Immigration

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on November 12, 2021 that it has changed its policy related to work authorization for spouses of H-1B, L-1, and E visa holders. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act and USCIS regulations, spouses of L-1 and E visa holders and certain H-1B visa holders have been authorized […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it conducted in November an unprecedented third round random lottery of H-1B cap registrations that were submitted in March 2021 for the fiscal year 2022 H-1B lottery. USCIS notified employers that have H-1B cap registrations which were selected and so are eligible to file H-1B petitions. As with cases selected in the initial lottery in March, and the subsequent lottery in July, USCIS is […]

Last week health officials in South Africa identified a new variant of the coronavirus, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has named “Omicron.”  Following the emergence of Omicron, President Biden has imposed new travel restrictions effective November 29, 2021 on most travelers from South Africa and other affected countries in Africa.  The prohibition applies to […]

HOUSTON – Nov. 5, 2021 – Foster LLP, a leading immigration law firm, has been recognized as a metropolitan Tier 1 firm in the 2022 “Best Law Firms” survey by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®. Foster received the metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in immigration law for both its Houston and […]