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- USCIS Premium Processing Service Fee Increase Effective February 26, 2024
- Physical Inspection of Form I-9 Documents for Forms Prepared during Temporary Virtual COVID I-9 Flexibilities Must be Completed by August 30, 2023
- Planned Pilot Program for US-Based Nonimmigrant Visas Stateside Processing
- Understanding visas and immigration pathways for investors and entrepreneurs
- California’s Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act and impact on Permanent Labor Certification Programs (PERM)
- Advocating Removal of Conditions for Good Faith Investors
- Immigrant Capital Investment and Priority Infrastructure
- Major lawsuit settlement changes EAD policies for H-4 and L-2 spouses
- U.S. Borders Reopening to Fully Vaccinated Travelers on November 8, 2021
- DHS Extends Flexibility Policy Allowing Virtual Inspection of I-9 Documents to December 31, 2021
- Presidential Proclamation 10199 Bans Entry of Certain Nonimmigrants Present in India
- Presidential Proclamation 10052 Banning Entry of H, L, and J Visas Holders Expires
- President Biden Revokes COVID-19 Related Immigrant Visa Ban But Leaves in Place Other Travel Bans
- USCIS Will Accept FY2022 H-1B Cap Registration Selections Beginning March 9, 2021
- DHS Issues Onerous Final Rule Amending H-1B Lottery Process But Implementation May Be Challenged or Suspended
- Federal Judge Invalidates DOL Rule that Substantially Increased Wage Levels for H-1B Employees
- Federal Court Blocks USCIS Fee Increase
- USCIS Announces Filing Fee Increase Effective October 2, 2020
- DACA Survives Supreme Court
- Immigrant Healthcare Workers & the Pandemic
- Presidential Order Temporarily Suspending U.S. Immigration
- Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez Is Now Operating Remotely
- Expansion of “Travel Ban” to Nigerians Shines New Light on Waiver Process
- Advisory on Birth Tourism Regulation
- Update on Public Charge Rule
- Get Ready For A Very Different H-1B Lottery Season!
- Expertise in Demand – SGG Lawyers As Trusted Thought Leaders
- Border Crisis – Take Action!
- New Rule for EB-5 Targeted Employment Areas Significantly Impacts the EB-5 Industry
- DACA and the Supremes
- USCIS Announces Electronic Pre-registration Process for H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions
- Practicing At The Intersection Of Criminal And Immigration Law (aka”Crim-Imm”)
- Sorting out Financial Requirements for Immigration Applicants
- Lawyering and Litigating in Era of Delays
- The H-1B Program – Trends and New Developments
- EB-1 Backlog Continues for Fiscal Year 2019
- Delay in naturalization applications leads to litigation, Congressional inquiry
- Litigating H-1B denials in the “Buy American and Hire American” era
- Going to Tijuana to Uphold U.S. Law and International Law on Asylum
- Effective Use of the Freedom of Information Act
- Immigration Consequences of Crimes: State of California Law Designed to Ensure Defendants are Meaningfully Informed
- The Travel Ban Waiver: A Real Adjudication or Mere Window Dressing?
- Immigration Consequences of Crimes: State of California Law Designed to Ensure Defendants are Meaningfully Informed
- USCIS Intensifies Focus on Denaturalization
- Detention of Minors: The lasting impact of Flores v. Reno
- SGG Fights Recent Changes to Asylum Policies
- USCIS Issues Revised Guidance on Unlawful Presence for Students and Exchange Visitors
- SGG Litigation Gets a Win in CSPA Case
- Two Year Work Permits for Spouses of Abusive H-1B Visa Holders Now Available
- SGG Advice Leads to Vacated Criminal Conviction
- Employer Compliance in an Era of Increased Audits and Site Visits
- Parole for Entrepreneurs: A Pathway Under A Cloud of Uncertainty
- Lives in Limbo in the Wake of DACA and TPS Terminations
- The Challenges of a Mobile Workforce in Big Data Occupations
- Top Immigration Threats Impacting Employers in 2018
- Bond Hearings: The Detainee’s Financial Ability to Pay
- What’s Next for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program?
