Health Care Staffing Company Sues DHS Due to Inaction on Long Pending H-1B...
Published February 20, 2020 When a U.S. company seeks to have a qualified foreign national fill a professional type position in the U.S., an H-1B visa petition is the typical go-to route, although...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court: Providing False Information on Form I-9 Can Lead to State...
Published March 5, 2020 Form I-9 is the document employers and employees complete and sign to confirm an employee’s eligibility to be lawfully employed in the U.S. For foreign nationals residing and...
View ArticleU.S. Immigration Offices and Courts – Confusion, Delay and Finally Some...
Published March 19, 2020 The last few weeks have been a whirlwind, even a hailstorm, of information, misinformation, panic and confusion. On the most basic level, the lack of definite information about...
View ArticleCovid-19 and the Latest on Immigration-Related Government Office Operations...
Published April 1, 2020 I will start with the most recent events. The first concerns removal/deportation proceedings against detained (in custody) immigrants. Just yesterday, a variety of...
View ArticleUS CIS Rolls Out New H-1B Visa Registration: A Story of Success and Glitches
Published April 14, 2020 By the end of last March, US Department of Homeland Security/Citizenship and Immigration Services completed its selection of 85,000 lucky registrants for the H-1B visa lottery....
View ArticleThe New Executive Order on Immigration: 6 Essential Insights
Published April 22, 2020 1. It was the evening of April 20, 2020 and President Trump tweeted an ominous new policy on immigration - a measure as sweeping and extreme as it gets: “In light of the attack...
View ArticleLarge Scale H-1B Visa Lawsuit Settled; The Latest on Immigration Office and...
Published May 13, 2020 Update: One Year and a Federal Lawsuit Later, DHS Finally Approves 150 Pending H-1B Filings for Lab Technologists I cannot recall a time when so many federal lawsuits to compel...
View ArticleAnother Federal Court Win For Work Visa Employers and Workers; Do We Really...
Published May 28, 2020 Securing approval of an immigration petition filing to facilitate the employment of a foreign professional and issuance of an H-1B visa has only gotten harder over the years,...
View ArticleUpdate: Immigration Options for Healthcare Professionals in the Age of Covid-19
Published June 7, 2020 Although the April 20, 2020 Executive Order on Immigration placed significant obstacles to immigration into the U.S., important exceptions were made for healthcare workers....
View ArticleImmigration Related Government Offices Inching Their Way Back To Normalcy
Published June 11, 2020 U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Citizenship and Immigration Service local offices (US DHS/CIS): In the past week, the public has seen the first signs of normal operations...
View ArticleA Chokehold On Legal Immigration: 6 Things to Know About the Extended...
Published June 23, 2020 1. The Administration says it is looking to protect or create American jobs with the latest immigration ban and eventually seek to establish a merit based immigration system....
View ArticleSupreme Court Administers CPR and Revives DACA…..For Now
Published June 30, 2020 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – better known as DACA – was an Executive Order issued by President Obama in 2012 after our Congress was unable to agree on an appropriate...
View Article10 Years Just Happened in 3 Months – An Unprecedented Volume of Immigration...
Published July 16, 2020 In my 25+ years as an immigration lawyer, my area of practice has never been as important or relevant as it is today. This Administration has made it this way, bringing U.S....
View ArticleUncertainty All Around For DACA and U.S. Immigration Operations In General
Published July 30, 2020 The nonstop, unprecedented flow of immigration news continues, including with regard to the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision rejecting the Trump Administration’s...
View ArticleWith Filing Fees Skyrocketing in October, Now Might be the Perfect Time to...
Published August 26, 2020 As of October 2, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s immigration benefits arm – Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) - is set to increase filing fees on a...
View ArticleQ & A with U.S. Immigration Law Expert, Richard Hanus – Attorney at Law
Published September 2, 2020 Tune in on September 17, 2020 at 7 pm CDT when I will be hosting the first of a series of live web events to address the latest U.S. immigration law issues facing...
View ArticleHow Do I Apply for a Green Card ?
Published September 23, 2020 How do I get a green card in the U.S.? It’s one of the more common questions an immigration lawyer gets asked. The answer is many layered and involves dozens of...
View ArticleMark the Date – October 21, 2020 – Richard Hanus Takes Your Questions In His...
Published October 5, 2020 Richard Hanus will shed light on all of your simple and complex immigration law questions. October 21, 2020 is the date and you can participate in this live event at :...
View ArticleSave the Date – Facebook Live Event – Post Election Immigration Law Coverage...
Published November 3, 2020 Save the Date - November 23, 2020, 7:30 pm CST - when Richard Hanus will break down how the outcome of the presidential election impacts our nation’s immigration law...
View ArticleHow To Get A Green Card Through Marriage
Published November 9, 2020 By: Richard Hanus, Esq. Obtaining lawful permanent residence, or green card status, by way of a genuine, bona fide marriage to a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident...
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