The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued guidance on September 9, 2019, for Bahamians wishing to travel to the United States following the recent devastation of Hurricane Dorian. According to reports, the Trump administration does not plan to extend temporary...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Supreme Court Allows Enforcement of Trump Administration Asylum Rule
The Supreme Court has allowed enforcement of a new Trump administration rule, which requires asylum seekers passing through third countries to apply for asylum in those countries first before seeking asylum in the United States, to move forward pending disposition of...
Everyday Immigration Podcast: Taking Care of Business…Students
When Cornell University's Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management recently reached out to its international alumni, it wasn't part of its annual giving campaign. Instead, Cornell was trying to make sure its MBA grads were getting the immigration support...
Miller Mayer’s Immigration Attorney Stephen Yale-Loehr Quoted on Artificial Intelligence, LCAs, and Asylum Bar
Wall Street Journal: AI Workers Deserve Special Visa Consideration, Group Says AI Workers Deserve Special Visa Consideration, Group Says Partnership on AI calls for countries competing in global AI race to rethink visa policies. A global group focused on artificial...
State Dept. Issues Reminder About Uses of Passport Books/Cards Under ‘Real ID’
The Department of State recently issued a reminder about upcoming changes to domestic air travel documentation requirements under the Real ID Act, which requires all state-issued identification documents to meet a set of minimum security standards. IDs that do not...
USCIS Reopens Previously Pending Deferred Action Requests
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will reopen all non-military deferred action cases that were pending on August 7, 2019. Deferred action is a discretionary decision to temporarily postpone the removal from the United States of a...
Reciprocity Schedule for France Revised for E Treaty Trader/Investor Visas
Effective September 26, 2019, the reciprocity schedule for France will be revised for E visas (treaty traders and investors). The reciprocity tables will be updated to reflect this change. Reportedly, the maximum validity for E-1 and E-2 visas will be decreased from...
USCIS Proposes Deleting Time Limits on Work Authorization Processing for Asylum Applicants
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a proposed rule to remove the 30-day time limit on granting or denying an initial application for an employment authorization document (EAD) in affirmative asylum applications. USCIS also proposes to...
OFLC Announces Schedule for E-Filing of LCAs
The Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has announced its schedule for electronic filing of labor condition applications (LCAs) in the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System. Affected LCA programs include the H-1B, H-1B1, and...
Everyday Immigration Podcast Explaining Immigration: Doctor Shortage
The U.S. is facing a doctor shortage. Many foreign-born physicians are ready, willing, and able to fill that gap, but our own policies are getting in the way. Find out more in this latest installment of the explaining immigration series. [fusion_youtube...
