by James Pinedo | Mar 27, 2020 | Investor Visas
Summary of the Issue – After much lobbying, the Belgian government is taking actions to reform the single permit application process with the goal of improving processing timeframes. Implemented on January 1, 2019, the single permit application allows non-EU...
by James Pinedo | Mar 13, 2020 | Investor Visas
About the Diversity Lottery: Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides for a class of immigrants known as “diversity immigrants” from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States. For Fiscal Year...
by James Pinedo | Mar 6, 2020 | Investor Visas
By: Joseph Barnett and Colin Gallagher Due to the uncertainty caused by COVID-19 and the current political regime’s anti-immigration rhetoric, the ability to expedite the adjudication of an application or petition for an immigration benefit is more important...
by James Pinedo | Feb 20, 2020 | Investor Visas
By: Joseph Barnett Mr. Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division within the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”), recently noted that the Final Action Date (“FAD”) for China employment-based first-preference (“EB-1”) will become current...
by James Pinedo | Feb 13, 2020 | Investor Visas
On December 2, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed its version of H.R. 1044, the “Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020.” The Senate version of the bill now returns to the U.S. House of Representatives. If the Senate version passes in the House and is signed into...
by James Pinedo | Feb 6, 2020 | Investor Visas
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has added a new section to its Policy Manual directing immigration officers to strictly enforce existing law on the inadmissibility of any intending immigrant who is a member or affiliate of the Communist...
