Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted recently in the following publications: On the Diversity Visa lottery program: New York Times: Diversity Visa Lottery: Inside the Program That Admitted a Terror Suspect ("A lottery is a crazy way to run an...
Topic: Immigration Updates
E-Verify Employers Can Request Authorization to Post Logo
E-Verify employers can now request authorization from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to post the trademarked E-Verify logo on their websites, presentation materials, and brochures "to let everyone know they are committed to maintaining a legal workforce."...
USCIS Warns About Scams Requesting I-9 Forms Via Email
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that employers have received scam emails requesting Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, information. The emails claim to come from USCIS but do not. Employers are not required to submit...
U.S. Resumes Limited Visa Operations in Turkey
The U.S. Mission in Turkey announced on November 6, 2017, that embassies and consulates have resumed "limited visa services" in Turkey. The U.S. Mission noted that "[w]e continue to have serious concerns about the existing cases against arrested local employees of our...
DHS Announces Delayed Termination of TPS for Nicaragua, Six-Month Extension for Honduras
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke announced on November 6, 2017, her decision to terminate the temporary protected status (TPS) designation for Nicaragua with a delayed effective date of 12 months to allow for an orderly transition before the...
New Publications and Items of Interest for Early November
USCIS has posted additional data related to employment-based visa programs, including L-1, H-1B, H-2B, and EADs, in support of President Trump's "Buy American and Hire American" Executive Order. For more information, see the USCIS post. The National Immigration...
Miller Mayer’s Kristal Ozmun and Adam Schaye Attend and Speak at the Residency and Citizenship Expo in Abu Dhabi
Miller Mayer immigration attorneys are at the Residency and Citizenship Expo in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from November 2 to November 4, as part of the eighth edition of the International Real Estate & Investment Show (IREIS 2017). The event features a dedicated pavilion to...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted Regarding STEM OPT, High-skilled Immigration, Undocumented Immigrants’ Rights, Diversity Visa Lottery
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted in two publications regarding a recent report from the National Foundation for America Policy on STEM OPT (optional practical training for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics):...
Sen. Grassley Urges Reconsideration of Trade NAFTA Nonimmigrant Classification
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, sent a letter on October 23, 2017, to Ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer, the U.S. Trade Representative, to express "ongoing concerns regarding the uncapped TN [Trade NAFTA] nonimmigrant...
USCIS Changes Direct Filing Addresses for Certain Nonimmigrant Worker Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently changed the direct filing addresses for certain petitioners using Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker. The changes include: Petitioners should now file Form I-129 according to the state where the...
