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Miller Mayer Attorneys Recognized By Who’s Who Legal and Chambers Global
Miller Mayer immigration lawyers Steve Yale-Loehr, Carolyn Lee, Hilary Fraser, Rosanne Mayer, and Kristal Ozmun were listed again in Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Immigration 2017. Steve Yale-Loehr and Miller Mayer were also listed in Chambers Global 2017. Steve was...
State Dept. Reminds About Expiration of Two Employment Visa Categories
The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for the month of April 2017 included the following reminders about the possible expiration in late April of two employment-based immigrant visa categories, and an update on Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) availability. Employment...
USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for FY 2017
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 16, 2017, that it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for fiscal year 2017. March 13, 2017, was the final receipt date for new H-2B worker...
Judge Extends Second Travel Ban Block, Trump Administration Appeals
On March 29, 2017, Judge Derrick K. Watson, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, ordered that the temporary restraining order against sections 2 and 6 of President Trump's second executive order issuing a travel ban, "Protecting the Nation from...
State Dept. Cable Calls for U.S. Embassies To Increase Scrutiny of Certain Visa Applicants
Reuters recently published a March 17, 2017, cable marked "sensitive" from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on screening and vetting of visa applicants. The cable orders U.S. embassies to identify "applicant populations warranting increased scrutiny" and toughen their...
USCIS Accepts FY 2018 H-1B Petitions Starting April 3
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year 2018 cap on April 3, 2017. All cap-subject H-1B petitions received before April 3, 2017, for the FY 2018 cap will be rejected. Congress set a cap of 65,000 H-1B...
Steve Yale-Loehr and David Wilks speak at RIT – VIDEO
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Visas After Graduation Presentation
Miller Mayer has prepared a presentation titled "Visas After Graduation" to help international students navigate options for working in the US and/or becoming a citizen after graduating. 2017 Visas After Graduation Presentation (rev 3.27.17)
Miller Mayer Around the World
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President Trump Signs Revised Immigration ‘Travel Ban’ Executive Order; Hawaii and Maryland Federal Courts Block Ban Temporarily
President Donald Trump signed a new immigration "travel ban" executive order on March 6, 2017, effective March 16. The new order, which has been temporarily blocked, revokes a previous executive order signed on January 27, 2017, and reduces to six, from the previous...
