The American Immigration Lawyers Association has released recommended guidelines for international students holding an F-1 visa. For an F-1 international student in the United States, the responsibility to maintain immigration status falls to the student. Follow these key guidelines to stay in compliance and avoid jeopardizing your education or legal stay: Maintain Required Documentation F-1 Read More »
On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration issued the Protecting the American People Against Invasion executive order, reinforcing the legal obligation for certain non-citizens to register with the U.S. government. Failure to comply is treated as a civil and criminal enforcement priority. Who Must Register? All non-citizens 14 years of age or older who were Read More »
In this article: FY 2025 H-1B Cap Key Points FY 2025 H-1B Changes H-1B Recap What is the H-1B Visa Category? Specialty Occupation Defined H-1B Cap-Exempt Cases Labor Condition Application (LCA) H-1B Period of Stay Conclusion U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the initial electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Read More »
Paola Suarez, Sara McDowell, Naveed, and Rebecca Cohen at the Syracuse University College of Law Pro Bono Ceremony on October 24, 2023. Rebecca and Paola were assigned Naveed's case through Sara at the Volunteer Lawyer's Project of Central New York (VLP). Editors note: Naveed and his family have evacuated from Afghanistan safely and are now Read More »
This summer, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) expanded options for applicants and attorneys to schedule appointments online with local USCIS field offices in two significant ways. Biometric Service Appointments Can Now Be Rescheduled Online In June 2023, USCIS began allowing applicants and attorneys to reschedule most biometrics appointments (appointments for fingerprints, photograph, or Read More »
On Monday, September 11, Bousquet Holstein immigration attorney Anna Putintseva presented on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) eligibility at the First Ukrainian Pentecostal Church in Syracuse, New York. Anna discussed the process of applying for and renewing TPS in the United States, as well as topics related to work and travel authorizations. TPS is a temporary Read More »
In April 2022, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") piloted a "stampless" entry program, that is now expanding to all airports, seaports, and land ports of entry. This new program means that CBP has discontinued using ink stamps in passports to document entry into the United States. While this new process should streamline entries Read More »
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") recently updated the USCIS Policy Manual to explain how officers should determine whether a potential O-1B beneficiary should be evaluated as someone with extraordinary ability in the arts ("O-1B Arts") or extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry ("O-1B MPTV"). While the visa category is the same, Read More »