Categories: General – Posted on January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 H-1B Season Is Upon Us Accountants have tax season. Business immigration attorneys have H-1B season, which is now upon us. This year, H-1B season starts … Continue reading >H-1B Season Is Upon Us
Categories: General, Heather Fathali – Posted on September 24, 2019November 4, 2020 The Department of State’s 2021 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2021) registration opens October 2, 2019! Online registration for the DV-2021 Program begins on 12:00 pm (noon), Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, October 2, … Continue reading >The Department of State’s 2021 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2021) registration opens October 2, 2019!
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, 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 October 10, 2018October 11, 2018 CBP Addresses Canada’s Legalization Of Marijuana And Crossing The U.S. Border U.S. Customs and Border Protection published a statement regarding Canada’s legalization of marijuana and crossing the border, which is available … Continue reading >CBP Addresses Canada’s Legalization Of Marijuana And Crossing The U.S. Border
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on June 6, 2018 Canadian Senate Committee Issues Report on Border and Legalization I had the honor of testifying before Canada’s Senate Committee on National Security and Defence in April, concerning the border … Continue reading >Canadian Senate Committee Issues Report on Border and Legalization
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on April 19, 2018May 17, 2018 Scott Railton Testifies Before Canadian Senate Committee on Border I was honored to speak this week with Canada’s Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence concerning Bill C-45, … Continue reading >Scott Railton Testifies Before Canadian Senate Committee on Border
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on March 17, 2018March 26, 2018 Cascadia Attorneys Speak on NAFTA, the Border and Consular Processing Greg Boos and I had the pleasure and honor of speaking again at the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s Annual Northwest … Continue reading >Cascadia Attorneys Speak on NAFTA, the Border and Consular Processing
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on January 8, 2018 CBP Electronic Searches Up 50%, New Standards Announced U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency that manages the border, published new officer standards for searching electronic devices. We … Continue reading >CBP Electronic Searches Up 50%, New Standards Announced
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 8, 2017 Increase in Expedited Removals at the Northern Border We are seeing an increase in expedited removals at the border in recent months. This is to be expected, based … Continue reading >Increase in Expedited Removals at the Northern Border