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Welcome to the Immigration Insights and Issues Blog! (III Blog for short) Immigration policies and practices are ever changing due to the political nature of the area and the complexity of the legal issues related to the...
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by Immigration Law | Mar 4, 2019 | Immigration | 0
Welcome to the Immigration Insights and Issues Blog! (III Blog for short) Immigration policies and practices are ever changing due to the political nature of the area and the complexity of the legal issues related to the...
by Kathleen Campbell Walker | Oct 8, 2019 | Department of Homeland Security, Immigration, Kathleen Walker, US Customs and Border Protection, Visa Waiver Program | 0
What is the VWP? The VWP is administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in consultation with the State Department. Currently, the program permits citizens of 38 countries[1] to travel to the United States (U.S.)...
by Suzanne Sukkar | Nov 5, 2020 | Immigration, Suzanne Sukkar, USCIS | 0
by Kathleen Campbell Walker | May 18, 2023 | Immigration, Kathleen Walker | 0
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended the COVID-19 remote completion flexibilities for Form I-9 effective November 1, 2022, until July 31, 2023. On May 5, 2023, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
by Najah Allaham | Apr 26, 2023 | H-1B Visas, Najah Allaham | 0
by Kathleen Campbell Walker | May 18, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extended the COVID-19 remote completion flexibilities for Form I-9 effective November 1, 2022, until July 31, 2023. On May 5, 2023, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
Read Moreby Alexandra Crandall | Apr 27, 2023
J-1 status is a favorite for foreign nationals attending medical resident training programs in the United States. While there are many advantages to the J-1 visa category, one major obstacle remains for J-1 physicians who wish...
Read Moreby Najah Allaham | Apr 26, 2023
On March 27, 2023, USCIS announced that it had received enough electronic registrations to reach the H-1B annual cap FY2024, including the advanced degree exemption (Master’s cap). While official statistics regarding the number...
Read Moreby Alexandra Crandall | Apr 4, 2023
The federal government has announced that on May 11, 2023, it intends to permit the Public Health Emergency for COVID-19—declared more than three years ago—to expire. As we look back over the last few years, it is difficult to...
Read Moreby Heather Frayre | Mar 28, 2023
What happened? Over the past couple of years, multiple states have enacted pay transparency laws with the goal of increasing wage transparency for job seekers. The objective of these laws is ultimately to achieve pay equality...
Read Moreby Ian Nesteruk | Mar 21, 2023
United States (US) Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provided welcome updated guidance to its Policy Manual regarding when an immigrant visa “becomes available” for the purpose of calculating the Child Status...
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