cb9c52e30f} of companies surveyed by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) in 2012 believe that “Current U.S. immigration laws for skilled professionals harm American competitiveness.” Opposition to expansion of work visas fears more employment based visas would lead to outsourcing, but “numerous companies say it is the current restrictions on H-1B visas that push […]
July 24, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
The United States Department of State has issued the August Visa Bulletin. The Family Based 2A (spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21 of Lawful Permanent Residents) will be current as of August 1, 2013, and many experts are expecting this category to remain current for 2-3 months. After that time frame, there […]
June 28, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
After the Senate passed the immigration reform bill on June 27, 2013, Coloradans may be reflecting on the specific impact it will have on our state. The reality is that foreign-born Coloradans are already altering the state’s population, economy, and electorate. They currently account for almost 10 percent of our population, or about 500,000 people. […]
June 28, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
On June 27, 2013, the United States Senate passed a sweeping immigration bill that would put the nation’s 11 million undocumented immigrants on the path to a more permanent status, and invest $46 billion to increase border security and overhaul the country’s immigration system. The Bi-Partisan effort, Senate Bill 744, passed by an overwhelming 68-32! […]
June 27, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in United States vs. Windsor, invalidating the so-called Defense of Marriage Act or DOMA, which barred the federal government from recognizing any marriage that was not between one man and one woman. The Supreme Court’s decision has far-reaching implications in federal law, including immigration. President Obama […]
April 2, 2013|Contributed by: Aaron C. Hall, Esq.
Progress and momentum toward Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2013 continues to build. On March 31, senators from the “Gang of 8” announced that they had reached substantive agreement on the reform. While the language of the bill has yet to be drafted, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced that he expects the parameters of the plan […]
April 1, 2013|Contributed by: Amber Blasingame, Esq.
An immigration attorney knows the economy is improving based on the number of H-1B petitions she files at the end of March. Both the private and public sectors speculate every year on how much earlier the H-1B cap for the next fiscal year will be reached. This year, based on surveys, the government predicts that […]
March 4, 2013|Contributed by: kirby@immigrationissues.com
Contributed by Kim Tremblay, Associate Attorney In January 2013, the Department of Homeland Security announced the final rules for the I-601A provisional waiver process for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens who are physically present in the United States. Starting today, individuals can apply for this waiver while in the United States and then to proceed […]
