Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on April 13, 2017July 20, 2020 A Time for Advocacy I visited Washington D.C. last week, to take part in the American Immigration Lawyer Association’s National Day of Advocacy. This … Continue reading >A Time for Advocacy
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on April 5, 2017November 4, 2020 Administrative Actions Making Immigration Harder I am often asked whether the Trump Administration is impacting immigration law. The headline news concerns travel bans from certain … Continue reading >Administrative Actions Making Immigration Harder
Categories: Scott Railton – Posted on March 24, 2017March 24, 2017 Pittsburgh Pirates Jung Ho Kang’s Denied Visa for DUI Arrests The news is reporting that Jung Ho Kang, the Pittsburgh Pirate’s starting third baseman from South Korea, was denied a … Continue reading >Pittsburgh Pirates Jung Ho Kang’s Denied Visa for DUI Arrests
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on February 28, 2017April 10, 2017 USCIS Updates M-274 Handbook for Employer Covering New I-9 Form USCIS announced today that is has published an updated version of the M-274, Handbook for Employers: Guidance for Completing Form … Continue reading >USCIS Updates M-274 Handbook for Employer Covering New I-9 Form
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on February 14, 2017 Oregon’s J-1 Waiver Program for Physicians The Oregon J-1 Waiver Program for physicians traditionally is slower than many states to fill its statutorily allotted 30 Conrad … Continue reading >Oregon’s J-1 Waiver Program for Physicians
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on February 4, 2017February 8, 2017 President Trump’s Executive Orders As widely reported, three Executive Orders affecting immigration have been issued by President Trump’s new administration. Additional draft memos, heavy … Continue reading >President Trump’s Executive Orders
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on January 17, 2017 Bridge Act for DREAMers Receiving Bipartisan Support The Bar Removal of Immigrants who Dream and Grow the Economy (BRIDGE) Act has been introduced in the Senate, with … Continue reading >Bridge Act for DREAMers Receiving Bipartisan Support
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on January 7, 2017January 7, 2017 Matter of T-O-S-U- : Precedent H-1B Decision for Physicians of National or International Renown USCIS has announced new evidentiary standards for determining whether a physician is one of national or international renown for H-1B … Continue reading >Matter of T-O-S-U- : Precedent H-1B Decision for Physicians of National or International Renown
Categories: 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
Categories: 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
