Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on June 5, 2024June 6, 2024 Criminal Citations at the Border and On Federal Lands I recently wrote an immigration practice advisory, entitled “Criminal Citations at the Border.” The article was originally published for the … Continue reading >Criminal Citations at the Border and On Federal Lands
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 USCIS Raising Premium Processing Fees Premium Processing Fees to increase in February for certain immigration petitions. … Continue reading >USCIS Raising Premium Processing Fees
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 WA Cares Fund and Immigration The WA Cares Fund is a new plan in Washington State which hopes to fund long term care for Washingtonians. … Continue reading >WA Cares Fund and Immigration
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 The H-1B Lottery: When The Odds Were Not With You U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services held its annual H-1B lottery this past weekend, and while official figures have not been … Continue reading >The H-1B Lottery: When The Odds Were Not With You
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Uniting For Ukraine Parole Program The United States has created an immigration program entitled “Uniting for Ukraine” that provides a way for Ukrainian citizens and … Continue reading >Uniting For Ukraine Parole Program
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 National Interest Waivers Encouraged for STEM Grads The U.S. Government is encouraging STEM graduates to pursue EB-2 National Interest Waiver petitions for lawful permanent residence. … Continue reading >National Interest Waivers Encouraged for STEM Grads
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 CBP Increases Use of Mobile Applications U.S. Customs and Border Protection is transitioning certain inspection processes and public-facing functions to mobile applications. CBP One has become the primary traveler application. … Continue reading >CBP Increases Use of Mobile Applications
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 USCIS Announces This Year’s H-1B Lottery Registration Process U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the initial registration period for this year’s H-1B lottery will open on March … Continue reading >USCIS Announces This Year’s H-1B Lottery Registration Process
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on March 21, 2021March 22, 2021 U.S.-Canada Border Closure Update The U.S.-Canada border continues to be closed to “non-essential” travel, with extensions announced around the 20th of the month, for … Continue reading >U.S.-Canada Border Closure Update
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 H-1B Planning Alert: Registration Window Opens March 1st Employers who are interested in petitioning for H-1B status for noncitizen professionals should begin the planning process now, as the … Continue reading >H-1B Planning Alert: Registration Window Opens March 1st
