Now that all of the new H-1B visas for the 2019 Fiscal Year have been allocated, What options do Employers who are looking to hire Foreign National Professionals have? Here are some creative solutions to this problem: OPT – STEM Extension If the company is registered for E-Verify, the database…
H1B Visa Lawyer Blog
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, July 13, 2018
We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
MVP Immigration Newsletter – Originally posted May 2018
Our office is closed this week for Vacation so each day we will post one of our past Immigration Newsletter from the last year. Once a month, MVP Law Groups’ Managing Attorney, Kellie N. Lego publishes an electronic Immigration Newsletter. This emailed newsletter features current articles, relevant data and…
MVP Immigration Newsletter – Originally posted February 2018
Our office is closed this week for Vacation so each day we will post one of our past Immigration Newsletter from the last year. Once a month, MVP Law Groups’ Managing Attorney, Kellie N. Lego publishes an electronic Immigration Newsletter. This emailed newsletter features current articles, relevant data and…
MVP Immigration Newsletter – Originally posted September 2017
Our office is closed this week for Vacation so each day we will post one of our past Immigration Newsletter from the last year. Once a month, MVP Law Groups’ Managing Attorney, Kellie N. Lego publishes an electronic Immigration Newsletter. This emailed newsletter features current articles, relevant data and…
MVP Immigration Newsletter – Originally posted August 2017
Our office is closed this week for Vacation so each day we will post one of our past Immigration Newsletter from the last year. Once a month, MVP Law Groups’ Managing Attorney, Kellie N. Lego publishes an electronic Immigration Newsletter. This emailed newsletter features current articles, relevant data and…
BALCA on Calculating 180-Day Period for Filing under 20 CFR §656.17(e)
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently affirmed the decision of a Certifying Officer (CO) to deny labor certification for the position of “Operating Engineer.” After receiving & reviewing an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO denied certification of the application because the Employer had placed…
Supreme Court Upholds Trump Travel Ban
On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it had upheld President Trump’s Travel Ban of mostly Muslim countries. The Supreme Court voted 5-4, with all five conservative Justices voting in the majority! The seven countries affected are: Venezuela, North Korea, Syria, Libya, Iran, Yemen and Somalia; the…
Immigration Data & Facts State by State – Louisiana, Maine and Maryland
The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state. With national immigration policy being discussed, we…
Trump signs Executive Order stopping his policy of separating families
On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, President Trump reversed his policy of separating families at the U.S./Mexican border! The President signed Executive Order, “Affording Congress an Opportunity to Address Family Separation” ceasing the separation of families. The children being separated ranged in age from babies to 17 years old. Families will…