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 April 21, 2016, Mr. Vishal Chander, who leads the Immigration Practice at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, gave a talk entitled, “Immigration Trends & Prospects in Impacting U.S.-India Business” at the U.S. India Chamber of...

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...

With the coming of the New Year also comes the beginning of a new H-1B filing season.  The H‑1B visa program is the primary method United States companies use to hire foreign nationals in IT, engineering, and business...