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Visa
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Inside Business Immigration
Department of State Issues Guidance Extending Validity of NIEs
On July 6, 2021, the Department of State issued guidance extending the validity of certain National Interest Exceptions (NIEs) granted to travelers through U.S. embassies and consulates abroad for those subject…
EB-5 Insights
EB-5 Regional Center Program Expires June 30, 2021
As an update to our previous blog, the EB-5 Regional Center program was not extended by Congress by June 30, 2021. Congress did not pass a law to extend the…
Immigration Blog
H-2B Visas Increase and Portability
To help employers dealing with labor shortages due to the limits on H-2B temporary, seasonal visas, a new rule published by the Department of Labor (DOL) increases the H-2B numerical…
Knowledge Centre
Sole Representative Visa Application Guidance
By Annie Ee
In our recent post, we listed the Sole Representative visa category as one of the visa routes for starting a business in the UK. The Sole Representative of an Overseas…
Knowledge Centre
Appendix FM Financial Requirement: Variable Income From Non-Salaried Employment
By Bernard Wood
Following previous posts about meeting the financial requirement of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules through cash savings and through self-employment, this blog post will focus on meeting the income…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Delays Persist at U.S. Consulates Worldwide, Even in Wake of Biden Administration’s Lifting of Various Visa Suspensions
By By: Nathan P. Roy, Samantha D. Wolfe
On March 31, 2021, the Trump administration’s Proclamation 10052, which had suspended the entry of certain H-1B, H-2B, J, and L nonimmigrant visa holders and their dependents to the United…
Knowledge Centre
What Visa do I Need To Get Married in the UK?
We are often asked ‘what visa do I need to get married in the UK?’. If you wish to travel to the UK to get married then there are two…
China Law Blog
International School Law/Teacher Law: It’s Complicated
By Dan Harris
Many of our lawyers and staff attended international schools or are sons or daughters of teachers or professors. I spent my junior year of high school at Robert College in Istanbul,…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
USCIS to Suspend Biometrics Requirements for Certain Visa Applications
By Yuchen Zhang
USCIS expects to suspend biometrics requirements for H-4, L-2 and E-1, E-2, and E-3 Form I-539 applications beginning May 17, 2021, for at least 24 months. It will retain the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Athletes in Transit: Why the Game is Different in Sports and the Visas Should be Too by David P. Weber
Athletes in Transit: Why the Game is Different in Sports and the Visas Should be Too by David P. Weber, Tulane Law Review, Vol. 96, 2021-2022ABSTRACTAt least as early as…