Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on May 29, 2019November 4, 2020 Health Care Worker Certificate Requirement Presents Timing Issues Certain health care workers are required to have health care worker certificates in order to be admitted. (Authority: INA §212(a)(5)(c)) … Continue reading >Health Care Worker Certificate Requirement Presents Timing Issues
Categories: General, Marijuana and Immigration, Scott Railton – Posted on April 19, 2019April 23, 2019 USCIS: Legalized Marijuana Use Will Disqualify Naturalization Applicants, for Lack of Good Moral Character U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that it updated its Policy Manual to explicitly state that possession of marijuana, … Continue reading >USCIS: Legalized Marijuana Use Will Disqualify Naturalization Applicants, for Lack of Good Moral Character
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 October 10, 2018October 11, 2018 CBP Addresses Canada’s Legalization Of Marijuana And Crossing The U.S. Border U.S. Customs and Border Protection published a statement regarding Canada’s legalization of marijuana and crossing the border, which is available … Continue reading >CBP Addresses Canada’s Legalization Of Marijuana And Crossing The U.S. Border
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on September 28, 2018 USCIS to Begin Implementing New Policy Memorandum on Notices to Appear on October 1st USCIS will begin to implement a new policy memorandum for issuing Notices to Appear on October 1st. The memorandum outlines … Continue reading >USCIS to Begin Implementing New Policy Memorandum on Notices to Appear on October 1st
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on September 25, 2018 USCIS Processing Times Are Getting Longer Longer waits, longer applications, and higher fees are the unfortunate reality for persons and businesses seeking immigration benefits with U.S. … Continue reading >USCIS Processing Times Are Getting Longer
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 May 23, 2018 USCIS Narrows Meaning of a Specialty Occupation USCIS is challenging employers on whether their positions fit the definition of a “specialty occupation.” It has become for the … Continue reading >USCIS Narrows Meaning of a Specialty Occupation
Categories: General, Scott Railton – Posted on April 19, 2018May 17, 2018 Scott Railton Testifies Before Canadian Senate Committee on Border I was honored to speak this week with Canada’s Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence concerning Bill C-45, … Continue reading >Scott Railton Testifies Before Canadian Senate Committee on Border
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