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General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 28, 2016December 28, 2016

National Interest Waiver Receives New Adjudication Test

The Administrative Appeals Office issued a landmark decision today, overturning the old standard of adjudication for national interest waiver petitions, … Continue reading >National Interest Waiver Receives New Adjudication Test

General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 22, 2016December 23, 2016

USCIS Filing Fees Rise Again

On December 23rd, USCIS filing fees for most types of petitions will rise again. I took a look back at … Continue reading >USCIS Filing Fees Rise Again

General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 19, 2016

Highly Anticipated PERM Modernization Rule Withdrawn

The Department of Labor reports that it has withdrawn its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Schedule A Request for Information … Continue reading >Highly Anticipated PERM Modernization Rule Withdrawn

General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 6, 2016July 20, 2020

Trump’s Team of Restrictionists

We’re following the Trump transition with great interest. Unsurprisingly, most of the appointees are anti-immigration. Persons opposed to immigration are … Continue reading >Trump’s Team of Restrictionists

General, Scott Railton – Posted on November 18, 2016November 4, 2020

New Rules Affecting Work Eligibility and Portability for High Skilled Workers

The Department of Homeland Security published its final rule today for modernizing the employment based immigration. The rule will take … Continue reading >New Rules Affecting Work Eligibility and Portability for High Skilled Workers

General, Scott Railton – Posted on November 11, 2016November 11, 2016

Trump’s Immigration Reforms, Speculatively

President-Elect Trump says, “We’re going to look very strongly at immigration.” Immigration and border security were cornerstone issues of his … Continue reading >Trump’s Immigration Reforms, Speculatively

General, Scott Railton – Posted on November 3, 2016July 21, 2020

I-9 Updates from USCIS

It has been said that the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form is the most complicated two page form the U.S. … Continue reading >I-9 Updates from USCIS

General, Scott Railton – Posted on October 27, 2016October 27, 2016

Temporary Protected Status Extended for Nepal

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced this week that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will be extended for citizens … Continue reading >Temporary Protected Status Extended for Nepal

General, Scott Railton – Posted on October 20, 2016

Margaret Stock for the U.S. Senate in Alaska

We are excited for our colleague Margaret Stock, who is running as an Independent for the U.S. Senate seat in … Continue reading >Margaret Stock for the U.S. Senate in Alaska

General, Scott Railton – Posted on October 11, 2016October 17, 2016

USCIS Announces Immigration Relief for People Affected by Hurricane Matthew

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced the availability of discretion and immigration relief for persons impacted by Hurricane Matthew. … Continue reading >USCIS Announces Immigration Relief for People Affected by Hurricane Matthew