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Expansion of “Travel Ban” to Nigerians Shines New Light on Waiver Process 640 439 Lincoln Stone
  • Lincoln Stone

Expansion of “Travel Ban” to Nigerians Shines New Light on Waiver Process

Citing reasons of national security, by Proclamation dated January 31, the U.S. President expanded the “Travel Ban” to nationals of six more countries – Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania.  The expansion takes effect on February 21, 2020.  Given that Nigerians account for 3 times as many immigrant visas as nationals from the five…

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Advisory on Birth Tourism Regulation 849 565 Taiyyeba Safri Skomra
  • Taiyyeba Safri Skomra

Advisory on Birth Tourism Regulation

On Friday, January 24, 2020, the Department of State (DOS) published a new regulation, effective immediately, prohibiting “birth tourism” – applying for a visa or travel to the U.S. for the purpose of giving birth to obtain U.S. citizenship for a child.[1] The regulation changes the activities allowed under a B1/B2 visitor visa. Specifically, the…

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Update on Public Charge Rule 1920 1280 Taiyyeba Safri Skomra
  • Taiyyeba Safri Skomra

Update on Public Charge Rule

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) may soon move forward with implementing a rule that expands the scope of people who could be denied permanent resident status and extensions of temporary status based on the theory that they might become “public charges,” or those who use public benefits. This is one of several government initiatives…

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Get Ready For A Very Different H-1B Lottery Season! 1000 559 Josie Gonzalez
  • Josie Gonzalez

Get Ready For A Very Different H-1B Lottery Season!

USCIS will launch a new H-1B registration system beginning March 1 through March 20th.  The goal is to simplify the initial registration process. Only if an employer’s registration is selected in the USCIS lottery will the completed H-1B petition along with the filing fees be submitted.  Due to the simplification of the registration process, we…

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Expertise in Demand – SGG Lawyers As Trusted Thought Leaders 244 302 SGG Immigration
  • SGG Immigration

Expertise in Demand – SGG Lawyers As Trusted Thought Leaders

In August, Amy Prokop Lenhert presented her views on pre-litigation lawyering under the title “H-1Bs: Preparing for District Court at the RFE stage” before an audience of the Orange County Bar Association in Newport Beach Josie Gonzalez presented on the topic of ICE and worksite compliance at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Fall Conference…

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Border Crisis – Take Action! 900 515 Amy Lenhert
  • Amy Lenhert

Border Crisis – Take Action!

There is indeed a humanitarian crisis at our southern border.  Children continue to be separated from their parents, and to date at least seven children have died while in DHS custody or shortly after release.  Men, women and children alike are held in unsafe conditions in remote facilities in the United States, denied proper healthcare…

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New Rule for EB-5 Targeted Employment Areas Significantly Impacts the EB-5 Industry 4608 3456 Michele Franchett
  • Michele Franchett

New Rule for EB-5 Targeted Employment Areas Significantly Impacts the EB-5 Industry

A new USCIS regulation went into effect November 21, 2019, and brings with it significant changes impacting the EB-5 industry.  The regulation eliminates the authority of states to designate high unemployment areas for purposes of targeted employment area (“TEA”) eligibility, significantly narrows the definition of a TEA based on high unemployment, and increases the minimum…

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