- Countdown to DACA’s End – SGG Helps College Students Work on Last Renewals Due this Week
- Trump Travel Ban Indefinite and Expanded as Supreme Court Cancels Oral Arguments
- Detained Immigrants: Less Likely to Hire an Attorney and More Likely to be Deported
- A DUI Spells Trouble for Immigrants
- Prudential revocation of visa after arrest
- Preguntas Antes de Contratar a un Abogado de Inmigración
- Refugees Flee Gang Violence In Central America
- FGM Among South Asians
- Visa Life-Cycle for Researchers and Scientists
- The J-1 Program Demystified: Answers to Your Top J Visa Questions
- International Entrepreneurs – A New Proposed Immigration Option Published by USCIS
- H-1B Short-term Placement
- Emerging EB-5 Markets Spotlight: South Africa
- USCIS Publishes Proposed Rule Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers
- Extended Employment Opportunities for Foreign Students Come at a Price
- Complex DACA – Crime Issues
- Employer Obligations Related to the H-1B Labor Condition Applications and the H-1B Process
- Strong Demand For H-1B Numbers Continues In Fiscal Year 2017
- Part I: Journey from Home Country to H-1 B Work Visa
- Part II: Physicians- Path to Legal Permanent Residency
- Permanent Residency Through Labor Certification Processing
- Update: U.S. v. Texas
- Congress Implements Changes to Visa Waiver Program
- New Electronic Visa System for Chinese Visitors
- Transgender Activist Granted Political Asylum
- SGG Marks Service Milestone After Scientific Breakthrough
- STEM Workers Granted Extended Employment Authorization Period
- Employer Alerts – Spring 2016
- Investing Cash From Loan Proceeds: A New Interpretation Of “Indebtedness”
- Category: Blog Post
- Upcoming Seminar: Immigration Issues and the 2024 Election
- H-1B News: USCIS Implements Electronic Registration and Changes Lottery Order
- SGG in the News
- Ninth Circuit Rejects Collateral Attack on Removal Orders
- SGG Client Earns National Recognition – And a Green Card
- Obtaining a Waiver to the Trump Travel Ban
- Court Order Temporarily Halts Termination of TPS
- Increase in Number of I-9 Audits by ICE
- H-1B cap electronic pre-registration on Fall 2018 Regulatory Agenda Released by the Department of Homeland Security
- SGG Client H-1B Petition Approved!!!
- Public Benefits and “Public Charge” – What Do They Mean for Immigrants?
- Changes to USCIS policies – Shifting cases to Immigration Court
- Board of Immigration Appeals Undermines Benefit of CA Law
- COURT ORDER TEMPORARILY HALTS TERMINATION OF TPS
- Board Revisits Crime of Stalking
- Important Victory For Asylum Seekers: DHS Ordered to Notify Potential Asylum Seekers of the 1 Year Filing Requirement
- Ninth Circuit Reminds BIA That an Asylum Seeker’s Testimony May Be Enough to Prove Asylum When No Explicit Adverse Credibility Finding Has Been Made
- Meet Candice Garrett
- USCIS Now Accepts Credit Card Payments for Most Filing Fees
- EB-5 Regional Center Program Extended Until September 30, 2018
- Happy St. Paddy‘s Day from the Family and Removal team at SGG!
- Potential Elimination of H-4 EAD Program Delayed Until After June 2018
- Brilliance of Berkeley: The Challenges of Current Immigration Issues
- Department of Homeland Security terminates TPS for El Salvador
- Attorney General Likely to Order Immigration Judges to Reopen Administratively Closed Deportation Cases
- SGG Wins Cases Appealed to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Advocating for Mentally Incompetent’s Right to Appointed Counsel
- Not A U.S. Citizen? Just Say No To Even “Legal” Marijuana.
- Immigrants in Big Data Occupations
- Successful EB-5 Appeal Paves Way for Thousands of Jobs
- Waiver of Crimes Keeps Military Family Together
- SGG Wins Appeal for Abused Spouse
- Pro Bono Win Helps Family of U.S. Army Veteran
- Urban Rock “n” Roll and O-1 Visas
- Class Action Lawsuits Highlight Limbo for Immigrants in Military Service
- Meet Diana Lowe, Our Office Administrator
- Supreme Court Allows Trump Travel Ban 3.0 to Take Full Effect
- DACA’s Over. Now What? Senators introduce Flawed SUCCEED Act That Fails to Truly Protect “Dreamers”
- Ninth Circuit Finds Deported Man Did Not Waive His Right to Appeal and May Have Second Chance to Fight Removal
- SGG in the Community – Deportation Defense Attorney Melissa Wong Discusses Political Asylum Caselaw as a Guest Speaker at Cerritos College in November 2017
- Department of Homeland Security terminates TPS for Nicaraguans. Is Honduras Next? And Will Congress Finally Act?
