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Corporate Compliance After Immigration Reform

by Julie Ferguson | Carlton Fields on 4/18/2013

The so-called Gang of Eight – a bipartisan group of Senators – unveiled its proposed immigration legislation yesterday. The landmark legislation would make the biggest changes to U.S. immigration law in more than 25 years. A...more

Sequestration Likely to Affect Immigration Services

by Justin S. Coffey, Andrew W. Merrills | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/8/2013

On March 1, 2013, the Budget Control Act, including sections mandating across-the-board budget cuts to federal agencies (known as “sequestration”), went into effect. The sequester is likely to negatively impact immigration...more

Sequestration To Delay Consular Visa Processing & Other Effects

by Marcy Stras | Cozen O'Connor on 3/4/2013

According to the Department of State, sequestration will likely reduce the number of officers processing visa applications, which will negatively impact wait times at U.S. consulates....more

New SEVIS Release will Address Student and Exchange Visitor Visa Overstays

by William Flynn | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 2/7/2013

A new version of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) is scheduled to release this spring. The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), a faction of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),...more

USCIS Implements New Immigrant Fee Starting February 1, 2013

by Justin S. Coffey, Andrew W. Merrills | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/18/2013

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that, beginning February 1, 2013, the agency will collect a $165 Immigrant Visa Department of Homeland Security Domestic Processing Fee (USCIS Immigrant Fee)...more

DHS Starts New Provisional Waiver Process for Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens March 4

by Cox Smith on 1/4/2013

On January 2, 2013, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the posting of a final rule in the Federal Register that allows certain immediate relatives of U.S. citizens who are physically...more

Department Of Homeland Security Announces Final Rule On Unlawful Presence Waivers

by Julie Ferguson, Pedro Pavon | Carlton Fields on 1/4/2013

The Department of Homeland Security today announced a final rule that reduces the time U.S. citizens are separated from their immediate relatives (spouse, children and parents), who are in the process of obtaining visas to...more

New Unlawful Presence Waiver

by Marcy Stras | Cozen O'Connor on 1/3/2013

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a final rule, which will be effective March 4, 2013, that will allow certain family members of U.S. citizens who are physically present in the United States to remain in...more

DHS Proposes To Extend Work Authorization To H-4 Spouses Of H-1B Workers

by Geetha Nadiminti Adinata, Brian Cunningham, Charles Roach | FordHarrison on 1/3/2013

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") has proposed to amend its regulations by extending the availability of employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of principal H-1B nonimmigrants. ...more

Waiting Lines for Family and Employment Categories: When Will I Receive My Green Card?

by Davis Brown Law Firm on 8/15/2012

If you are applying for permanent residence in the United States, how do you figure out how long it will take? This seems like an easy question, but like many things with immigration, it can be complicated. ...more

Immigration Reforms and Updates from DHS and DOS

by Morgan Lewis on 2/6/2012

In a press release dated January 31, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a number of proposed administrative reforms designed to enable the United States to attract and retain highly skilled foreign...more

DHS PROPOSES IMMIGRATION REFORMS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN HIGHLY SKILLED IMMIGRANTS

by FosterQuan,LLP on 2/3/2012

On January 31, 2012 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced several proposed reforms recommended by President Obama to assist in the retention of highly educated foreign nationals. While the federal regulatory...more

Immigration Insights (November 2010)

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 11/30/2010

In This Issue: Homeland Security Creates I-9 Audit Fusion Center Soon, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will announce the creation of an I-9 Audit Fusion Center. This center will be staffed by approximately 20...more

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