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Visa
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Immigration Blog
H-1B Workers Could Lose 60-Day Grace Period Under DHS Proposal
On Aug. 6, 2026, DHS submitted a proposed rule, “Eliminating the Discretionary 60-day Grace Period,” to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that seeks to eliminate the 60-day grace…
The International Private Client
Jerez to Vejer, after the MICHELIN Guide: the frontier towns and the case for living in Spain part of the year or all of it
Part of the year in Jerez and Vejer, or all of it. Del Canto Chambers, with offices in Jerez de la Frontera for decades, on the residence, visa and succession…
Immigration Blog
DHS Expands Biometric Fee Requirement to Certain H-1B + L-1 Extensions Starting Sept. 2026
In a final rule released Aug. 10, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that employers with at least 50 U.S. employees, with more than half of whom holding…
Immigration
F-1 Visa Rules Change September 15, 2026: D/S Ends, New 4-Year Admission Rule, I-539 Extensions & What Students Must Do
By Richard T. Herman, Esq. | Immigration Attorney and Founder, Herman Legal Group Updated: August 13, 2026 Quick Answer Beginning September 15, 2026, the United States is scheduled to make…
UK Immigration Blog
[Featured Article] Hiring international talent? Sponsorship isn’t your only route
As the government proposes doubling settlement waits for sponsored routes, it is no longer always the best. Choosing the right UK visa route has become a strategic decision, not an…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
DHS Proposes Rule to Eliminate 60-Day Grace Period for Certain Nonimmigrants
By By: Jennifer M. Cofer, Maurisa Iacono
Quick Hits DHS has proposed a rule to eliminate the sixty-day grace period afforded to certain nonimmigrants, such as E, H-1B, H-1B1, L-1, and TN visa holders and their dependents.…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Trump Administration Issues Executive Orders on Birthright Citizenship and Birth Tourism
By By: Marquita L. Capers, Dhariana M. Rios
Quick Hits On August 6, 2026, President Trump issued two executive orders aimed at limiting birthright citizenship under certain circumstances and ending “birth tourism.” The first executive order expands the…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Beltway Buzz, August 7, 2026
Senate Confirmation Vote Results in Three-Member Republican Bloc at NLRB. Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed a package of seventy-four executive branch nominees. The package includes National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)…
Free Movement Articles
Missed deadline by Home Office no excuse for not properly following the pre-action protocol
Mr Khan applied for a visit visa on 30 October 2024, which was refused the following month. His solicitors sent a pre-action protocol letter on 5 December 2024, threatening judicial…
Law Offices of Jacqueline Lentini, LLC Blog
Visa Bonds for Certain B-1/B-2 Travelers: What Applicants Should Know
Photo by mingche lee from Pexels The U.S. Department of State has expanded its visa bond program for certain B-1/B-2 visitor visa applicants. Depending on an applicant’s country of nationality and individual…