U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expanding its digital Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Immigration Records System, FIRST. USCIS said FIRST is the only system in the U.S. government that allows users to submit and track FOIA requests and receive...
Topic: Immigration Updates
New EB-5 Regulations About to Be Published; Investment Amount May Increase to $1.3 Million
The federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has completed its review of a draft final rule modifying the EB-5 immigrant investor program regulations. The final rule may be published as soon as next week. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services...
Miller Mayer’s David Wilks Launches Everyday Immigration Podcast
Miller Mayer Senior Counsel David Wilks will premiere a new immigration focused podcast on July 4. The “Everyday Immigration Podcast” will explore the everyday impact of immigration on our work, schools, and families. Episode topics will range from personal...
Miller Mayer’s Stephen Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Times of India
Stephen Yale-Loehr was quoted by the Times of India in "U.S. Firms Will Be the Losers Due to Policy, Says Nasscom." He said that if the Trump administration carries through on reported plans to limit H-1B visas for citizens of India, it would be both bad law and bad...
IIUSA Expresses Concerns to USCIS about “Surge” in Immigrant Entrepreneur Petition Adjudication Delays
In a letter dated June 11, 2019, Invest In the USA (IIUSA) expressed concerns to Ken Cuccinelli, Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), about a "surge" in delays in processing immigrant petitions for alien entrepreneurs (Form I-526)....
Green Card Backlogs Are Long, Growing, and Inequitable, CATO Institute Says
A new CATO Institute report says that immigration wait times have doubled since 1991 for applicants immigrating through both employment-based and family-sponsored "quota" categories, from an average of 2 years and 10 months to 5 years and 8 months. In 2018, more than...
USCIS Aims to Decrease Processing Times Based on Location for Applications for Naturalization and to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it will implement a "national strategy" to decrease differences in processing times based on location for the N-400 Application for Naturalization and I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust...
Miller Mayer’s David Wilks Received 2019 Joseph Minsky Young Lawyer Award
Miller Mayer’s David Wilks was presented with the Joseph Minsky Young Award at American Immigration Lawyers Association's Annual Conference year in Orlando, Florida. Established in 1993, Joseph Minsky Young Lawyer Award is given for outstanding contributions made as a...
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...
Miller Mayer’s attorneys Kristal Ozmun, David Wilks and Stephen Yale-Loehr articles published in Immigration Options for Investors and Entrepreneurs, 4th Ed.
Immigration Options for Investors and Entrepreneurs provides comprehensive treatment of the complex EB-5 practice with everything needed to successfully represent clients in this highly specialized area of law. The following articles write by Miller Mayer attorneys...
