A bi-partisan bill eliminating per-country caps on employment-based green cards was recently shot down in the Senate. The goal was to get more highly skilled immigrants to come to America and level the playing field as to who could gain access to green cards. Right...
5 myths about U.S. immigration law
The president and the administration are famously unorganized and often are not even on the same page when it comes to agenda and objectives. With so much confusion coming from them, it is hard to figure out the difference between what is law and what are political...
US residence for professionals using the EB-2 visa
Immigrants living in California may be interested in learning about the U.S. EB-2 visa. This visa allows individuals who work in specialty occupations, like educators, business managers and doctors, and possess a master's degree to request permanent residence in the...
L-1 visa may be useful for bringing in executives
Employers in California can transfer managers or executives into the country from affiliated offices located in foreign countries by using the L-1A non-immigrant classification. This same classification can also be used by foreign companies that do not have offices in...
New guidance aims to prevent abuse of immigration policy
Immigrants may be allowed to enter California or any other state to see a dying relative or for other extraordinary reasons. In some cases, they may be given the ability to find employment while they are in the United States. However, the Trump administration has...
Visas and green cards now tied to income
The Trump administration continues its open assault on those who wish to enter the country and work. The recent ICE raid on poultry processing plants in Mississippi involved the arrest of 700 unregistered workers. The administration followed that up with new...
White house announces detailed new immigration bill
The president seems to make announcements or write Tweets about changes to the immigration system on a daily or weekly basis. This happens amid other controversial comments regarding political enemies, perceived slights and other topics. Such is the case this week...
Visa applicants must now provide social media identifiers
The U.S. Department of State recently updated its work visa forms to now include a social media question on Form DS-160 non-immigrant visa and Form DS-260 immigrant visa applications. The question is: “Do you have a social media presence?” Applicants are expected to...
Drug use can lead to visa denials
The current administration is using many different reasons to prevent visitors from entering the U.S. One that has not gotten a lot of coverage is casual drug use. According to one recent report, a visitor from Britain arriving at LAX was denied entry after 24 hours...
Good news — U.S. has lifted the cap on H1-B visas
We spend a lot of time writing about problems with the immigration system. So it is a nice change of pace to share some good news. Reuters is reporting from the State Department that the Trump administration has no plans to cap H-1B work visas for nations that force...
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