August 28, 2023 Update USCIS Updates Policy Guidance on CSPA ‘Sought to Acquire’ Requirement U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on August 24, 2023, that it is updating the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify how it will apply the extraordinary circumstances exception to the “sought to acquire” requirement under the Child Status Protection Act …
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USCIS Is Accepting Self-Identified Gender Markers for Immigration Benefits U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it is accepting a self-identified gender marker for individuals requesting immigration benefits. The gender marker they select does not need to match the gender marker indicated on their supporting documentation. The update also clarifies that people requesting …
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E-Verify Reminds Employers to Terminate Former Employees’ Accounts E-Verify recently reminded employers and program administrators that an E-Verify user’s access “must be promptly terminated upon separation from your organization.” A good practice, E-Verify said, is to review and update existing users whenever staffing changes occur and also on a regular basis. User accounts should be …
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Fakhoury Global Immigration is proud to announce that we have been recognized by US News and World Report – Best Lawyers as a Best Law Firm for 2023. The 2023 Edition of US News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” recognizes the most elite firms across the nation, identified for their professional excellence with consistently …
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FGI is pleased to announce that attorney Joel Stewart’s PERM article was recently published in Global Legal Group’s ICLG for 2022! Click the photo below to read the full article!
FGI is pleased to announce that Jakob Lipman is joining our firm as Partner. Jakob is currently the lead attorney at Visawolf, an immigration law firm in Concord, California. Jakob will be combining his practice with that of recently named Partner, Linda Kim, to form a single entity: Fakhoury Global Immigration, California. The new FGI …
Priscilla Jones Fakhoury Global Immigration INA Section 203(b)(1)(C) relates to evidence of what constitutes a multinational manager for purposes of petitioning for permanent residence status. According to 8 C.F.R. Section 204.5 Petitions for Employment-based immigrants, the USCIS regulations state: A United States employer may file a petition on form I-140 for the classification of an …
Written by Aaron Kochenderfer Immigrants have been a reliable source for population growth across most of the so-called “rust belt cities” in the American Midwest including Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis, among others. For instance, between 2000 and 2015, immigrants provided half of the population growth and offset population declines within nine of the …
Joel Stewart Fakhoury Global Immigration As many stakeholders have learned, Facebook was cited for improper immigration practices based on its PERM labor certification procedures. Two consent orders were recently issued — one with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and one with the Department of Labor (DOL). The background begins in 1986 when the …
Joel Stewart If the law is an art and not a science, PERM is a gamble and not an art. Uncertainty is prevalent throughout PERM processing, starting with the request for prevailing wage. The PERM Rule provides that a Prevailing Wage Determination (PWD) may be requested either before or after recruitment has begun. Most employers …
