Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on April 12, 2018 USCIS Receives 190k H-1B Applications for 85k Spots Demand continues to outpace supply for H-1B petitions. For this year’s cap lottery, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received 190,098 … Continue reading >USCIS Receives 190k H-1B Applications for 85k Spots
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on March 29, 2018May 21, 2018 L-1 Pilot Program Coming to Peace Arch and Pacific Highway Crossings The Peace Arch and Pacific Highway Crossing in Blaine, Washington are implementing a “Pilot Program” for L-1 Intracompany Transfer petitions, … Continue reading >L-1 Pilot Program Coming to Peace Arch and Pacific Highway Crossings
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on March 3, 2018 The Heightened Vetting of Legal Immigration Applicants The Administration is moving forward with its goal to increase vetting of all applicants for immigration benefits. We’re seeing this … Continue reading >The Heightened Vetting of Legal Immigration Applicants
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on February 6, 2018November 4, 2020 H-1Bs Are Now In Season H-1B season is officially upon us. H-1Bs are the nonimmigrant work authorization for persons in specialty occupations. Specialty occupations are … Continue reading >H-1Bs Are Now In Season
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 27, 2017December 27, 2017 California, Legalization, and Immigration On January 1st, California will join Washington State, Colorado, and others in legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. Proposition 64 … Continue reading >California, Legalization, and Immigration
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 22, 2017December 22, 2017 New Rules Restricting H-1Bs and H-4 Work Authorization May Be Coming Soon The Office of Management and Budget recently published its Agency Rule List for Department of Homeland Security for Fall 2017. … Continue reading >New Rules Restricting H-1Bs and H-4 Work Authorization May Be Coming Soon
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 16, 2017November 4, 2020 Mission Canada Makes Administrative Changes to E Visa Process Every so often, Consulates change their administrative procedures for handling E-1 Trader and E-2 Investor Visas. Mission Canada recently announced … Continue reading >Mission Canada Makes Administrative Changes to E Visa Process
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 11, 2017December 14, 2017 USCIS Encouraging On-Line Naturalization Applications U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is now encouraging individuals to file naturalization applications on-line. The agency has been struggling to … Continue reading >USCIS Encouraging On-Line Naturalization Applications
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
