27 Jan
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
It is anticipated that President Trump will sign a new executive order in the coming days, and possibly as soon as today, to institute a ban for at least 30 days on visa issuance and admission into the United States for all foreign nationals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, […]
22 Jan
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On Thursday January 21, 2016 the U.S. government began implementing significant changes to the Visa Waiver Program under the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 that was signed into law this past December. These changes will affect individuals who have traveled to Iran, Iraq, Sudan […]
14 Dec
by Foster, on News
While Congress may be backing away from targeting the refugee resettlement program in reaction to recent terrorist attacks, lawmakers appear to have found a new target: the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The VWP allows travelers from certain countries to enter the United States without obtaining a visa in advance. Currently, […]
9 Mar
by Foster, on News
An Iranian man was sentenced today in Houston to serve 27 months in prison for using personally identifying information stolen from a U.S. pilot to fraudulently obtain a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate and flight instructor certificate. At today’s sentencing hearing, the government indicated that […]
