Through an initiative named the Blue Campaign, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) is launching a website, logo and mission statement, as well as distributing posters, tip sheets and public service announcements about...more
6/12/2013
- Blue Campaign DHS Human Trafficking
As you may know, F-1 students who filed H-1B petitions and were accepted as part of the lottery are eligible for cap-gap extension coverage. This allows F-1 students who have a pending or approved H-1B petition to have their...more
5/29/2013
- Cap-Gap Period F-1 H1-B Students Visas
U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Moncrieffe v. Holder, holding that a state drug conviction is not an aggravated felony when the statute of conviction extends to the social sharing of a small amount of marijuana. The...more
5/22/2013
- Deportation Immigrants Marijuana SCOTUS
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) introduced on April 26, 2013 the Agricultural Guestworker “AG” Act (H.R. 1773) a bill to provide American farmers with a workable temporary agricultural guestworker...more
5/6/2013
- Agricultural Workers H-2C New Legislation USDA Visas
The Department of Homeland Security has extended Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for eligible nationals of Honduras and Nicaragua for an additional 18 months, beginning July 6, 2013, and ending Jan. 5, 2015. Current...more
4/10/2013
- DHS Registration Temporary Protected Status
On April 1, 2013, USCIS will begin accepting H-1B petitions for Fiscal Year 2014 which starts on October 1, 2013. Early buzz is that the H-1B supply will be exhausted far more quickly than in the past several years. Last...more
2/12/2013
- H-1B Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 USCIS
Effective February 1, 2013, individuals applying for immigrant visas through a U.S. Consulate abroad will be required to pay an immigrant visa fee of $165. This fee is in addition to the Department of State’s application...more
2/7/2013
- Department of State USCIS USCIS Immigrant Fee Visas
The DS-160 is an online U.S. Department of State form, which is used by foreign nationals to apply for non-immigrant visas. It is not possible to amend a DS-160 after it has been submitted. However, there are two easy...more
1/16/2013
- DS-160 Foreign Nationals Non-Immigrant Visas USCIS Visas
