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DHS Final Rule on Retention of Immigrant Workers and Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Seal_of_the_United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security.svg_.png 2000 1994 Kathleen Grzegorek Kathleen Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7700b77752b8bc2ebbec4d0b9e4bfe3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g November 23, 2016 June 4, 2019

Kathleen Grzegorek
November 23, 2016

DHS Final Rule on Retention of Immigrant Workers and Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers

DHS Final Rule on Retention of Immigrant Workers and Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers After 16 years of waiting, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued final rules that will have a significant impact on foreign nationals in employment-based nonimmigrant status, as well as in the long queues for immigrant status (“green cards”).…

Mandatory EVUS Registration for Chinese Travelers https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Chinese_flag_Beijing_-_IMG_1104.jpg 1723 1149 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/04e1b23b6e5b9057556a3c6cabe3c843?s=96&d=mm&r=g November 15, 2016 June 4, 2019

Andrew Grzegorek
November 15, 2016

Mandatory EVUS Registration for Chinese Travelers

Starting on November 29, 2016, mainland Chinese nationals carrying 10-year B-1, B-2, or B-1/B-2 visas in their passports must enroll in the electronic visa update system (EVUS) in order to travel to the United States. EVUS is an online system that collects biographic data to facilitate travel to the United States. A third party (i.e.…

Revised I-9 Form Now Available https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/U.S._Citizenship_and_Immigration_Service-e1479248211302.jpg 3423 2743 Josie Gonzalez Josie Gonzalez https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8a42476a63f630115849e208299ab5ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g November 15, 2016 June 4, 2019

Josie Gonzalez
November 15, 2016

Revised I-9 Form Now Available

On November 14, 2016 USCIS released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers may continue using Form I-9 with a revision date of March 3, 2013 through January 21, 2017. Effective January 22, 2017, employers must use the new form. The new form may now be considered a “smart” I-9 because most fields have…

USCIS Fees To Increase https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/calculator-385506_1920.jpg 1920 1131 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/04e1b23b6e5b9057556a3c6cabe3c843?s=96&d=mm&r=g November 2, 2016 June 4, 2019

Andrew Grzegorek
November 2, 2016

USCIS Fees To Increase

What will happen to immigration issues after the election? One thing for sure – irrespective of who wins the election, filing fees for a majority of immigration petitions and applications will increase. The rule is in effect for applications or petitions mailed, postmarked, or otherwise filed on or after December 23, 2016. The table…

SGG attorneys voted Southern California Top Women Immigration Lawyers…again! https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/LA-MAG-September-2016.jpg 1200 1575 Andrew Grzegorek Andrew Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/04e1b23b6e5b9057556a3c6cabe3c843?s=96&d=mm&r=g October 7, 2016 June 4, 2019

Andrew Grzegorek
October 7, 2016

SGG attorneys voted Southern California Top Women Immigration Lawyers…again!

SGG attorneys named to exclusive Super Lawyers list of Top Women in Southern California in Los Angeles Magazine Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez LLP congratulates its Super Lawyers Top Women: Partners Kathy Grzegorek, Josie Gonzalez, and Heather Poole. Selected by peer review, our attorneys are trusted to handle diverse U.S. immigration cases. The Super Lawyers stringent selection process is what sets…

Visa Life-Cycle for Researchers and Scientists https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/doctor-1228629_1920.jpg 1280 1920 Kathleen Grzegorek Kathleen Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7700b77752b8bc2ebbec4d0b9e4bfe3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g September 28, 2016 June 4, 2019

Kathleen Grzegorek
September 28, 2016

Visa Life-Cycle for Researchers and Scientists

Reprinted with permission from Inside Immigration (Apr. 2013), copyright by the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Early Evaluation of Potential IV Eligibility: CV’s Publications, and Other Evidence For researchers and scientists, we consider: Extraordinary Ability (can self-petition)* Outstanding Researcher (requires employer sponsorship) National Interest Waiver (can self-petition) Schedule A, Group II (requires employer sponsorship) *This…

The J-1 Program Demystified: Answers to Your Top J Visa Questions https://www.sggimmigration.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/laboratory-385349_1920.jpg 1920 1280 Kathleen Grzegorek Kathleen Grzegorek https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7700b77752b8bc2ebbec4d0b9e4bfe3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g September 28, 2016 June 4, 2019

Kathleen Grzegorek
September 28, 2016

The J-1 Program Demystified: Answers to Your Top J Visa Questions

Reprinted with permission from Inside Immigration (Apr. 2013), copyright by the American Immigration Lawyers Association The J-1 Visa or Exchange Visitor Program began with the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961. The goal was to promote the understanding of other cultures by the people of the United States as well as an understanding of the…