by Batrakovalaw | Jan 8, 2020 | Immigration Law
With the H-1B season upon us, the employers filing for the first-time H-1B visa holders must now jump through more hoops to secure the cap-subject H-1B filings. With only 65,000 H-1B visas available annually and an additional 20,000 visas for the beneficiaries with... by Batrakovalaw | Nov 8, 2019 | Immigration Law
On July 23, 2019, USCIS announced the publishing of a final rule that would make several substantial changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. Becoming effective on November 21 of this year, this announcement marks the first major revision to the program since... by Batrakovalaw | Oct 7, 2019 | Immigration Law
Earlier this week, the New York Times published an in-depth report on ICE’s highly sophisticated tools for locating foreign nationals that it wants to deport, focusing on the Pacific Northwest coastline, and featuring Officer Miller and his partner, who our firm often... 
by Batrakovalaw | Jun 11, 2019 | Immigration Law
Applicants are waiting longer and longer for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to process and approve their applications and petitions. Whether they are applying for family-based benefits, employment-based benefits, naturalization, travel documents, or... 
by Batrakovalaw | Jul 19, 2018 | Immigration Law
The Trump administration is planning to end the Obama-era regulation allowing spouses of H1-B visa holders to work legally in the U.S. This move could have a devastating impact on more than 70,000 H-4 visa holders who have work permits. There is a clear economic... 