It’s strikingly apparent that the current global pandemic of COVID-19 is impacting travel and visa/immigration processes worldwide. As of right now, all USCIS processing centers for visa petitions remain open and...more
New legislation impacting international medical graduates would extend the Conrad State 30 program until 2021, improve the process for obtaining a visa, and allow for additional slots if certain thresholds are met. The bill...more
4/12/2019
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Immigration Reform ,
International Medical Graduate (IMG) ,
J-1 Visas ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Residency Requirements ,
Rural Areas ,
Rural Health Care Providers ,
Underserved Locations ,
Visa Waiver Program
The Trump administration may eliminate an opportunity for spouses and children of H-1B workers to work in the United States while waiting for green card adjudication. How will this impact the state of our economy?...more
4/8/2019
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Family Members ,
Green Cards ,
H-1B ,
H-4 ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Obama Administration ,
OMB ,
Reversal ,
Trump Administration
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 ,
Deportation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Students ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
OPT ,
Resident Status ,
STEM ,
Students ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities ,
Unlawful Presence Waivers ,
USCIS ,
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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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Deportation ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Students ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Reform ,
J-1 Visas ,
M-1 Visa ,
Notice to Appear ,
Residency Status ,
Trump Administration ,
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
/ Colleges ,
Drivers ,
eBay ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Internships ,
J-1 Visas ,
Lyft ,
Minor Violations ,
Resident Status ,
Students ,
Trump Administration ,
Uber ,
Universities ,
Unlawful Presence Waivers ,
Unpaid Interns ,
USCIS
On June 26, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States held, in Trump v. Hawaii, 585 U.S. ___ (2018), that President Trump’s September 2017 Proclamation announcing the travel ban was a lawful exercise of his executive...more
7/16/2018
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Establishment Clause ,
Executive Authority ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Muslims ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Protected Class ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Trump v Hawaii ,
Vetting