Immigration

Certain foreign nationals can come to the United States as a lawful permanent resident through the EB-5 investor immigrant program or come temporarily with an E-2 treaty investor/trade nonimmigrant visa.  Which approach is the best approach depends on many considerations, including timing, the foreign national’s intent, the amount of the […]

Honorable Members of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation:  As presidents and chancellors of colleges and universities throughout New Jersey, we are writing to express our concern about the obstacles we are facing in our efforts to attract and retain international students, faculty, and scholars. Our schools vary in mission, size […]

WASHINGTON — The visa applications of hundreds of international students seeking to work in the United States this summer are languishing at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, where increased processing times have left students stranded and university leaders struggling with the fallout. Students have written petitions and panicked […]

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 […]