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I have an employee on OPT. Are they eligible for the STEM extension? What are the employer and student obligations under the STEM OPT program? ImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

I have an employee on OPT. Are they eligible for the STEM extension? What are the employer and student obligations under the STEM OPT program?

What is OPT? If you are a foreign national in the U.S. on an F-1 visa you can participate in temporary employment that is related to your field of study. This employment is called Optional Practical Training (OPT) and can…
June 16, 2017
What are the New Visa Vetting Procedures? What is Extreme Vetting? What is the Form DS-5535 and will it affect my application? Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

What are the New Visa Vetting Procedures? What is Extreme Vetting? What is the Form DS-5535 and will it affect my application?

On March 6, 2017, the White House issued a Memorandum which directed the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and others to implement additional protocols and procedures to “ensure the proper collection of all information necessary to rigorously…
June 16, 2017
Will DACA become obsolete under the Trump administration? Am I in danger of being deported if I have DACA? Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

Will DACA become obsolete under the Trump administration? Am I in danger of being deported if I have DACA?

Will DACA become obsolete under President Trump? Amid recent immigration raids as well as arrests and detention of individuals paroled under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), immigrants and their advocates ask where DACA is headed and whether President…
April 1, 2017
President Trump New Executive Order & Travel Ban – What are the New Travel Ban Rules? Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationFamily ImmigrationImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

President Trump New Executive Order & Travel Ban – What are the New Travel Ban Rules?

President Trump has signed the much anticipated new travel ban that stops the issuance of visas and does not allow entry of nationals to the U.S. from: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.  Notably, nationals from Iraq are no…
March 7, 2017
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Department of Homeland Security Issues Final Rule on Two-Year OPT Extension for STEM Students ImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

Department of Homeland Security Issues Final Rule on Two-Year OPT Extension for STEM Students

On March 11th 2016, the Department of Homeland Security issued a rule allowing certain students on F-1 visas with degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) from U.S. institutions of higher education, who elect to pursue 12 months of…
March 18, 2016
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President Obama’s Executive Action – What Does It Mean? A Summary of the Executive Immigration Action Deportation & Humanitarian ImmigrationImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

President Obama’s Executive Action – What Does It Mean? A Summary of the Executive Immigration Action

President Obama’s Executive Immigration Action covered three key areas: 1. Taking steps to deal with a portion of the undocumented immigrants – “Deferred Action.” 2. Making it easier and faster for highly skilled immigrants to stay in the country, and…
March 3, 2015
Immigration
The Latest Round in The Push For Immigration Reform – President Obama’s Immigration Reform Proposal ImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

The Latest Round in The Push For Immigration Reform – President Obama’s Immigration Reform Proposal

The latest round in the push for Immigration Reform is a recently distributed (or leaked) White House draft immigration bill that would create a new visa for undocumented workers that would allow them to get a green card within eight…
February 19, 2013
Immigration
What Could Immigration Reform Look Like? Some Likely Immigration Reform Proposals and The Impact of These Proposals To Employers and Job Seekers ImmigrationImmigration Law Changes &  New Law

What Could Immigration Reform Look Like? Some Likely Immigration Reform Proposals and The Impact of These Proposals To Employers and Job Seekers

Up until recently many thought that Immigration reform was dead, but the 2012 election changed all of this.  Now, for the first time in years, both Democratic and Republican legislators are talking about Immigration reform as a top legislative priority…
November 17, 2012
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