On November 19, 2021, USCIS announced that it had just completed a third round of H-1B visa lottery selection for Fiscal Year 2022 H-1B Cap Registrants. This is the first time since the new online H-1B registration system started…
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Niral Patel, Partner at David Hirson & Partners, LLP, will be presenting on direct EB-5 immigration rules and regulations alongside EB5 Affiliate Network‘s partners at their upcoming events in New York and New Jersey:

Tuesday, November 16, 2021
11 AM…
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On November 15, 2021, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released its December 2021 visa bulletin.
While visas continue to be unavailable (or “U”) for regional center-based EB-5 investors, visas associated with the Direct EB-5 Program are available or “current”…
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As a result of litigation against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), there are critical updates to the process of obtaining work permits for H-4 and L-2 spouses.
With these changes, L-2 spouses will hold work authorization incident…
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On August 5, 2021, President Biden issued a Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) memorandum directing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to defer for 18 months the removal of certain Hong Kong residents who are present in the United…
Continue Reading U.S. Establishes Procedures for Hong Kong Residents Covered by Deferred Enforced Departure to Apply for Employment Authorization

Immigration law in the USA, including California, involves past actions or orders that create hurdles in the immigration process. It can be stressful to find out that a loved one is inadmissible to the United States, but certain measures under…
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Immigration law in California includes matters such as expediting citizenship, expediting green card applications and defending against deportation. It can be stressful to find out that a loved one is inadmissible to the United States, but certain measures under immigration…
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