Immigration

HOUSTON – Nov. 5, 2020 – Foster LLP, a leading immigration law firm, has been recognized as a metropolitan Tier 1 firm in the 2021 “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 […]

On October 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published in the Federal Register a new, interim final rule with an immediate effective date, which imposed drastically higher wage requirements for H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 workers and “green card” applicants whose applications are based on labor certification.    The […]

On October 8, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expected to publish a new, interim final rule that will impose stricter requirements on those seeking to qualify for H-1B classification. The effective date of the new rule is expected to be December 7, 2020.  Change in H-1B “Specialty Occupation” Definition and Criteria  […]

On Friday, September 25, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that would impose specific status expiration dates for Students (F), Exchange Visitors (J) and members of the foreign media (I).  These classifications are currently admitted for “duration of status (D/S),” which generally […]