11 Nov
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On November 9, 2015 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit upheld the temporary injunction for both the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and the new Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) program that defers removal from the United States and extends […]
The U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) recently published Monthly Visa Bulletin for December does not contain any changes to the “filing cutoff date” for individuals in the Employment-based, First, Second or Third Preference categories (EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3). This means that the new Visa Bulletin does not open up any […]
On October 19, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule to provide a longer period of Optional Practical Training (OPT) employment authorization to certain qualifying F-1 students. The proposed rule change will allow F-1 nonimmigrant student visa holders with degrees in science, […]
9 Oct
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
L-2 nonimmigrants traveling separately from their L-1 spouse/parent recently have reported being placed in secondary inspection by U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) when initially entering or returning to the United States in L-2 status. L-2 nonimmigrants are the dependent family members of intra-company transferees holding L-1 status. The CBP […]
