On September 24, 2020, the Department of State released its Visa Bulletin for the month of October 2020. This is great news for many petitioners who are waiting for their priority dates to be current to proceed with their applications for green cards. “Table B – Dates...
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Impact of October 2020 U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
There are limits on the number of foreign nationals who can complete the U.S. permanent resident process each year. Due to these limits, a backlog (or line) of people who are waiting to finish the permanent resident process has developed. Each month, the U.S....
Complex EB-5 Issues? Solutions.
It's well-known in the past two years that there's been a substantial uptick in the amount of Requests for Evidence (RFEs), Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs), and in-depth audits for the EB-5 industry. We understand how frustrating all of this can be and we want to...
Immigration News: Federal Judge Halts USCIS Fee Increases
This is an update to our previous blog post: https://www.hirsonimmigration.com/blog/2020/09/immigration-news-public-charge-rule-update-from-uscis/ On September 29, 2020, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White from the Northern District of California enjoined the U.S....
Immigration News: Public Charge Rule Update from USCIS
On September 22, 2020, USCIS updated its website to indicate that it is moving forward with implementing the Public Charge Rule. Following the September 11, 2020 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit—which allowed USCIS to proceed with...
Immigration News: DHS Announces Lifting of Travel Restrictions on Certain Arriving Flights
On September 15, 2020, DHS announced the lifting of travel restrictions on arriving flights carrying passengers who had recently been present in China, Iran, the Schengen Area, the U.K., Ireland, and Brazil. Previously, these travel restrictions mandated that flights...
Immigration Webinar Series with David Hirson & Partners, LLP, InvestAmerica, & the Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce Southeast
David Hirson & Partners, LLP (DHP) is delighted to be co-hosting an exciting new webinar series with InvestAmerica and the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce Southeast. The series will have an informative webinar once a month starting on September 29, 2020 to...
Do I meet the threshold for an EB-1A extraordinary ability visa?
The first preference, employment-based visa for individuals of extraordinary ability (EB-1A) offers an attractive option for foreign nationals who have earned a certain level of acclaim in their field to live and work in the United States. This visa is one of the few...
Immigration News: USCIS Extends Deadlines to Respond to Requests, Notices, and Decisions
On September 11, 2020, as part of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, USCIS announced that it has again extended the deadlines for all immigration applicants and petitioners to respond to requests, notices,...
Immigration Litigation Success at David Hirson & Partners, LLP
In recent years, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) has been increasingly issuing denials of employment-based visa applications and petitions that previously would have been approved without question. Routine visa renewals started receiving...
