NEWS & EVENTS
November 7, 2019
The Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Families (RELIEF) Act is a new bill that is expected to eliminate current green card backlogs. Introduced by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the Act S.2603 would increase the number o...
November 7, 2019
On November 2nd, Simone Williams, Managing Attorney of Williams Global Law, spoke live on Voice of America’s (VOA) Nightline Africa to discuss current US immigration topics. Nightline Africa is a news radio show hosted by Peter Clottey that brings interviews, news repo...
November 7, 2019
As previously reported, the EB-5 Modernization Regulations will be implemented on November 21st. The rule will include stricter TEA requirements, and an increase in the minimum amount for an EB-5 investment from $500,000 to $900,000!
To ensure adjudication under the c...
November 7, 2019
The Department of State has just released the EB-5 Visa Bulletin For November 2019. Accordingly, qualified EB-5 investors from Mainland China, India, and Vietnam may apply for a visa if their priority date is earlier than their country`s final action date.
The final act...
November 7, 2019
The new public charge guidelines for immigrant applicants– originally set to start on October 15th – were, recently, put on hold by the U.S. Department of State. The form, DS-5540 (entitled “Public Charge Questionnaire”), was sent on August 27th to the Office of Manage...
November 7, 2019
On November 2nd, the presidential proclamation that would require immigrant visa applicants to prove they have health insurance, has been haltered by U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon.
The proclamation would have kept potential permanent residents from entering th...
November 7, 2019
The National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) directed a study that concluded that denial rates for H-1B petitions have risen through the end of 2019. The NFAP discovered that the increasingly restrictive immigration policies created by the Trump administration ha...
October 1, 2019
The District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce has invited Simone Williams, Managing Attorney of Williams Global Law, on its first Trade Mission to Ethiopia, scheduled for November 8 to November 12th.
Joining this historic delegation will be the Honorable Mur...
October 1, 2019
On Friday, October 4, 2019, President Trump issued an executive order that will bar entry of a foreign national requesting admission on an immigrant visa unless the individual has qualifying health insurance, will have such health insurance within 30 days of admis...
October 1, 2019
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued instructions for entry into the fiscal year (FY) 2021 diversity visa (DV) lottery, more commonly known as the “green card” lottery. The FY21 diversity lottery will grant 55,000 immigrant visas to qualified applicants. Regis...
