On February 24, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it would immediately provide...
BREAKING NEWS: USCIS EXTENDS PREMIUM PROCESSING FOR E-3 AUSTRALIAN SPECIALTY WORKER PETITIONS
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Jonathan A. Grode
Jonathan Grode serves as the U.S. Practice Director and Managing Partner for the Firm.
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ROLLS BACK SEVERAL TRUMP-ERA IMMIGRATION POLICIES
President Joe Biden wasted no time when, on February 2nd, just two weeks after taking office, he followed through on...
UPDATE – ALL IN-BOUND TRAVELERS TO UNITED STATES MUST HAVE NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST
Quick Takeaways As of January 26, 2021, all passengers on international flights to the United States must show a...
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S LAST IMMIGRATION ACTIONS – LIFTING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF H-1B EMPLOYERS
Quick Takeaways Restrictions on travelers from Schengen Area countries, the UK/Ireland, and Brazil, set to expire on...
HOLIDAY INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL UPDATE
Quick Takeaways: With limited international flights and country-specific restrictions, leaving the United States may...
NEW ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES AMBITIOUS IMMIGRATION REFORMS
The incoming Biden Administration has set forth an ambitious plan to reform the nation’s immigration system. His...
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES MAJOR CHANGE IN H-1B SELECTION PROCESS
The Trump Administration has announced a major change in the process for filing cap subject H-1B petitions....
BIDEN VS. TRUMP COMPARISON
As we approach the November elections it has never been clearer that this country faces upheaval and challenges that...
U.S. GOVERNMENT ISSUES NEW RULES TIGHTENING H-1B AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT BASED IMMIGRATION PROGRAMS
On October 7, 2020 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an Interim Final Rule (IFR) designed to...
JONATHAN GRODE OF GREEN AND SPIEGEL IS RECOGNIZED AS A TOP PRIVATE ATTORNEY BY BEST LAWYERS®
Green and Spiegel’s U.S. Practice Director and Managing Partner, Jonathan Grode, has been recognized in The Best...
STATE DEPARTMENT WAIVER GUIDANCE FURTHER OPENS THE DOOR TO THE RETURN OF SOME OF OUR FOREIGN WORKERS
Takeaways: Foreign national employees of U.S. companies struggle to return to their employment because of Trump...
UPDATE: ADDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS TO IMMIGRANT AND NONIMMIGRANT VISA ISSUANCE
UPDATE: Additional Exceptions to Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance By Jonathan A. Grode and Joshua H. Rolf...