The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).    As a result, governments in many jurisdictions have implemented a range of temporary immigration-related measures in order to contain the sprea...

Managing Attorney, Simone Williams, will appear on program,  “Diplomacy and Business with Ambassador Audrey Marks” this Sunday, March 22 at 1 pm on ABC Channel 7, which is broadcast locally in the Washington DC, Maryland and Virigina area.  We will be posting...

After a Supreme Court ruling issued on February 21, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") plans to implement the public charge rule nationwide. The USCIS will only apply the final rule to applications and petitions submitted on or afte...

Recently, Simone Williams spoke at the Embassy of Jamaica on the shifting immigration environment in the U.S.   The event was part of the launch of program, “Immigration Empowerment – Promoting awareness and reducing vulnerabilities” hosted by Ambas...

On March 13, 2020,  the USCIS invited stakeholders to a Public Engagement teleconference call to discuss updates on the EB-5 program, including the new operational approach involving the visa allocation process. 

USCIS' new operational approach affects th...

One of the essential requirements to obtain U.S. citizenship through naturalization is that immigrants demonstrate continuous residence and physical presence in the United States for a required period of time before submitting the application.

The U.S. Citizenship and I...

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is implementing new policies and rules that will affect green card holders or lawful permanent residents (LPR) starting this year. 

The new green card rules for 2020 include:

•    Failure to identif...

This month, we feature one of our Client Success Stories.  Ms. Simone Williams, Managing Attorney of Williams Global Law,  represents JJ Richards and JJ Waste & Recycling, one of the largest waste and recycling companies in Australia. 

The Company recently opened up sub...

On March 3, 2020, Simone Williams will be the keynote speaker at a forum, entitled "Changing U.S. Economic & Immigration Policies: New Opportunities for the French Business". 

The forum will take place at 8:30 am on March 3rd at the headquarters of France-Ameriques in P...