U.S. Alerts

President Trump Signs ‘KIWI Act’ With New Zealand on Nonimmigrant Treaty Traders/Investors The Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors (KIWI) Act was signed into law on August 1, 2018. The KIWI Act will allow eligible New Zealand nationals to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors provided New Zealand grants reciprocal treatment to U.S.

F-1 ‘Cap-Gap’ Status, Work Authorization Extension No Longer Valid as of October 1 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an alert on September 28, 2018, reminding F-1 students who have an H-1B petition that remained pending on October 1, 2018, that they risk accruing unlawful presence if they continue to work on or after

  DHS Announces Controversial Proposed Rule on Changes to Public Charge Definition The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it will soon publish a controversial proposed rule that would make it much more difficult for many who have lower incomes or less education, or who have received public benefits, to become permanent residents,

USCIS Now Accepting Copies of Negative O Visa Consultations Directly from Labor Unions     U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun accepting copies of negative consultation letters directly from labor unions relating to a current or future O nonimmigrant visa petition request. A consultation letter from a U.S. peer group, labor organization, and/or

USCIS Changes Filing Location for Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence     On September 10, 2018, (USCIS) changed the filing location for Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence. This form was previously filed at the California and Vermont Service Centers. Now, petitioners must send Form I-751 to a USCIS Lockbox facility. However,

USCIS Updates Guidance, Accepts Comments on Regional Center Geographic Area U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a memorandum on August 24, 2018, announcing that it is updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding a regional center’s geographic area, requests to expand the geographic area, and how such requests affect the filing of Form

USCIS Extends, Expands Suspension of Premium Processing for Certain H-1B Petitions; Increases Premium Processing Fee     U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on August 28, 2018, that it is extending the previously announced temporary suspension of premium processing for cap-subject H-1B petitions and, beginning September 11, 2018, will expand this temporary suspension to

Congratulations to RohitTurkhud, Partner of Fakhoury Global Immigration, USA PC, for being featured as an expert panelist during the EB-5 Visa: Gateway to America Program on ET News. Click the video to watch Rohit discuss the latest EB-5 trends.

Congratulations to Rami D. Fakhoury, Managing Director of Fakhoury Global Immigration, USA PC, for becoming a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Established in 1955, The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF) is a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication