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Miller Mayer’s David Wilks and Nathan Cook to Speak about Visa Options after Graduation at NYU
Miller Mayer immigration attorney David Wilks and corporate attorney Nathan Cook will give a presentation to NYU students on September 29, 2017, about their visa options after graduation. H-1B, O-1 and other non-immigrant visas will be discussed, as well as visa and...
Miller Mayer’s Kristal Ozmun Spoke at a Know Your Rights Session at Cornell Law School
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Kristal Ozmun participated in a Know Your Rights presentation at Cornell Law School on September 8, 2017, about how to protect your legal rights during the DACA rescission. The session covered recent changes in the law, legal rights,...
Miller Mayer’s Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted Regarding DACA Program Termination, Other Immigration Policy Changes
Miller Mayer immigration attorney Steve Yale-Loehr was quoted in several U.S. and international news outlets about the Trump administration’s termination of the DACA program and other immigration policy changes. The articles include: CNN: Blue states sue Trump over...
State Dept. Issues New 90-Day Rule for Misrepresentation
The Department of State recently updated the Foreign Affairs Manual at 9 FAM 302.9-4(B)(3) with a new 90-day rule on misrepresentation, related to those in the United States "who conduct themselves in a manner inconsistent with representations they made to consular...
State Dept. Changes Standard for Assessing ‘Residence Abroad’ for F-1 Nonimmigrant Students
The Department of State recently changed language regarding the way in which F-1 student visas are adjudicated. An amendment to the Foreign Affairs Manual at 9 FAM 402.5-5(E)(1) revises the "Residence Abroad Required" provision. The new provision states: b. Examining...
Registration for Diversity Visa Program for FY 2019 Begins in October
Registration for the Diversity Visa Program for fiscal year 2019 (DV-2019) will begin at noon ET on October 3, 2017, and end at noon ET on November 7, 2017. For FY 2019, 50,000 diversity visas will be available. There is no cost to register for the DV program. For...
EB-1, EB-3 Categories Show Progress in Visa Bulletin for October
Several developments in employment-based categories were announced in the Department of State's Visa Bulletin for the month of October 2017. For the past several months, there has been a backlog for Chinese-mainland and Indian nationals for EB-1. With the new fiscal...
Ninth Circuit Rules Grandparents, Cousins, Others Exempted from Travel Ban; Supreme Court Intervenes
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on September 7, 2017, that certain relatives from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen banned by the Trump administration from entering the United States should be admitted while the...
ICE Temporarily Suspends Unspecified Enforcement Actions in Wake of Hurricanes; DHS States that Immigration Status Will Not Be a Factor during Rescues
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released a statement on September 7, 2017, that appears to temporarily suspend unspecified enforcement actions in areas affected by recent hurricanes: While we generally do not comment on future potential law enforcement...
President Signs Legislation Extending Several Programs under Disaster Relief Act
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives recently passed the "Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017" as part of an appropriations bill to increase the debt limit, fund the government through a continuing resolution, and provide emergency funding for hurricane...
