Roland Sennholz, Esq. There has been much discussion lately of cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin, the first and best-known of all such currencies. Investors and futurists alike hail the beginning of a new era, an era where decentralized digital money can be sent around the world in the blink of an eye. But, while large institutions have[Read More]
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Increased global mobility of talent could present more opportunities than the challenges
Key Finding: Creating the innovations of tomorrow More than three out of every four patents at the top 10 patent-producing US universities (76%) had at least one foreign-born inventor. More than half of the patents (54%) were awarded to the group of foreign-born inventors most likely to face visa hurdles: students, postdoctoral fellows, or staff[Read More]
USCIS HAS COMPLETED THE DATA ENTRY OF FISCAL YEAR 2018 H-1B CAP SUBJECT PETITIONS
USCIS announced on May 3, 2017, that it has completed data entry of all fiscal year 2018 H-1B cap-subject petitions selected in our computer-generated random process. USCIS will now begin returning all H-1B cap-subject petitions that were not selected. Due to the high volume of filings, USCIS is unable to provide a definite time frame[Read More]
USCIS website’s Infopasss system to schedule a appointment is NOT working
USCIS customer should check back often to see if it comes back on. https://my.uscis.gov/appointment Infopass lets you schedule a free appointment to visit a local USCIS office and get answers on your case
U.S. District Court for District of Columbia Dismisses Legal Challenge to 2016 STEM OPT Rule
April, 19, 2019 The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a legal challenge to the 2016 STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) rule, finding that although the plaintiffs had standing to challenge the rule, they failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted as required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).[Read More]
Startup Visa (Final Rule on International Entrepreneur)
This final rule for Startup Visa / parole is part of Executive Action President Obama had announced in November 2014. USCIS, an agency under Department of Homeland Security, had announced that it is proposing a rule to encourage entrepreneurs throughout the world to develop their innovative ideas and create jobs in the U.S. This rule would[Read More]
Grounds of Inadmissibility which can keep one away from U.S. and grounds of deportability which can make one removal from U.S.
What is Inadmissibility? Individuals who are inadmissible are not permitted by law to enter or remain in the United States. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) sets forth grounds for inadmissibility. The general categories of inadmissibility include health, criminal activity, national security, public charge, fraud and misrepresentation, unlawful presence in the United States, and several[Read More]