FISCAL YEAR 2020 H-1B REGULAR CAP REACHED
On Friday, April 5, 2019, USCIS announced that it once again reached the limit for H-1B Petitions submitted under the...
NOT AS BENIGN AS THEY SEEM: SSA NO-MATCH LETTERS
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has resumed notifying employers if the information reported on an individual...
H-2B VISA PROGRAM RELIEF
On March 29, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security indicated plans to release an additional 30,000 visas in the...
WELCOME TO CATRIONA DAVENPORT AND ASHLEY HOGAN: NEW ATTORNEYS AT GREEN AND SPIEGEL
Green and Spiegel U.S. continues to grow its immigration law practice, expanding upon business and family immigration...
JONATHAN GRODE MODERATES ABA LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW SECTION ERR COMMITTEE IN LAS VEGAS
Last week, U.S. Practice Director and Managing Partner Jonathan Grode attended the Employment Rights &...
THE ISRAELI E-2 VISA IS EXPECTED TO GO LIVE ON MAY 1, 2019
We have tracked the roll-out of the Israeli E-2 visa for several years. Implementation may finally take effect in just...
PRESIDENT TRUMP VETOES CONGRESS RESOLUTION THAT AIMED TO END HIS DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY TO FUND BORDER WALL
As we covered previously, on February 15, President Trump declared a state of emergency at the southern U.S. border,...
USCIS TO END SELF-SCHEDULED INFOPASS APPOINTMENTS AT PHILADELPHIA FIELD OFFICE
On March 29, 2019, the United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) will end self-scheduled appointments to...
GREEN AND SPIEGEL REPRESENTS PHILADELPHIA AT SXSW
On March 9, 2019, Practice Director Jonathan A. Grode, Esq. represented Green and Spiegel at South by Southwest (SXSW)...
H-1B PREMIUM PROCESSING IS BACK
Effective March 12, 2019, USCIS will resume accepting Premium Processing for all H-1B Petitions. This move comes more...
NO, U.S. CITIZENS WON’T NEED “VISAS” TO VISIT EUROPE IN 2021- BUT THEY WILL NEED TO REGISTER AHEAD OF TRAVEL
A series of headlines claiming that “United States citizens will need a visa to visit Europe starting in 2021” went...
FRAUD ALERT: DHS TELEPHONE NUMBERS USED IN SCAM
On March 1, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued a fraud alert to warn citizens of recent reports...