Immigration

The U.S. Embassy in Paris, France announced on November 13, 2019 that the U.S. Department of State would immediately adjust the validity of nonimmigrant visas issued on or after November 12, 2019 for French citizens to better reflect reciprocity with the validity periods of visas issued by France to U.S. […]

By Gauri Bhatia, CNBC A popular, yet controversial U.S. immigration program that grants “visas to millionaires” is feeling the heat, weeks before it is up for renewal. On Sept. 30, the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program – under which foreigners have invested billions of dollars in the U.S. to obtain permanent […]

Law360 (July 27, 2018, 5:45 PM EDT) — The Trump administration has denied or questioned more visas for highly skilled immigrant workers since President Donald Trump signed his “Buy American and Hire American” executive order last year, a policy report released Wednesday has found. According to the nonpartisan National Foundation […]

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued two new Policy Memoranda that change the way the agency will approach the issuance of Requests for Further Evidence (RFE), Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID), and Notices to Appear (NTA) initiating removal (“deportation”) proceedings. These changes will have an impact on […]