Green and Spiegel, U.S. Expands Leadership with the Addition of Former Senior Government Officials Ian Hopper and Kerry Doyle Both bring extraordinary insight and experience from decades of public service, strengthening the firm’s ability to navigate today’s complex and November 19, 2025
Green and Spiegel, U.S. Celebrates Fifth Consecutive Year in Best Law Firms Green and Spiegel U.S. has been named to the 16th edition of Best Law Firms for the fifth year in November 6, 2025
New Guidance and Legal Challenges Emerge Over $100,000 H-1B Fee As a follow up to our most recent posting on the September 19 Proclamation that added a $100,000 fee for October 29, 2025
Navigating the Impacts of a Government Shutdown on Immigration As Congress was unable to come to an agreement regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 budget, the government has officially “shutdown” October 2, 2025
Green and Spiegel Partner Ksenia Maiorova Secures Major Win in NIL Visa Lawsuit Green and Spiegel, U.S. is proud to announce a significant federal court victory on behalf of our client, LSU women’s September 30, 2025
H-1B Update: Trump Administration Proposes Weighted Lottery and Enhanced Worksite Enforcement Key Takeaways: Weighted lottery favoring higher earners to go into effect for March 2026 H-1B Lottery Regular Cap and U.S. September 26, 2025
The $100,000 H-1B Fee Proclamation – Some Questions Answered, Quite A Few Remain As a follow up to our post this morning on Friday’s Proclamation that added a $100,000 fee for H-1B petitions, September 21, 2025
The New Proclamation on a $100,000 H-1B Fee – What We Know and Don’t Know On Friday, President Trump issued a Proclamation that added a $100,000 fee for H-1B petitions. We are sharing what we September 20, 2025
USCIS Announces Changes to the Naturalization Test On September 17, USCIS announced changes to the Naturalization civics test. Applicants for citizenship are required to take and pass September 19, 2025
Interview Waiver Rollback Beginning September 2, 2025 Green and Spiegel US LLC wishes to inform our clients and community of a significant policy… September 17, 2025
Two Green and Spiegel, U.S. Partners Recognized by Best Lawyers in 2026 Jonathan Grode has been recognized for his fourth consecutive year and Ksenia Maiorova has been… September 17, 2025
Alert: U.S. Department of State Restricts Visa Processing for Third-Country Nationals On September 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of State announced new restrictions for processing… September 17, 2025
USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B Cap On Friday, July 18, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that they had reached the fiscal year 2026 July 24, 2025
Green and Spiegel Secures Multiple Federal Court Wins Against USCIS Green and Spiegel, U.S. is proud to share a series of successful litigation outcomes achieved by our associate attorneys with July 15, 2025
Citizenship Updates: Nationwide Injunctions Affecting Birthright Citizenship Limited and New DOJ Priorities to Denaturalize U.S. Citizens Quick Takeaways Supreme Court prohibits federal courts to issue nationwide injunctions for immigration-related Executive Orders Relief only available to litigants July 4, 2025
Student Visa Alert: F, J, M Visa Scheduling Resumes with Enhanced Social Media Requirements and Harvard Remains Enrolled in SEVP for Now Quick Takeaways U.S. Department of State advises it will resume appointment scheduling for F, J, M Visa Applicants All Applicants June 24, 2025
Alert: Entry Ban To Go Into Effect June 9, 2025 Quick Takeaways Nationals from 19 countries either wholly or partially prohibited from entering United States as of June 9, 2025 June 6, 2025
From Courtroom to Chambers: Green and Spiegel U.S. Achieves National Recognition Chambers USA 2025 Ranks Jonathan Grode Band 1, with Dana Imperia and the Firm Recognized at Band 2 for Immigration June 5, 2025
Student Visa Updates – Suspension of Student Visa Interviews, Termination of Harvard’s Participation in SEVP, and Revocation of Certain Student Visas of Chinese Nationals Quick Takeaways U.S. Department of State will not schedule new student visa appointments to facilitate enhancements to social media vetting May 31, 2025
Jonathan Grode Named on 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers List for Immigration Law This honor is awarded to only 5% of attorneys in the state for excellence in legal practice. Green and Spiegel’s May 22, 2025