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Two Miller Mayer Attorneys Listed as Top 25 EB-5 Attorneys in EB5 Investors Magazine
EB5 Investors Magazine has announced the top EB-5 Attorneys for 2018. Miller Mayer’s Nicolai Hinrichsen was named as a Top 25 Immigration attorney. Miller Mayer’s Stephen Yale-Loehr was named a Top 25 Specialized Attorney. [fusion_imageframe...
Travel Advisory: U.S. Citizens May Face Exit Bans in China
The Department of State warned U.S. citizens on January 3, 2019, to exercise increased caution when traveling to China due to "arbitrary enforcement of local laws as well as special restrictions on dual U.S.-Chinese nationals." The travel advisory states that Chinese...
Form I-751 Policy Revision Specifies When Resident Interviews May Be Waived
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a policy memorandum revising interview waiver guidance for Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. The guidance applies to all USCIS officers adjudicating Forms I-751, and supersedes...
Visa Bulletin Announces Upcoming Employment-Based Green Card Category Timelines
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for February 2019 notes the following concerning employment-based immigrant visa number availability on a monthly basis through May: EMPLOYMENT-based categories (potential monthly movement) Employment First: WORLDWIDE (most...
USCIS Says Online Fee Calculator Will Boost Application Accuracy
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has launched the Online Fee Calculator to assist in calculating the correct fee amount to include when filing forms with USCIS at an agency Lockbox facility. USCIS said it developed the new Online Fee Calculator to...
High Traffic Overwhelms DOL’s iCERT System, Scrambles H-2B E-Filings
The Department of Labor's (DOL) iCERT website crashed early on January 1, 2019, preventing employers from e-filing their application packets for the 33,000 H-2B visas with an April 1, 2019, start date for temporary nonagricultural H-2B workers. Employers and their...
H-1B Best Practice: Start 2020 Petitions Now, File ASAP
Miller Mayer immigration attorneys recommend that employers assess their need for H-1B employees and begin working on their H-1B petitions now. Filing season is expected to open April 1, 2019, for fiscal year (FY) 2020 cap-subject H-1B visas. Annual demand typically...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted About Asylum Litigation, EB-5 Program, Immigration Sanctuary, Upcoming Supreme Court Cases
South China Morning Post in "U.S. Investor Visa Programme Backlog Puts Chinese Capital at Risk" regarding the EB-5 immigrant investor green card program. Mr. Yale-Loehr said, "It's a guessing game. Everybody is trying to figure out what to do and it's a huge problem."...
USCIS Service Center Email Help Will Soon Be Discontinued
Case-specific emails will no longer be accepted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) service center email boxes as of January 21, 2019. The service center email addresses being discontinued are: California Service Center:...
Immigration Programs Expire, E-Verify Suspends Service Due to Government Shutdown
Several U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) programs have expired, suspended operations, or are otherwise affected due to a partial government shutdown that began just after midnight on Dec. 22, 2018. The following programs will remain interrupted until...
