The Upstate NY American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) recently awarded Miller Mayer immigration attorney Dave Wilks the 2018 Mark Kenmore Award. The award recognizes members who are willing to share his or her breadth of professional knowledge; helps mentees...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Four Miller Mayer Immigration Attorneys to Speak at Annual Immigration Lawyers Conference
Four Miller Mayer immigration attorneys will speak at the American Immigration Lawyers Association's annual conference in San Francisco, California, June 13-16, 2018: Hilary Fraser: Building a Profitable Practice Carolyn Lee: The Current State of the EB-5 Program...
USCIS Recalls Misprinted Green Cards for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
On May 14, 2018, USCIS began recalling approximately 8,500 permanent resident cards ("green cards") due to a production error. The green cards were for approved Forms I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions of Residence, for spouses of U.S. citizens. The cards were...
Guidance Revised on EB-5 Immigrant Investor Cases Involving Tenant Occupancy; Adjustment of Status Interview Guidelines/Waiver Criteria
USCIS announced on May 16, 2018, that it is revising guidance on immigrant investor (EB-5) cases involving tenant occupancy. Previously, the USCIS Policy Manual allowed for tenant-occupancy methodologies used by some petitioners to show that their capital created, or...
USCIS Corrects Biometric Services Appointment Notices with Wrong Application Support Center Locations
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stated on May 23, 2018, that due to a processing error on May 4, 2018, USCIS mailed a number of biometric services appointment notices with wrong Application Support Center (ASC) locations to petitioners who filed Form...
USCIS Cautions F-1 Students About Automatic Termination of OPT If They Transfer or Begin Study at Another Educational Level
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently cautions F-1 students on Optional Practical Training (OPT) that transferring to another school or beginning study at another educational level (for example, beginning a master's program after completing a...
DHS Proposes Terminating International Entrepreneur Program
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a rule to terminate the International Entrepreneur Program, which permits certain foreign entrepreneurs to be considered for parole to develop and build start-up businesses in the United States. The regulation DHS...
DHS Adds 15,000 H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Visas
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen announced on May 25, 2018, that the federal government will add 15,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year 2018. Secretary Nielsen said she determined that there is a shortage of qualified,...
Miller Mayer Immigration Group Recognized by Chambers & Partners
Miller Mayer, LLP’s Immigration practice group and Miller Mayer immigration attorneys Stephen Yale-Loehr and Carolyn Lee were recognized by Chambers & Partners in their recently published Chambers USA 2018 guide. Chambers & Partners is the leading...
USCIS to Take Final Action on Proposed EB-5 Regulations in August
The current administration published a Spring regulatory agenda recently indicating that USCIS will take final action on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization rule in August. Part of the proposed rule published in January 2017 was an increase in the...
