Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on January 25, 2019January 28, 2019 Time To Determine H-1B Worker Needs Employers get a single bite at the apple each year to use the H-1B program. On April 1st, U.S. Citizenship … Continue reading >Time To Determine H-1B Worker Needs
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on December 13, 2018 CBP Encourages ESTA Applicants to Apply 72 Hours In Advance U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued the following reminder to apply early for Visa Waiver authorization, via the Electronic System … Continue reading >CBP Encourages ESTA Applicants to Apply 72 Hours In Advance
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on September 21, 2018November 4, 2020 Canada’s Cannabis Act and U.S. Inadmissibility Canada’s Cannabis Act, otherwise called Bill C-45, legalizes cannabis nationally on October 17th. The starting point for all U.S. border … Continue reading >Canada’s Cannabis Act and U.S. Inadmissibility
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on September 6, 2018 Premium Processing Price Hike, Suspension USCIS will raise the price for Premium Processing on October 1st, from $1225 to the odd number of $1410. Premium … Continue reading >Premium Processing Price Hike, Suspension
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on June 6, 2018 Canadian Senate Committee Issues Report on Border and Legalization I had the honor of testifying before Canada’s Senate Committee on National Security and Defence in April, concerning the border … Continue reading >Canadian Senate Committee Issues Report on Border and Legalization
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on April 12, 2018 USCIS Receives 190k H-1B Applications for 85k Spots Demand continues to outpace supply for H-1B petitions. For this year’s cap lottery, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received 190,098 … Continue reading >USCIS Receives 190k H-1B Applications for 85k Spots
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on March 29, 2018May 21, 2018 L-1 Pilot Program Coming to Peace Arch and Pacific Highway Crossings The Peace Arch and Pacific Highway Crossing in Blaine, Washington are implementing a “Pilot Program” for L-1 Intracompany Transfer petitions, … Continue reading >L-1 Pilot Program Coming to Peace Arch and Pacific Highway Crossings
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on March 17, 2018March 26, 2018 Cascadia Attorneys Speak on NAFTA, the Border and Consular Processing Greg Boos and I had the pleasure and honor of speaking again at the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s Annual Northwest … Continue reading >Cascadia Attorneys Speak on NAFTA, the Border and Consular Processing
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on March 3, 2018 The Heightened Vetting of Legal Immigration Applicants The Administration is moving forward with its goal to increase vetting of all applicants for immigration benefits. We’re seeing this … Continue reading >The Heightened Vetting of Legal Immigration Applicants
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on January 8, 2018 CBP Electronic Searches Up 50%, New Standards Announced U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency that manages the border, published new officer standards for searching electronic devices. We … Continue reading >CBP Electronic Searches Up 50%, New Standards Announced
