Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 Canada’s Legalization and The Border, One Year Later Canada’s Cannabis Act went into effect on October 17th, 2018, after years of politics, hearings, and preparations. We had a … Continue reading >Canada’s Legalization and The Border, One Year Later
Categories: General, Heather Fathali – Posted on September 24, 2019November 4, 2020 The Department of State’s 2021 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2021) registration opens October 2, 2019! Online registration for the DV-2021 Program begins on 12:00 pm (noon), Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, October 2, … Continue reading >The Department of State’s 2021 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2021) registration opens October 2, 2019!
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 H-1B Processing Changes Arriving Soon The U.S. Government seems focused on making this be the year it changes how things go with H-1B petitions. Overall, … Continue reading >H-1B Processing Changes Arriving Soon
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on September 4, 2019 Labor Certification and the Ten Certifications Labor certification is the process by which an employer recruits for a position, to determine if there are any available, … Continue reading >Labor Certification and the Ten Certifications
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on August 26, 2019November 4, 2020 J-1 Waiver Season for Physicians Is Here J-1 Conrad waiver slots for physicians open up on October 1st. Health Departments around the country will begin accepting J-1 … Continue reading >J-1 Waiver Season for Physicians Is Here
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 U.S.-Canada Preclearance Agreement In Effect The Department of Homeland Security announced this week that a preclearance agreement is now in effect with Canada. This basically … Continue reading >U.S.-Canada Preclearance Agreement In Effect
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on August 12, 2019 USCIS Announces Final Rule Enforcing Long-Standing Public Charge Inadmissibility Law USCIS announced today the upcoming publication of a final rule on public charge requirements for immigration purposes. “Rule” really misstates … Continue reading >USCIS Announces Final Rule Enforcing Long-Standing Public Charge Inadmissibility Law
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on July 31, 2019 I-9 Workshop on August 20th The attorneys at Cascadia, in coordination with the Bellingham Chamber of Commerce, will be presenting an I-9 Workshop on August … Continue reading >I-9 Workshop on August 20th
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on July 30, 2019November 4, 2020 Expanded Use of Expedited Removal Last week the Administration announced it is expanding the use of expedited removal. Expedited removal is a form of deportation … Continue reading >Expanded Use of Expedited Removal
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 CBD and Immigration I’ve had many questions in the past few months about cannabidiol (CBD) and immigration. For now, CBD needs to be … Continue reading >CBD and Immigration
