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What is temporary protected status? Temporary protected status, or TPS, is a temporary status granted to nationals of specific countries. The country must be struggling with ongoing conflict. This conflict can be an armed conflict, a natural disaster… Read More

Every month, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division of the Department of State, Charlie Oppenheim, talks with the American Immigration Lawyer’s Association about the visa bulletin. AILA publishes the interview monthly (AILA Doc. N… Read More

In order to pursue graduate level medical training in the United States, an International Medical Graduate (IMG) must decide between entering the United States on either a J-1 or an H-1B visa. Below we provide a brief comparison of the two visas, as… Read More

On October 24, 2017, the White House announced the implementation of improved security procedures for refugees entering the United States. These new measures are part of the administration’s effort to raise national security standards for all perso… Read More

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS) released a policy memorandum on October 23, 2017 that instructs its officers to apply the same level of scrutiny to both initial petitions and extension requests for nonimmigrant classification filed u… Read More

The American Immigration Lawyers Association(AILA) confirmed with Department of Labor (DOL) that the issue with PERM mail delivery delays has been reviewed and resolved. For PERM cases certified on or after October 24, 2017, the certified ETA Form 90… Read More

Activists nationwide are urging the Trump Administration to renew TPS immigration permits for individuals from Honduras and El Salvador. This movement is led by a group of 22 Democratic senators, including Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland and Sen. Time Ka… Read More

The Office of Foreign Labor Certification has posted selected statistics on the H-1B program as of September 30, 2017. Out of 594,570 Labor Condition Applications received so far, 568,145 were certified and 48,025 were denied. Top 10 Occupations (bas… Read More