I have practiced immigration law for over two decades now.  One topic which seems to pop up time and again is the issue of H-1B visas and voluntary administrative leave.  So I selected this as my Topic of the Week.  Let’s

For our Immigration Thought of the Week, Beata and I [Jennifer] decided to focus our attention on Covid-19 issues which are immediately impacting H-1B employees and their employers alike.  Below, you will find a list of the most common questions we

We at Hallett McCann Law Group have been hearing plenty of stories from people who have received an I-797 notice that their green card applications or work permit applications had been approved, and months later, they still haven’t received any

Wow!  What a week for employment-based immigration.  Moreover, what a month it will be.  As all EB2 and EB3 I-140 beneficiaries are aware, there has been a HUGE jump in the Chart B Visa Bulletin, particularly in the EB3 category

As all EB-2 and EB-3 I-140 beneficiaries are aware, there has been a HUGE jump in the Chart B Visa Bulletin for October 2020, particularly in the EB-3 category (January 1, 2015).  With the EB-3 priority date jumping ahead of

Many of you are probably aware that President Trump is trying to change H-1B regulations on his own, bypassing the normal rulemaking process in Congress.  This move comes now for 2 reasons:  1) Trump administration Executive Orders targeting the H-1B

Software provider InspectionXpert Corp. will get another chance at hiring a “quality engineer” on a temporary high-skilled visa, following a federal judge’s ruling that the company’s H-1B petition was unreasonably denied. Read more

In a stunning repudiation of Trump administration immigration policies, U.S. District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer invalidated the key U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) memos and policies that have caused skyrocketing H-1B denial rates and harsher treatment for information technology

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In three new court cases, federal judges have decided that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) unlawfully denied H-1B petitions for foreign-born professionals. The decisions, which all involve USCIS improperly limiting the definition of a specialty occupation, may bring greater