Q: If I’m a person who has emigrated to the United States, and I have an ongoing business, and want to bring over some employees for my existing business or… CONTINUE

The E-1 Treaty Trader Visa is used by people from countries that have the appropriate treaty with the U.S., who wish to set up an import and/or export business in… CONTINUE

AAO HOLDS THAT A CHANGE IN THE PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT OF AN H-1B EMPLOYEE TO A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA REQUIRING THE CERTIFICATION OF A NEW LCA IS A “MATERIAL CHANGE IN… CONTINUE

BIA JOINS MAJORITY OF CIRCUIT COURTS IN HOLDING THAT AN LPR WHO ADJUSTED STATUS, AND DID NOT ENTER THE U.S. AS A PERMANENT RESIDENT AFTER PICKING UP AN IMMIGRANT VISA,… CONTINUE

BIA HOLDS THAT A NONCITIZEN WHO VOTES IN AN ELECTION INVOLVING CANDIDATES FOR FEDERAL OFFICE IN VIOLATION OF 18 USC § 611(a) IS REMOVABLE PER INA § 237(a)(6)(A) AS AN… CONTINUE

AAO HOLDS THAT ONE WHO SUBMITS FALSE DOCUMENTS REGARDING A FICTITIOUS MARRIAGE, BUT NEVER ACTUALLY ENTERED INTO OR ATTEMPTED OR CONSPIRED TO ENTER INTO A MARRIAGE, IS NOT SUBJECT TO… CONTINUE

AAO HOLDS THAT DEFINITION OF DOING BUSINESS IN THE EB-1C CATEGORY RELATED TO MULTINATIONAL MANAGERS OR EXECUTIVES DOES NOT REQUIRE PROVIDING GOODS OR SERVICES TO AN UNAFFILIATED 3RD PARTY BUT… CONTINUE

ATTORNEY GENERAL VACATES MATTER OF SILVA-TREVINO, 24 I & N Dec. 687 (A.G. 2008). On April 10, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General (“Attorney General”)… CONTINUE

BIA HOLDS THAT REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS MAY BE ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED OR DELAYED PENDING THE ADJUDICATION OF A DIRECT APPEAL OF A CRIMINAL CONVICTION. On April 17, 2015, the Board of Immigration… CONTINUE

On March 14, 2015, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued a decision parsing 8 C.F.R. § 1003.19(c), the regulation covering the rules for applying for a bond redetermination. In… CONTINUE