by James Pinedo | Feb 9, 2022 | Video Resources
Part One – What is the H-1B Cap? This is part one of our guide to help in navigating H-1B Cap Season. In it, we answer the question, “What is the H-1B Cap?” Part Two – What is the H-1B Lottery and H-1B Registration? This is part two of our...
by James Pinedo | Feb 4, 2022 | Consular Services & Travel, Global, Individual Services
The Department of State (DOS) announced on January 21, 2022, that due to “severely limited consular operations in Moscow,” DOS has designated multiple posts for processing certain nonimmigrant visa applications from persons resident in Russia. Russia-based...
by James Pinedo | Jan 31, 2022 | Immigration Updates
In this edition, find the latest news on the dates for Fiscal Year 2023 H-1B Cap Registration, USCIS releasing interfiling guidance and giving encouragement to interfile due to a high number of available employment-based Green Cards, the DHS and DOL announcing...
by James Pinedo | Jan 31, 2022 | Announcements, Community
As a part of Black History Month, WR Immigration is releasing a series of posts dedicated to highlight some of the incredible stories of exceptional people from the annals of Black History. Many are unfamiliar with the story of Charlotte E. Ray, Esq. – the first Black...
by James Pinedo | Jan 31, 2022 | Individual Services, Investor Visas
WR Immigration Attorneys Charina Garcia, Melissa Harms, and Nate Grow addressed these changes in detail in a webinar, which is available on demand now! The Biden administration announced new actions to increase opportunities in the United States for science,...
by James Pinedo | Jan 28, 2022 | Video Resources
WR Immigration’s Guide to the FY 2023 Cap H-1B Process
by James Pinedo | Jan 27, 2022 | Video Resources
Late last week, the White House released an announcement signaling the expansion of efforts to attract STEM talent. With this – the White House’s new efforts to attract STEM talent, there are some important clarifications that may allow for new immigration...
by James Pinedo | Jan 17, 2022 | Immigration Updates
In this edition, find out more about the USCIS’ clarifying guidance on classifying O-1 nonimmigrants as a person of extraordinary achievement in Arts or Motion Pictures and Television, the USCIS holding a listening session on L petition adjudications, the...
by James Pinedo | Jan 17, 2022 | Community
MLK Day celebrates the life work and contributions of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., America’s great civil rights activist and leader. Dr. King is remembered as a visionary thinker, wordsmith, and...
by James Pinedo | Jan 15, 2022 | Nonimmigrant Visas
USCIS to Use Date for Filing for Adjustment Cases The Department of State has issued its February 2022 Visa Bulletin, which includes some modest advancement in final action dates in the EB-2 preference category, particularly for India. Final action dates for China...
by James Pinedo | Jan 12, 2022 | Human Resources Services
The E-Verify program has issued a potentially confusing array of temporary policies related to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic over a period of several years. Below is a summary of selected changes and employer tips related to Form I-9, Employment...
by James Pinedo | Jan 6, 2022 | Investor Visas
Yesterday, the U.S. government filed an “Unopposed Motion for Voluntary Dismissal” in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on their appeal of a June 2021 decision of a lower district court that invalidated the implementation of the November 2019 EB-5...
by James Pinedo | Jan 5, 2022 | Consular Services & Travel
Due to the ongoing pandemic, including the rapid worldwide spread of the new “Omicron” variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, along with risks from the continuing Delta variant, the situation for international travelers remains in a state of...
by James Pinedo | Jan 4, 2022 | Investor Visas
Although more than 80 countries have E treaties, recently released statistics show that a relative few use most of the visas. Worldwide, in fiscal year (FY) 2020, the nonimmigrant visa workload for E-2s was 26,759, with 23,493 issued and 3,266 refused. Japan was the...
by James Pinedo | Jan 3, 2022 | Immigration Updates
In this edition, find out more about the USCIS extending flexibilities for responding to certain agency requests, the State Department’s proposal to raise consular service fees for nonimmigrant and special visas, restrictions on travelers from Southern African...
by James Pinedo | Jan 3, 2022 | Human Resources Services
Due to ongoing pandemic-related concerns, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended to April 30, 2022, the flexibility policy in complying with certain physical inspection requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The...
by James Pinedo | Dec 25, 2021 | Announcements
by James Pinedo | Dec 22, 2021 | Human Resources Services
At WR Immigration, we are committed to partnering with our clients so they can stay ahead of the curve on the H-1B process. Our goal is to make immigration easier for you and to streamline your global mobility program. As a part of this commitment, we are constantly...
by James Pinedo | Dec 20, 2021 | Immigration Updates
In this edition, find out more about the current state of the immigration provisions of the social spending bill, DHS’ extension of I-9 flexibility, the DHS’ announcement of suspension of employment authorization requirements for some F-1 students from...
by James Pinedo | Dec 20, 2021 | Investor Visas
Short answer, yes. We just attended the adjustment interview while working with well-known EB-5 lawyer Tammy Fox-Isicoff to obtain an approval. In this case, the foreign national obtained conditional permanent residency through an EB-5 application that ultimately...
by James Pinedo | Dec 20, 2021 | Investor Visas
Obtaining a temporary green card stamp (also known as an ADIT-stamp or a Form I-551) is a legal right for immigrant investors with a denied Form I-829 until an immigration judge enters a final order of removal, and any administrative appeals have been completed. ...
by James Pinedo | Dec 13, 2021 | Investor Visas
With Processing 36-60 Months, Litigation May Be the Only Option to Secure Permanent Green Card USCIS has begun to issue receipt notices to all immigrant investors with pending Form I-829, Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status, three...
by James Pinedo | Dec 8, 2021 | Investor Visas
The EB-5 Regional Center program continues to lapse as the U.S. Congress sifts through legislative priorities like the President Biden’s “Build Better Back” bill, the defense budget, the debt ceiling, and others. It is beyond frustrating for many who have been...
by James Pinedo | Dec 8, 2021 | Human Resources Services
HR managers should be aware of procedural requirements when employees receive a final response regarding their Tentative Nonconfirmation (TNC) status. Background In March 2020, E‑Verify extended the timeframe employees had to contest their TNC status due to...
by James Pinedo | Dec 6, 2021 | Immigration Updates
In this edition, find out more about the Biden Administration’s response to the new Omicron Coronavirus variant, the immigration provisions within the stop-gap funding bill that averted a government shutdown, a return of the “Remain in Mexico”...
