The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a notice in the Federal Register terminating the parole program for nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) effective April 24, 2025…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Immigration Law
On March 12, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an interim final rule (IFR) implementing an Alien Registration requirement. The rule takes effect on April 11, 2025. As previewed in our prior alert, this rule…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Immigration Law
Foreign nationals who are entering the United States or applying for visas or other travel benefits from outside the United States are advised that travel requirements and restrictions under the Trump administration may change…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
On February 25, 2025, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a proposed alien registration requirement, which will require many foreign nationals who are present in the United States to submit an…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
There are typically four key documents relating to nonimmigrant (i.e., temporary) travel to and authorized stay in the United States. It is important to understand what these documents are, what purpose they serve, and how they…
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/ Immigration Law
Most individuals who are visiting the UK or transiting through the UK, and who are exempt from obtaining a visitor visa, will now need to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) prior to travel. The ETA requirement takes…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
On December 18, 2024, the Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security published its final rule to overhaul several aspects of the H-1B visa program. This final rule, which takes effect 30 days after publication, is…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
On December 13, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule in the Federal Register to codify the automatic extension period for certain classifications of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs)…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Published in the Federal Register on December 9, 2024, and effective immediately, the US State Department has updated the J-1 Skills List for the first time since 2009. This update substantially reduces the list of countries…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the designation of Lebanon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for a period of 18 months, and also established procedures for eligible Lebanese nationals granted Deferred…
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/ Constitutional Law, Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
On Monday, January 20, President-elect Trump will take office for his second term. Immigration practitioners take some level of comfort in having already dealt with four years of a Trump presidency. However, rhetoric from the…
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/ Business Organizations, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On September 20, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State, published an updated list of countries eligible for the Visa Waiver Program..…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule adjusting the investment and revenue thresholds for International Entrepreneur Parole program (IEP) eligibility, effective October 1, 2024.
The IEP…
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/ Business Organizations, Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will conduct a second H-1B cap lottery. The agency will select an additional number of H-1B registrations from the remaining…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
A Conditional Permanent Resident (CPR) who obtained his or her CPR status through marriage (of less than two years) to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident must file an Application for Removal of Conditions (using Form…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
