13 Mar
by Foster LLP, on News
LOS ANGELES – Federal authorities this morning arrested five defendants linked to a scheme that helped Chinese nationals obtain student visas by hiring individuals who used fake Chinese passports to take an English proficiency test for the foreign students. The arrests were made pursuant to a 26-count indictment returned on […]
13 Mar
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the revised Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status and new Form I-539A have now been published. However, USCIS will accept the old form through March 21. The Form I-539 is used for a variety of application types, including: Certain nonimmigrant […]
12 Mar
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has resumed premium processing for all H-1B petitions. As of Tuesday, March 12, 2019, all H-1B petitions may be upgraded to premium processing or filed originally with a request for premium processing. In recent years the CIS has discontinued premium processing for H-1B cap […]
12 Mar
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
Since February 22, 2019, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization Regulation (“EB-5 Modernization Regulation”) is under review at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OMB Review is the final step in the agency rulemaking process before publication of a final rule. Once it passes the OMB review, the […]
