How Immigration Issues are Affected by COVID-19: Students, Detainees, and Travel Ban
While the entire world is feeling the effect of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), individuals who are affected by immigration may have...
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Jennifer Grady
Feb 5, 20203 min read
ATTENTION: New Form I-9 Released On January 31, 2020 by USCIS
Department of Homeland Security | DHS.gov On January 31, 2020, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released...
Jennifer Grady
Feb 5, 20203 min read
USCIS Announces New H-1B Registration Process Starting March 1, 2020
On December 6, 2019, USCIS announced that it is implementing an electronic registration requirement for petitioners seeking to submit...
Jennifer Grady
Dec 18, 20196 min read
How Can I Complete an I-9 Form for a Remote Employee?
When hiring a new employee, or converting an employee from an independent contractor to an employee, the company must complete an I-9...
Jennifer Grady
Dec 3, 20192 min read
USCIS Raises Premium Processing Fee to $1,440 on December 2, 2019
Photo by Skitterphoto on Pexels The USCIS final rule increasing the premium processing fee for Form I-129 and Form I-140 from USD...
Jennifer Grady
Nov 7, 20193 min read
Changes to the H-1B lottery and New $10 Registration Fee
Department of Homeland Security | DHS.gov WASHINGTON—On November 7, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a final...
Jennifer Grady
Nov 7, 20192 min read
Listen to our Podcast on Strategies for Responding to Requests for Evidence (RFEs) from USCIS
Join Beverly Hills immigration attorneys, Jennifer Grady, Esq. and Anthony Mance, Esq. as they share tips and insight into how to prepare...
Jennifer Grady
Aug 13, 20199 min read
Truck Driver Shortages May be Solved by Green Cards for Unskilled Workers (EB-3)
Photo by Quintin Gellar on pexels.com For the past 15 years, the United States has been experiencing a severe shortage of available and...
Jennifer Grady
Jul 25, 20194 min read
Client’s Corner: How I Got a Green Card Based on My Employment as a Skilled Worker (EB-3)
One of the ways to obtain a Green Card based on employment is through the EB-3 Immigrant Visa. The following is an overview of the...
Jennifer Grady
Jul 24, 201911 min read
How to Obtain Temporary Hospitality, Retail, and Service Industry Workers Through the H-2B Visa
One of the biggest complaints in the hospitality, retail, and service industries is the difficulty in finding and retaining a reliable...
Jennifer Grady
Jul 22, 201910 min read
How to Obtain Temporary Landscape Industry Workers Through the H-2B Visa Program
Photo by Streetwindy from Pexels by Jennifer A. Grady, Esq. One of the biggest complaints from owners in the landscape contractor...
Jennifer Grady
Jul 10, 20194 min read
President Trump Unveils Sweeping Immigration Reform Plan
On May 16, 2019, during a speech in the White House Rose Garden, President Donald Trump unveiled an ambitious “Bold Immigration Plan for...
Jennifer Grady
Jun 20, 20193 min read
Applicants for U.S. Visas and Green Cards Must Now Disclose Social Media Profile Information
Photo by Tracy Le Blanc from Pexels In response to the Trump Administration’s “extreme vetting” of foreign nationals entering the United...
Jennifer Grady
Jun 5, 20193 min read
U.S. House Passes Significant ‘Dreamer’ Immigration Bill with Potential to Grant Permanent Residency
Photo by Joshua Sukoff on Unsplash On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an ambitious immigration bill aimed...
Jennifer Grady
May 6, 20192 min read
Getting Married? Take $100 off our Green Card Application Package
GREEN CARD BASED ON MARRIAGE WEDDING SEASON SPECIAL Photo by Matthew T Rader on Unsplash Before getting married, engaged couples should...
Jennifer Grady
May 3, 20195 min read
USCIS Continues to make Marijuana Activity a “Conditional Bar” to Obtaining U.S. Citizenship
Photo by Sora Shimazaki from Pexels Thirty-three US states, The District of Columbia, and at least 26 countries around the world have...
Jennifer Grady
May 3, 20193 min read
Canadian Citizens Will No Longer Be Permitted To Extend or Renew L-1 Status at the US Border
Photo by Hermes Rivera on Unsplash United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently implemented a major policy change to the...
Jennifer Grady
Apr 17, 201911 min read
How to Obtain Temporary Training or Employment in the United States as a Foreign Physician
Photo by EVG Culture from Pexels Foreign physicians looking to advance their specialized careers in the United States can gain valuable...
Jennifer Grady
Apr 12, 20193 min read
Cap on H-1B Visas for FY 2020 Reached Within 5 Days
Each year, the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) grants 85,000 H-1B visas to applicants in “specialty occupations”. This cap...
Jennifer Grady
Feb 22, 20197 min read
Is Your Company Prepared for an I-9 Audit? What to Expect During and After a Visit from ICE or DHS
Department of Homeland Security | DHS.gov While immigration enforcement and oversight have occurred under the purview of all past...
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