Immigration

On November 21, 2017, the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations implemented a new Electronic Visitor Visa (e-Visa) program. As established by the new Brazilian Migration Law 13.445/2017, this new program is expected to facilitate business travel by streamlining the visa application process. The new e-Visa system is initially being made […]

SANTA ANA, Calif. – An attorney who lives in El Monte pleaded guilty today to federal fraud and money laundering charges for participating in a multi-faceted scheme that collected more than $50 million from foreign investors seeking “Green Cards” through the EB-5 visa program. Victoria Chan, who along with her […]

By Frida Yu, The New York Times Six months ago I won the lottery — the H-1B visa processing lottery for skilled foreign workers. I called my thrilled parents and celebrated with friends. I’m from northeastern China and have an M.B.A. from Stanford, and was planning to stay in Silicon […]

By Luke Cyphers and Teri Thompson During his first few days in jail, Mumin Tunc folded the limbs of his 7-foot-tall teenage frame as best he could and sat on his cell mattress with his back glued to the wall. He barely slept. Accused criminals filled the cells around him […]