Having had a week to reflect on the proclamation I felt that it was necessary to write a second article about the potential implications and to answer some of the common questions that clients have been asking us about the proclamation. My first article focused on the proclamation’s immediate impact on non-immigrant workers. For details…
Monthly Archives: June, 2020
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Trump’s Attack On H-1Bs Is The Worst Yet
60 days after suspending the issuance of green cards President Trump has now extended this order to include H-1Bs and a number of other visa categories. While many argue that the revival of the U.S. economy will depend on the help of Immigrants, this is not something which Trump can put into a slogan to…
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USCIS Published A New Memo Rescinding Memos That Increased Denials In H-1B Petitions
By the publication of a new policy memorandum on June 17, 2020 (the “new memo” or the “June 17, 2020 memo”), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has rescinded two policy memos responsible for most of the increase in the denials of H-1B petitions. The June 17, 2020 memo touches different requirements that were previously…
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To Sue Or Not To Sue, That Is The Question
This article discusses one of the most pressing questions in Immigration today. Whether to sue USCIS in Federal Court over a delayed or denied case. Although this article is written with H-1Bs in mind, it can equally apply to other cases such as delayed or denied H-4s, H-4 EADs, L-1s, I-140 petitions and even EB-5….
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Securing H-1B Approval Beyond The 6-Year Limit
An individual on H-1B may only be admitted for 6 years. This limit also applies to spouses and children on H-4. Due to the heavy backlog for Green cards for Indian Nationals, most individuals on H-1B find themselves needing to extend their H-1B beyond the 6-year limit. Although a person who leaves the U.S. and…