Bousquet Holstein PLLC is pleased to announce that attorney Janet E. Moon has joined the firm as Senior Counsel in the Immigration Practice Group. Janet concentrates her practice in the areas of family-based green card and visa applications, removing conditions, citizenship and naturalization; transitioning from a student exchange visitor status to employment; and employment-based petitions and visas, as well as complex admissibility or Read More »
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Department of Homeland Security and related agencies have closed or strictly limited many immigration-related services, but emergency services continue and some applications are still being processed. The following is an overview of the current immigration services. USCIS Offices Closed through at least May 3, 2020 USCIS initially cancelled Read More »
This week, a Proclamation was issued suspending some immigrant visa entries. The order went into effect April 23, 2020 at midnight eastern time and will last for 60 days. The effect of this proclamation is that some people who are outside the U.S. waiting for an immigrant visa may not enter the U.S. as immigrants Read More »
A Presidential Proclamation was issued June 22, 2020, that extends the suspension on some immigrant visa entries and also suspends new entries for some individuals seeking L-1, H-1B, H-2B, or J-1 nonimmigrant work visas. The proclamation goes into effect at midnight (Eastern Time) on June 24, 2020 and will last through December 31, 2020. The effect Read More »