In general, anyone eligible to work in the United State is authorized to receive a Social Security number (SSN). The purpose of the SSN is to serve as a tracking number for income taxes and related matters. For foreign nationals, it can be useful to...
Earlier this month, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) held a joint engagement to discuss customer service at the USCIS. Following is a summary of some key points from AILA's unofficial notes of the meeting.The USCIS...
On 18.Oct.2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a notice in the Federal Register offering more specifics on the implementation of the Biden Administration’s directive that authorized deferred enforced departure (DED) for 18 months for eligible Lebanese nationals. Effective 26.Jul.2024, Lebanese nationals covered...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a 10.Oct.2024 policy alert for the USCIS Policy Manual, incorporating recent updates to the investment and revenue requirements to qualify for parole under the international entrepreneur rule. Per regulation, the various key threshold requirements to qualify under the...
Earlier this year, the State of Florida enacted a new law, known as the Live Healthy initiative, that makes it easier for certain physicians trained abroad to become licensed as physicians in that state. The goal of the law is to increase the number of...
In general, each state sets its own rules regarding who is eligible to receive a driver's license. However, under the REAL ID Act of 2005, for a state-issued driver’s license to be a compliant form of identification for official purposes, a state motor vehicle department...
Certain employment-based immigration processes, such as the PERM labor certification and H1B nonimmigrant visa classification, require an employer to obtain a prevailing wage determination from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC). In all applicable immigration processes, the prevailing wage...
The majority of immigration cases are adjudicated correctly by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and other relevant U.S. government agencies. But there are situations in which a government agency makes an adverse decision on a case that is contrary to the law. In...
As the second round of the FY2025 cap lottery begins, it is important to note one avoidable reason for an H1B petition – or really, any type of petition or application – to be rejected by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is for...
A unique feature of U.S. immigration law is how certain rules and policies can change depending on who is in the White House. A President’s ability to dictate and change immigration law or policy often depends on whether a rule is statutory, regulatory, or administrative...
