12 Jul
by Foster LLP, on Blog, Immigration, News
Federal law has for decades legally allowed individuals from other countries to apply for asylum if they have a well-founded fear of persecution or torture based on a protected ground of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. Winning asylum is already very difficult, with […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed their review of the proposed EB-5 regulations this past Thursday, June 27th. As the OMB Review concluded the final step in the agency rulemaking process, USCIS can now publish the new regulations at any time in the Federal Register as Final Regulations. […]
28 Jun
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
Click here to view the 2019 July Visa Bulletin The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for July 2019, showing no movement in the EB-1 preference category, except for China which did progress. EB-2 remains current for all countries except China and India. EB-3 & Other Workers are […]
14 Jun
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
Effective June 10, 2019, nationals of New Zealand are eligible to apply for E-1 Treaty Trader and E-2 Treaty Investor nonimmigrant visas. Commercial Treaty Between New Zealand and the United States The governments of New Zealand and the United States entered into a commercial treaty creating reciprocal immigration […]
