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December 8 2019

Helping a Foreign-Born Physician Get a Green Card

Recently, a foreign-born physician scheduled a consultation with me. She had an interview coming up, and for some reason, her attorney was unable to accompany her. She was super-nervous because her case had been going on for years, and the facts were quite complex. I let her know that she was right to be concerned. […]

December 7 2019

H-1B Online Registration Starts on March 1, 2020

The H-1B online registration system will go into effect on March 1, 2020. Employers must submit the required information online for each H-1B beneficiary whom they wish to sponsor between March 1 and March 20. However, the details of the system have yet to be released by the USCIS. The fact that the current […]

December 1 2019

Shusterman’s Immigration Update December 2019

Volume Twenty Four, Number Twelve SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding US immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 40 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices […]

November 25 2019

June 2019 Visa Bulletin
Great News for Some Applicants, Especially Nurses

The June 2019 Visa Bulletin is great news for many immigrants! The U.S. Department of State issues the Visa Bulletin on a monthly basis. The Visa Bulletin lets you estimate how long it will take for you to get a green card. Where there is no backlog, the State Department lists the category as “current”. […]

November 23 2019

New Immigration Regulations are Coming
8 Things You Need to Know!

Last week, DHS and DOS announced plans to propose a large number of new immigration regulations during the next few months. The rules would apply to B-1 business visitors, F-1 students, H-1B professionals and their H-4 spouses, L-1 visa holders. They would also change the EB-5 program, filings for adjustment of status, asylum and DOS […]

November 12 2019

USCIS Proposes Huge Filing Fee Increases

On November 14, 2019, the USCIS issued a proposed regulation which would substantially increase filing fees for many types of immigration benefits. “USCIS is required to examine incoming and outgoing expenditures, just like a business, and make adjustments based on that analysis. This proposed adjustment in fees would ensure more applicants cover the true cost […]

November 11 2019

Supreme Court DACA Case
3 Possible Outcomes

Supreme Court DACA oral arguments regarding whether the Trump Administration acted correctly in attempting to terminate the program took place on November 12, 2019. DACA is short for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which was announced in 2012. DACA allows some persons with unlawful presence in the US after being brought to the country […]

November 6 2019

The Immigrant Origins of Christmas

Immigrants began to share their beloved customs and traditions with their neighbors and slowly shaped Christmas into a unifying national holiday. Hence, most of what constitutes a “traditional” American Christmas has origins all over the world. Below are four holiday traditions that have been integrated into American society. Please (a) explain what these customs are […]

October 26 2019

New Health Insurance Requirement –
Blocked in Federal Court

The new health insurance requirement for persons applying for green cards abroad was scheduled to go into effect on November 3, 2019. It could prevent hundreds of thousands of persons from getting green cards. On November 2, a Federal Judge issued a nationwide temporary restraining order which blocked the implementation of the health insurance requirement. […]

October 20 2019

Asylum Case – How to Increase Your Chances of Winning

It would seem logical that an immigrant fleeing persecution in his country of origin would have as good a chance to have his asylum case granted in one part of the U.S. as in another. The law and regulations governing asylum are do not vary from state to state. However, this is far from […]

Helping a Foreign-Born Physician Get a Green Card

H-1B Online Registration Starts on March 1, 2020

Shusterman’s Immigration Update December 2019

June 2019 Visa Bulletin
Great News for Some Applicants, Especially Nurses

New Immigration Regulations are Coming
8 Things You Need to Know!

USCIS Proposes Huge Filing Fee Increases

Supreme Court DACA Case
3 Possible Outcomes

The Immigrant Origins of Christmas

New Health Insurance Requirement –
Blocked in Federal Court

Asylum Case – How to Increase Your Chances of Winning

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