The highly anticipated October 2016 Visa Bulletin was released today.  As expected visa availability for the EB-1 category moved to current for all countries.  EB-2 visa availability moved to current for the Global,...

In what will perhaps be the final immigration action taken during the Obama presidency, the Department of Homeland Security released the long awaited proposed rules entitled International Entrepreneur Rule.

The proposed rule...

On August 12, 2016, the American Immigration Lawyers Association  Department of State Liaison Committee spoke with Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division for the U.S. Department of State to...

On February 25, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued final regulations making H-4 dependent spouse status holders eligible for an employment authorization document (EAD) under two circumstances: 1) where...

On March 5, 2015, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Florida vacated the 2008 Department of Labor (DOL) regulations covering the H-2B temporary labor program.  As a result, the United States Department...