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Spotlight on Attorney Yeu Hong – SGG’s Newest Partner 1784 2748 Yeu Hong
  • Yeu Hong

Spotlight on Attorney Yeu Hong – SGG’s Newest Partner

SGG congratulates its newest partner Yeu Hong. Q & A with Yeu Q: How did you get started as an immigration attorney? A: As an immigrant to the United States, the area of law was interesting to me and I took the course along with participating in the school’s immigration law clinic.   I also interned…

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AAO issues precedent decision changing the National Interest Waiver standard 2100 1525 Andrew Grzegorek

AAO issues precedent decision changing the National Interest Waiver standard

On December 27, 2016, the Administrative Appeals Office (“AAO”) of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a precedent decision, Matter of Dhanasar, which changes the adjudicatory standard for petitioners seeking a national interest waiver (“NIW”) of the job offer and labor certification requirement.   As background, this waiver is available to second-preference employment-based immigrants (advanced…

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Museums and other non-profit institutions are now eligible to bring in J-1 Research Scholars through a third-party host organization 1920 1280 Kathleen Grzegorek
  • Kathleen Grzegorek

Museums and other non-profit institutions are now eligible to bring in J-1 Research Scholars through a third-party host organization

The U.S. Department of State promotes the J-1 research scholar program to “facilitate the exchange of ideas and research in a variety of fields between people of the U.S. and people of other countries.”  The research scholar category is reserved for foreign nationals who enter the country to primarily conduct research, observe, or consult in…

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DHS Final Rule on Retention of Immigrant Workers and Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers 2000 1994 Kathleen Grzegorek
  • Kathleen Grzegorek

DHS Final Rule on Retention of Immigrant Workers and Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers

DHS Final Rule on Retention of Immigrant Workers and Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers After 16 years of waiting, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued final rules that will have a significant impact on foreign nationals in employment-based nonimmigrant status, as well as in the long queues for immigrant status (“green cards”).…

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Mandatory EVUS Registration for Chinese Travelers 1723 1149 Andrew Grzegorek

Mandatory EVUS Registration for Chinese Travelers

Starting on November 29, 2016, mainland Chinese nationals carrying 10-year B-1, B-2, or B-1/B-2 visas in their passports must enroll in the electronic visa update system (EVUS) in order to travel to the United States.  EVUS is an online system that collects biographic data to facilitate travel to the United States. A third party (i.e.…

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Revised I-9 Form Now Available 3423 2743 Josie Gonzalez
  • Josie Gonzalez

Revised I-9 Form Now Available

On November 14, 2016 USCIS released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers may continue using Form I-9 with a revision date of March 3, 2013 through January 21, 2017. Effective January 22, 2017, employers must use the new form. The new form may now be considered a “smart” I-9 because most fields have…

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USCIS Fees To Increase 1920 1131 Andrew Grzegorek

USCIS Fees To Increase

  What will happen to immigration issues after the election? One thing for sure – irrespective of who wins the election, filing fees for a majority of immigration petitions and applications will increase. The rule is in effect for applications or petitions mailed, postmarked, or otherwise filed on or after December 23, 2016. The table…

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