Department of State Update – Encouraging Trends Worldwide While Canada and Mexico Lag Behind
Quick Takeaways U.S. Consulates abroad issued record numbers of immigrant and nonimmigrant visas over the first half...
Potentially New Schedule A Shortage Occupation Designations
DOL Completing Research on Whether to Modernize Schedule A to Include Additional STEM and Non-STEM Occupations in...
H-1B Stateside Visa Pilot Program to Commence at End of January 2024
Quick Takeaways The pilot program will only be available to certain H-1B Visas between January 29 – April 1, 2024 The...
J-1 Program Foreign Residence Requirements – Policy Manual Updates
In June of 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a policy manual on the nonimmigrant...
USCIS Announces Changes to the H-1B Program for 2024
Quick Takeaways This year’s H-1B Registration Period will open at 12PM EST on March 6, 2024 and close at 12PM EST on...
Green and Spiegel Opens New Orlando Office in Partnership with Maiorova Law, LLC
International Immigration Law Firm Green and Spiegel, U.S. has just added an office location in Florida. PHILADELPHIA,...
Austin Duebel Promoted to Associate Attorney at Green and Spiegel, U.S.
After being a clerk at the immigration law firm for 1.5 years, Austin will join Emily Cohen’s team as an Associate...
Green and Spiegel, U.S. Named One of 2024 Best Law Firms® by Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers has announced the Fourteenth Edition of the Best Law Firms® rankings. Once again, Green and Spiegel U.S....
USCIS Increasing Fees as of April 1, 2024
Quick Takeaways Effective Date: All fee adjustments, excluding previously-announced updates to Premium Processing,...
USCIS Announces Premium Processing Increases in 2024
Quick Takeaways 12.3% Increase will take effect February 26, 2024, and in response to inflation between June 2021 and...
U.S. Extends E-Visa Duration to 48 Months for French-Owned U.S. Companies
We are very happy to announce that on November 16, 2023, The U.S. Department of State officially extended the E-visa...
Israeli Visa Waiver Application Available Immediately
Israeli Citizens and Nationals are now eligible for visa-free travel to the United States through the use of an Israeli Visa Waiver.
