U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will accept the current edition of Forms I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, and I-765WS, dated 12/26/19, if they are postmarked before August 25, 2020. If they are postmarked on or after August 25, 2020,...
Topic: Immigration Articles
USCIS Suddenly Begins Selecting New H-1B Lottery Winners
According to reports, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) experienced an unexpected decline in H-1B filings and therefore is selecting additional H-1B lottery winners. Some immigration attorneys say they are suddenly receiving email notifications from...
GAO Says Appointments of Wolf and Cuccinelli to Acting DHS Leadership Roles Were Invalid
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a decision concluding that after Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned in April 2019, the official who assumed the title of Acting Secretary, Kevin McAleenan, had not been...
Public Charge and Applicants for Change/Extension of Nonimmigrant Status: Impact on F-1 Students
By Dan Berger, Julia Teele, Stephen Yale-Loehr, Lisa York, and Sandra Bruno Beginning February 24, 2020, a new federal regulation will change the way the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) looks at “public charge,” which is an evaluation of whether a...
Miller Mayer Memo: Public Charge Rule Information
This week we are introducing our new blog series "Miller Mayer Memo," where we'll discuss trending immigration topics. Our first post discusses the controversial public charge rule, and we'll discuss this topic further during a webinar on February 6th. Please visit...
Public Charge and Applicants for Change/Extension of Nonimmigrant Status
By Dan Berger, Julia Teele, Stephen Yale-Loehr, Lisa York, David Wilks, and Sandra Bruno Beginning October 15, 2019, a new federal regulation will change the way USCIS looks at “public charge,” which is an evaluation of whether a foreign national is likely to need...
Miller Mayer’s Presents Navigating the New EB-5 Regulations Free Webinar
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has published a new regulation making some key changes to the EB-5 immigrant investor program. (Click here to see the regulation) Here are some highlights: 1. Increasing investment amounts - $900,000 or $1.8 million: ...
Overview of U.S. Immigration Law by Stephen Yale-Loehr
Table of Contents 1.1 Introduction/Overview 1.2 The Constitutional Sources of Immigration Law 1.3 Scope of Immigration Law 1.4 Brief History of U.S. Immigration Law 1.5 How Immigration Legislation is Made 1.6 The Statute 1.7 Regulations 1.8 Agencies Involved in...
Miller Mayer’s Immigration Expertise for the Winery Industry
New York State’s Finger Lakes region is home to a rapidly burgeoning world-renowned winemaking industry, and Miller Mayer attorneys have successfully secured temporary work visas and green cards for some of the area’s oldest and most established winemakers and...
Unclearly Executive or Managerial: A Review of Recent Nonprecedent EB-1C AAO Decisions
By David Wilks, Brooke Ireland, and Stephen Yale-Loehr* Executives and managers have a unique path to permanent residence in the employment-based first preference green card category (EB-1C). We sought to find examples of how foreign nationals are faring in obtaining...