- U.S. Non-Immigrant Visa Services Suspended Indefinitely in Turkey
- SGG Attorney Heather Poole Interviewed for KNX 1070 Story Covering Plight of Dying Woman Who is Barred From Receiving Needed Stem Cell Transplant from Vietnamese Aunt Donor, a Story that Highlights the Ongoing Need for Immigration Reform
- CBS’s KNX 1070 Radio Award Winning Reporter Margaret Carrero Interviews SGG Family & Removal Group Partner Heather Poole on Consular Repeated Denials of Visitor Visas for Stem-Cell Transplant Donor
- The Best and Brightest – Our Attorneys
- SGG Attorneys Overcome Visa Denials
- Social Media and Deeper Background Information Required of U.S. Visa Applicants
- SGG Litigation Team Completes Briefing for Detention Cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Regional Center Terminations and Impacts on Immigrant Families
- Revised Form I-9 Takes Effect September 18th
- Proposed RAISE Act Introduces Merit-Based System for Employment-Based Immigration
- Practical Training for STEM Graduates Survives Legal Challenge
- USCIS to Expand In-Person Interview Requirements for Certain Permanent Residency Applicants
- A Day In The Life Of SGG Attorneys
- GENERALLY PERMISSIBLE B-1 ACTIVITIES AND GUIDANCE
- Supreme Court rules that a conviction for obtaining naturalization illegally requires a material misrepresentation.
- SGG Congratulates Attorney Amy Lenhert
- Rights groups sue U.S. government, alleging it is turning away asylum applicants at Mexico border.
- SGG Independence Day Success!
- You Are Something Else, Carol Ross
- From Violence in Honduras to Detention in New Mexico to Asylum in Los Angeles
- USC’s International Students Meet One-on-One with SGG Attorneys
- SGG Empowers Immigrant Communities with Know-Your-Rights Presentations
- EB-5 Investment Immigration Update
- SGG Litigation Team in Court of Appeals on Behalf of Detained Mentally Ill Immigrants
- Employers Strategize With SGG as H-1B Cap Reached
- Recent Judicial Developments Bring Good News for Foreign Nationals
- Helen Sklar Co-Leads Training Session for Volunteer First Responders for the RRRN
- New Findings For Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse.
- Immigrants’ Rights Supporters Take To The Streets In Los Angeles This Past Week.
- Preparing for the Worst in the Trump Era
- Trump Administration’s Spotlight on H-1Bs
- H-1B Season Is Over. Now What?
- DOJ Issues New Memorandum on the Enforcement of Immigration Law
- Removal Order Reversed & Asylum Granted to Gay Man Who Fled Torture in Cameroon
- Expect Delays in Processing of H-4 & H-4 EAD Applications Filed with Premium Processed H-1B Petitions
- Temporary Suspension of Premium Processing for all H-1B Petitions
- USCIS Memo for Implementing Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvement Policies
- SGG Congratulates Its 2017 Super Lawyers
- Resolving Lengthy Delays Through The Federal Courts
- Immigration Protests at LAX
- First Wave of Worksite Inspections at EB-5 Project Sites
- SGG Community Outreach at St. Lawrence Brindisi
- Visa Overstay: What Is It And What Are Its Consequences?
- Trump Executive Order Signals Major Shift in U.S. Visa Policy
- Happy Year of the Rooster from SGG!
- BIA Issues New Decision On Definition Of Conviction
- New Rules Regarding Employment Authorization To Go Into Effect January 17, 2017
- Board of Immigration Appeals Finds That California Perjury is an Aggravated Felony
- Fraud Alert: Programs Offering EB-3 Immigration Opportunities May Be Unlawful
- Spotlight on SGG Expertise: Visas for Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement
- H-1B Cap Season Underway
- Spotlight on Attorney Yeu Hong – SGG’s Newest Partner
- AAO issues precedent decision changing the National Interest Waiver standard
- Senators Propose Legislation To Protect Dreamers
- Museums and other non-profit institutions are now eligible to bring in J-1 Research Scholars through a third-party host organization
- DHS Final Rule on Retention of Immigrant Workers and Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers
- Congress Extends Important Immigration Programs… Again
- Mandatory EVUS Registration for Chinese Travelers
- SGG Celebrates Pro Bono Win
- SGG and Funding For Renewable Energy Sources
- Revised I-9 Form Now Available
- USCIS Fees To Increase December 23rd
- USCIS Fees To Increase
- How Would Proposed EB-5 Legislation Affect Individual Investors?
- SGG attorneys voted Southern California Top Women Immigration Lawyers…again!
- SGG Sponsors South Asian Bar Association’s Annual Leadership Retreat
- Empresarios Internacionales – Una nueva propuesta y Opción inmigratoria publicada por USCIS
- Severe Backlogs in Adjudication of H-1B Extensions
- SGG Achieves Long-Sought Visa for Navy Seaman and Spouse
- Supreme Court Declines to Interfere in DAPA/DACA
- Entering the U.S. with an Expired Visa
- The End of Internships?
- Department of State Revoking Non-Immigrant Visas for DUI Arrests
- Driver’s Licenses and Adjustment of Status
- Increased Nonimmigrant Visa Appointment Wait Times In India
- Category: Business Immigration
- Category: Family Litigation
- Category: Investors & Entrepreneurs
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