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In-Person Interviews for Green Card Applicants

October 10, 2019
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that effective October 1, 2017, applicants of employment based green cards will be required to attend an in-person interview during the I-485 (adjustment of status) stage of the green card process.  The adjustment of status application is the final stage of the green card (permanent residence) process where...
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DACA Program to End in March 2018

October 10, 2019
On September 5, 2017, the Trump administration announced that it will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program after six months – on March 5, 2018.  The six-month period is intended to give the Congress time to come up with legislation to provide a solution for the 800,000 foreigners living in America who...
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Poorvi ​Chothani was listed amongst the top 100 Powerful Women in Law!!

October 10, 2019
Top 100 Powerful Women in Law
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Impact of “Buy-American Hire American” Executive Order on F-1 Students

October 10, 2019
The U.S. Department of State, in August 2017, made revisions to the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) pursuant to President Trump’s “Buy American Hire American” Executive Order (EO) of April 2017.    The FAM provides policy and procedure guidance to consular officers adjudicating U.S. visa applications worldwide.  These recent revisions to FAM pertain to certain non-immigrant...
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Hope for the Young Undocumented DREAMers in America?

October 10, 2019
With the Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA) program being wound down by March 2018, the U.S. Congress is under increased pressure to pass federal legislations to safeguard the interests of DACA recipients– the DREAMers – who could be subject to deportation upon expiration of their DACA benefits.  Under DACA, certain DREAMers who were brought...
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Premium Processing Services Resumed for H-1B Cap Cases

October 10, 2019
The USCIS has resumed premium processing for H-1B visa petitions subject to the fiscal year 2018 from September 18, 2017. However, the USCIS has not yet resumed this service for H-1B extensions. As indicated by the USCIS on September 18, 2017, it will resume premium processing for all remaining H-1B petitions as and how their...
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Chakma, Hajong Refugees: Centre to urge Supreme Court to modify its 2015 order

October 10, 2019
The Union minister of state for Home, Kiren Rijiju stated that the Centre will urge the Supreme Court to modify its 2015 order of granting citizenship to Chakma, Hajong refugees in north east India without diluting the rights of the indigenous people.  The Chakmas and Hajongs were originally residents of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in...
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LawQuest at the Worldwide ERC Global Workforce Symposium in Chicago – September 27 – 29, 2017

October 10, 2019
LawQuest, a leading immigration firm from India, will be participating in Worldwide ERC®’s – Global Workforce Symposium in Chicago, from September 27 – 29, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.  Worldwide ERC® is an organization, headquartered in Washington D.C., that connects workforce mobility professionals across the globe.  The Global Workforce Symposium is a remarkable think tank for global mobility – one...
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Visitors to the U.S. Need to Beware of New Grounds

October 10, 2019
Foreign nationals visiting the U.S. can now be denied entry, or those already in the country can be asked to leave, on the basis of a new ground – if such individuals fail to follow through on their stated plans for three months.  The Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, in a recent cable sent out...
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Increased U.S. Employment Visa Scrutiny

October 10, 2019
Recently, the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) has been conducting site visits of U.S. employers using L-1B visas, as has been reported by Bloomberg BNA.  The L-1B visa is used for transferring foreign workers with specialized knowledge from their overseas workplace to a U.S. based work location.   This increased scrutiny could be a...
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