U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on May 3, 2017, that it has completed data entry of all fiscal year 2018 H-1B cap-subject petitions selected in a computer-generated random process. USCIS said it has begun returning all H-1B cap-subject...
Topic: Immigration Updates
Spending Bill Extends EB-5 Investor Visa Program to September 30; No Funding for Wall
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017, passed by Congress and signed May 7, extends the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program through September 30, 2017. The legislation also provides a large border-security funding increase, among other things. The spending bill...
EB-5 Program Extension
The House of Representatives passed a spending deal to fund the government through September 30th, sending the measure for a Senate vote before funding runs out on Friday. This budget includes the extension of the EB-5 visa program without change. More details are...
Webinar: Why U.S. Citizenship Is Important And How To Apply
When: Wednesday May 3, 2017 from 2-3 pm EST. Featuring our attorneys who have counseled foreign nationals for more than 25 years on all aspects of U.S. immigration law and policy, the program will focus on the U.S. citizenship process. Attorneys Steve Yale-Loehr,...
Miller Mayer Upcoming Talks and Webinars
Miller Mayer immigration attorneys Nick Hinrichsen, Carolyn Lee, Kristal Ozmun, Adam Schaye, and Xiayue Yin will speak at a series of seminars in various Chinese cities May 6-14. The seminars are sponsored by the seventh annual Invest in America Summit. For more...
Miller Mayer in the News
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Dave Wilks wrote an article called the “Immigration Impact of Unverified Corporate Information” that was published in The National Law Review on April 20, 2017. The article focuses on the Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises...
Redesigned Green Cards, EADs Take Effect May 1
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a redesign of the Permanent Resident Card ("green card") and the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) as part of the "Next Generation Secure Identification Document Project." USCIS began issuing the new cards on...
USCIS Says Employers Should Review Form I-9s for SSN Glitch
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 17, 2017, that employers who used Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, downloaded between November 14 and November 17, 2016, should review the forms to ensure that their employees' Social...
Congress Poised to Extend EB-5 Regional Center Program Until September 30 Without Changes
Congress is poised to extend the EB-5 regional center program through September 30, 2017, without any changes. Here is how we got to this point: On April 28, 2017, the U.S. Congress passed a one-week stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown and the...
President Trump Signs ‘Buy American and Hire American’ Executive Order
On April 18, 2017, President Donald Trump signed a "Buy American and Hire American" executive order. The order sets the policy of the executive branch as, among other things, rigorously enforcing and administering laws governing entry into the United States of workers...
