USCIS Extends Validity of Green Cards to 48 Months for Conditional Permanent Residents
On January 23, 2023, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will be extending...
USCIS to Resume Adjudicating H-4/L-2 Status & EAD Requests Simultaneously with H-1B/L-1 Premium Processing Petitions
Quick Takeaways Starting January 25, 2023, USCIS will once again adjudicate H-4/L-2 EADs and Changes/Extensions of...
Biden Admin. Unveils “Welcome Corps,” New Program to Allow Private Sponsorship of Refugees
On Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a new and innovative private sponsorship...
Premium Processing Available for All EB-1C & NIW Petitions by End of January, Further Expansions Planned
On January 12, 2023, USCIS announced several exciting updates to its ongoing expansion of Premium Processing. These...
CBP Announces New Entry Process for Cuban, Haitian, and Nicaraguan Nationals, and Eliminates Cap for Venezuelans
On Jan. 5, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new parole processes for Cuban, Haitian, and...
Practice Management in 2023 with Jonathan Grode, Esq.
On this episode of the Immigration Lawyers Toolbox, hear from special guest, Jonathan Grode. He talks about how to...
Beginning January 5, 2023 Travelers Who Have Been in China or Its Special Administrative Regions in the Previous Ten Days Will Have to Present a Negative COVID-19 Test to Enter the U.S.
BACKGROUND: To prevent viral transmission of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”), the People’s Republic of China...
Upcoming Changes to E Visa Eligibility for Portuguese Nationals
On December 15, 2022, Congress passed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023...
H-2B Supplemental Visas For Fiscal Year 2023
On December 12, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor confirmed that an additional 64,716...
Tech Layoffs in U.S. Send Foreign Workers Scrambling to Find New Jobs
Workers on visas, many of them waiting years for green cards, now face having to leave the country unless they get...
DHS Extends and Designates Temporary Protected Status for Haiti for 18 Months
On December 5, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it has extended and re-designated Haiti...
6th Annual Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Immigration Law Pro Bono Award Presented to Arthur N. Read, Esquire
On Monday, November 28, 2022, Arthur N. Read, Esquire, General Counsel of Justice at Work (formerly Friends of...
