Finally, the U.S. is open for business again. Travel Ban Lifted!

2023-10-19T11:49:38-04:00

Good news for U.S. businesses, foreign investors and entrepreneurs, and the U.S. economy in general: For almost 20 months, the U.S. was closed for business, at least to people from 36 countries. Now it is finally open again and the effects, both short-term and long-term will be very positive.

As soon as Covid hit and […]

Finally, the U.S. is open for business again. Travel Ban Lifted!2023-10-19T11:49:38-04:00

Trump vs. Biden

2023-10-19T11:51:26-04:00

9 months into the Biden administration, what are the fundamental differences between the administrations when it comes to immigration?

Consistency is one. The Trump administration was anti-immigrant from the beginning and was consistent for four years in closing the doors to immigrants, both physically and metaphorically. The administration changed the way that immigration law was […]

Trump vs. Biden2023-10-19T11:51:26-04:00

The National Interest Exception – Who can Use This Crucial Tool to Continue Doing Business in the U.S.

2023-06-22T13:49:11-04:00

When the President issued a national state of emergency, one of the first steps he took was closing the borders and limiting the list of people who could enter the U.S. to U.S. citizens, green card holders, diplomats, and crew members. Based on various proclamations, he then barred people residing in certain countries from […]

The National Interest Exception – Who can Use This Crucial Tool to Continue Doing Business in the U.S.2023-06-22T13:49:11-04:00

The hardest year in half a century for immigrants

2023-10-30T11:30:43-04:00
The holidays are here and another year is about to come and go, but 2019 has been the hardest year in half a century for immigrants. The current administration has denied visas at astronomically rising levels and this had led to a drop in visa petitions being presented etc., a vicious circle which feeds […]
The hardest year in half a century for immigrants2023-10-30T11:30:43-04:00

The O-1 Visa Extraordinary Ability Visa and The Contracts Needed To Secure A Three Year Period

2023-10-30T11:33:18-04:00

The O-1 visa is a non-immigrant, or temporary work visa, which can last for up to three years at a time and has no limit on the number of extensions. Extraordinary ability visas encompass all professions, including business, science, education, athletics, and the arts.

Since ability is a subjective standard, the law requires that it […]

The O-1 Visa Extraordinary Ability Visa and The Contracts Needed To Secure A Three Year Period2023-10-30T11:33:18-04:00

The Trump administration further attempts to restrict rights of asylum seekers

2023-10-30T11:33:56-04:00

On April 29th President Trump released a memo instructing the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to formulate regulations that will further restrict our humanitarian asylum laws for those seeking asylum protection at the southern border.

The memo directs the implementation of regulations that will require asylum seekers to pay a fee to […]

The Trump administration further attempts to restrict rights of asylum seekers2023-10-30T11:33:56-04:00

H-1B Transfer Activity Will Be Unprecedented

2023-10-30T11:34:24-04:00

On May 1, prospective employers who sponsored H-1B visa candidates this year began to get receipt notices for US Masters Cap cases. In the month to follow, employers will find out the fate of the blind lottery used to determine which H-1B petitions will be adjudicated.

Every year, USCIS starts accepting H-1B petitions on April […]

H-1B Transfer Activity Will Be Unprecedented2023-10-30T11:34:24-04:00

Why become a U.S. citizen?

2023-10-30T11:35:36-04:00

In my profession, I get asked this question a lot. SMA assists many people to get permanent residence in the U.S., either through company sponsorship, self-sponsorship (extraordinary ability) or through family petitions or asylum applications, and the last step is to apply to become U.S. citizens, but not all people take that step, which […]

Why become a U.S. citizen?2023-10-30T11:35:36-04:00

Visas for Foreign Entertainers and Athletes and the Underlying Contracts

2023-10-30T11:36:24-04:00

When you look at the list of concerts coming to your city or look at professional sports rosters and see unique and exotic names from other countries, it may seem normal to you as a spectator. However, for each international artist who plays a show in the U.S., or for all those great international […]

Visas for Foreign Entertainers and Athletes and the Underlying Contracts2023-10-30T11:36:24-04:00

Immigration Status and Employment Laws in New York

2023-10-30T11:39:29-04:00

Foreign workers in the U.S. occupy every position from farmhand and dishwasher to engineer, doctor and CEO, and their visas and legal statuses also vary greatly. For the majority of the twelve-plus million undocumented immigrants, there is no such thing as legal employment, and therefore employers are not supposed to hire them at all. […]

Immigration Status and Employment Laws in New York2023-10-30T11:39:29-04:00
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