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Last week, The Startup Success Podcast interviewed Eric Ries of StartupVisa.com about the techie communities grassroots effort to create a visa explicitly for startup founders. In the rather lengthy interview, Eric Ries discusses the impetus behind the visa, the obvious need for the visa and his experiences discussing the visa with influencers on Capital Hill. … Given the recent earthquake (and its many aftershocks) in Chile, the USCIS has issued a press release reminding Chileans of the many possible immigration accommodations that may be made to them. These accommodations, which can be made upon request, include emergency work authorization for certain students, expedited processing of immediate relative petitions, expedited processing of … The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency has recently ordered I-9 inspections on 180 companies located in the Southeast. These companies are being requested to provide documentation showing that their employees are authorized to work in the United States. Additionally, the inspections will examine whether a company has properly collected and maintained the proper paperwork. Failure … Continue reading “ICE Orders I-9 Inspection for 180 Lucky Companies in Southeast” The Department of Homeland Security recently announced that Greece has been added to the Visa Waiver Program. The visa waiver program allows foreign nationals from select countries to enter into the United States for tourist and/or select business reasons without first obtaining a visa. Recipients of the VWP can remain in the United States for … National Public Radio (NPR) recently did a story on the EB-5 visa and how it is helping America’s economic growth. The EB-5 visa allows for a foreign national to obtain a permanent green card if he or she invests one million dollars (or $500,000 in certain circumstances) into a company that will employ at least … Last week, the 9th Circuit came down with a ruling that should have a great impact on how the USCIS adjudicates EB-1-1 Extraordinary Abilities petitions. The EB 1-1 (also known as EB 1-a) is used by highly successful foreign nationals to gain lawful permanent residency in the United States. The EB 1-1 visa requires an … Continue reading “9th Circuit Rebuffs USCIS Adjudication of EB-1 Extraordinary Abilities Petitions” The USCIS has recently announced that a new I-485 form has been published and that all new applicants will need to use the form beginning before March 29. Additionally, the USCIS has announced a change in the location that I-485s are filed. The change in location is meant to facilitate a quicker means by which … Continue reading “New I-485 Form and Location Effective March 29” A new report has cast doubt on how accurate the government’s E-verify is in detecting unauthorized employees. The report indicates that E-verify fails to identify over 50% of all unauthorized workers. As way of background, the E-verify program was created by the U.S. Government to provide a simple means by which an employer could determine … Beginning April 1, 2010, employers can submit an H-1B visa petition for an individual that they want to employ beginning October 1, 2010. Each year, the U.S. government imposes an arbitrary cap on 65,000 H-1B visas. In recent memory, with the exception of last year, the cap has been reached within days of the April … The New York Times has an excellent chart of Immigration Detention Centers from throughout the United States. The chart shows the average daily population of each detention center and also how each detention center was graded in its annual inspection. Last week the Bloom Box was officially unveiled to the world. If its proponents are correct, the Bloom Box will radically redefine how America (and the World) gets its electrical energy. The creator of the Bloom Box is K.R. Sridhar and if you listen to him on 60 Minutes, you will know why some are … Continue reading “Is This Immigrant The Next Thomas Edison?” Governor Schwarzenegger recently sat down for an interview on Fox News. During part of a long discussion on many topics, the Governorator said that there was never a good time for immigration reform and that continuously delaying the debate on immigration reform will not produce the outcomes that are desired. The Governorator sees the need … Continue reading “Governorator Says Go For It on Immigration Reform” Last week, the New York Times ran a great story about a judge trying to help out a young man who was once a juvenile delinquent, but has turned into a model citizen of the community. Unfortunately, the young man is not an American citizen and didn’t realize that he would be denied citizenship and … Continue reading “Cautionary Tale Of N-400 Naturalization Application” The Department of State (DOS) has recently changed its procedure for the K-3 spousal visa. Originally, the K-3 visa was meant to provide an avenue for foreign nationals who are married to a U.S. citizen to come into the United States while they wait for the adjudication of an immigrant visa (I-130). Unfortunately, the process … |
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