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International Entrepreneur Parole for Business Owners

Are you a foreign entrepreneur interested in starting your own business in the United States? If so, the International Entrepreneur Rule Parole may be a good fit for you. In September 2021, President Biden implemented the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER), which was created by former President Obama but blocked by former President Trump. The IER READ MORE

H-1B Electronic Registration for Lottery for Fiscal Year 2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a webinar on Thursday, February 23, 2023,  from 2 – 3 p.m. EST. During this webinar, USCIS representatives will provide updates on the online account features for the FY 2024 H-1B Electronic Registration Process and address questions. Prospective H-1B cap-subject petitioners, including those subject to the advanced READ MORE

Traveling to the US During COVID-19

It is confusing trying to keep up with travel guidelines for entry into the US.  Keeping in mind that the rules change frequently, we have summarized the travel guidelines as of December 8, 2021. First, all travelers, including nonimmigrants, US citizens and legal permanent residents, on airplanes are required to be masked, regardless of vaccination READ MORE

USCIS Provides Adjustment of Status Filing Dates for November 2021

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the filing dates for applicants for adjustment of status to legal permanent residency for November 2021 based on the US Department of State’s Visa Bulletin for November 2021.  Applicants in the F-2A category of family-based cases (spouses and children under 21 of legal permanent residents)  may use READ MORE

USCIS Maintains International Entrepreneur Parole Program

USCIS has announced that it has withdrawn a rule proposing to remove the International Entrepreneur parole program.  First introduced in 2017, the International Entrepreneur parole program will remain an option for foreign entrepreneurs to create and develop start-up entities with a high likelihood for growth.  Under this program, parole authority will be granted on a READ MORE

USCIS Announces Adjustment of Status Filing Dates for May 2021

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the filing dates for applicants for adjustment of status to legal permanent residency for May 2021 based on the US Department of State’s Visa Bulletin for May 2021.  Applicants in the F-2A category of family-based cases (spouses and children under 21 of legal permanent residents)  may use READ MORE