ANNUAL NBA CONVENTION AND INTERNATIONAL LAW FORUM THIS WEEK AND NEXT!
The 96th Annual NBA Convention starts this week and the International Law Section panel takes place on July 27, 2021 from 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm EST.
Simone Williams will be the Moderator of this exciting panel of legal experts that will be discussing the state of immigration and international law issues during the Biden Administration. (Details are below).
Please note, you must register for the annual NBA Convention that takes place from July 23, 2021 to July 27, 2021 to
EB-5 ALERT: EB-5 REGIONAL CENTER PROGRAM EXPIRED JUNE 30 AND INVESTMENT AMOUNT DECREASED TO 500K
On June 22, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in Behring Regional Center LLC v. Wolf, vacated the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization Final Rule. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)announced that while it considers this decision, it will apply the EB-5 regulations that were in effect before the rule was finalized on Nov. 21, 2019, including: No priority date retention based on an approved Form I-526; The require
BIDEN UNVEILS STRATEGY TO PROMOTE U.S. NATURALIZATION
The Biden Administration is introducing a cross-agency effort to remove obstacles facing immigrants eligible for U.S. citizenship and encourage them to apply. The government laid out its plans to reduce barriers to naturalization, including: Use of data regarding potential naturalization-eligible populations; Citizenship public education and awareness campaign; National and community targeted outreach through traditional and social media; Stakeholder engagement; Promotion of
VISA BULLETIN FOR JULY 2021
The U.S. Department of State has released its July 2021 Visa Bulletin. Each month, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) chooses which chart it will follow for when intending immigrants may file their applications for adjustments of status or immigrant visas. For July 2021, the USCIS will follow the “Final Action” for Employment-Based Visa Applications chart for employment-based (EB) filings for adjustment of status. This means that individuals seeking to file
USCIS ISSUES REMINDER OF H-2B VISAS AVAILABLE FOR NORTHERN TRIANGLE COUNTRIES
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a reminder that it continues to accept petitions for H-2B nonimmigrant workers for the additional 6,000 visas allotted for nationals of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador (collectively called the Northern Triangle). The agency noted that if by July 8, 2021, fewer than 6,000 beneficiaries are requested by nationals of the Northern Triangle countries, USCIS will make the unused visas available to employers regardless of
STATE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
The Department of State released guidance on June 24, 2021, on restrictions and exceptions under four presidential proclamations that suspend entry into the United States of noncitizens who were physically present in any of 33 countries during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States. The exceptions include: U.S. citizens; lawful permanent residents; spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents; parents or
