Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 CBP Pilot Program for Electronic Filing for Waivers for Canadians U.S. Customs and Border Protection will institute a pilot program for electronic filing of I-192 Nonimmigrant Waiver and I-212 Application … Continue reading >CBP Pilot Program for Electronic Filing for Waivers for Canadians
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on May 29, 2019November 4, 2020 Health Care Worker Certificate Requirement Presents Timing Issues Certain health care workers are required to have health care worker certificates in order to be admitted. (Authority: INA §212(a)(5)(c)) … Continue reading >Health Care Worker Certificate Requirement Presents Timing Issues
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on May 20, 2019May 21, 2019 State Statutes Modifying Marijuana Convictions Not Working for Immigrants Increasingly, states and municipalities are adding post-conviction relief for marijuana offenders, as part of marijuana law reform efforts. The basic … Continue reading >State Statutes Modifying Marijuana Convictions Not Working for Immigrants
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on April 24, 2019 Social Security Administration Is Sending Employers Send “No-Match” Letters Once Again The Social Security Administration announced recently that is will recommence issuing “no-match” letters to employers and payroll companies. No-match letters … Continue reading >Social Security Administration Is Sending Employers Send “No-Match” Letters Once Again
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on April 19, 2019April 23, 2019 USCIS: Legalized Marijuana Use Will Disqualify Naturalization Applicants, for Lack of Good Moral Character U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that it updated its Policy Manual to explicitly state that possession of marijuana, … Continue reading >USCIS: Legalized Marijuana Use Will Disqualify Naturalization Applicants, for Lack of Good Moral Character
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on April 12, 2019November 4, 2020 CBP Halts L-1 Extensions and Renewals at Ports of Entry I doubt you’ll find this written on any government website, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has decided to … Continue reading >CBP Halts L-1 Extensions and Renewals at Ports of Entry
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on March 1, 2019 USCIS Changes Rules and Procedures for Certain Family Nonimmigrant Petitions U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced significant processing changes for the I-539 nonimmigrant extension/change of status form. This … Continue reading >USCIS Changes Rules and Procedures for Certain Family Nonimmigrant Petitions
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on January 25, 2019January 28, 2019 Time To Determine H-1B Worker Needs Employers get a single bite at the apple each year to use the H-1B program. On April 1st, U.S. Citizenship … Continue reading >Time To Determine H-1B Worker Needs
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 26, 2018January 9, 2019 The Impact of the U.S. Federal Government Shutdown on Immigration The U.S. Federal Government is in shutdown mode, due to a budget fight over President Trump’s desire to build a … Continue reading >The Impact of the U.S. Federal Government Shutdown on Immigration
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 13, 2018 CBP Encourages ESTA Applicants to Apply 72 Hours In Advance U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued the following reminder to apply early for Visa Waiver authorization, via the Electronic System … Continue reading >CBP Encourages ESTA Applicants to Apply 72 Hours In Advance
