It is not uncommon for our clients to reach out to us and ask for guidance on how best to internally manage the immigration process for its foreign national employees. Some of our clients are just venturing down this path for the first time and...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a $30 fee increase for premium processing of eligible employment-based petitions beginning on 12/2/19. The premium processing fee will increase to $1,440 from the current fee of $1,410. What types of petitions are eligible for premium processing? Certain I-129 (Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker)...
In 2020, LAC is again ranked as Metropolitan Tier 1 in San Diego for Immigration Law. National and metropolitan tier 1 rankings will be featured in the physical edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”, which will be distributed to more than 30,000...
This Department of State Visa Bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during November 2019. <-- Back to News Updates...
Begins at Noon EST on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Ends at Noon EST on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (also known as the Green Card or DV Lottery) provides immigrant visas each fiscal year for persons from countries with low rates of immigration...
October 1st marks the date when H-1B petitions filed under the annual cap are set to take effect. Below are some important reminders for approved H-1B petitions and options for petitions that remain pending. H-1B Petitions Approved as Change of Status versus Consular Notification H-1B petitions reflecting...
This Department of State Visa Bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during October 2019. <-- Back to News Updates...
Travelers in the following categories are no longer eligible to travel or be admitted to the United States under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP): - Nationals of VWP countries who have traveled to or been present in Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Somalia and...
TrailBlazers Impact: Ordinary Women. Extraordinary Achievements. Podcast Interviews that Capture and Share Stories By, For and About Inspirational Women EP. 29- Diana Vellos Coker: Be a Voice for Those Who Can’t Speak for Themselves For the full interview, please listen here: [audio mp3="https://www.larrabee.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/diana-vellos-coker.mp3"][/audio] <-- Back to News Updates...
LARRABEE ALBI COKER LLP Welcomes Attorney GRACE ZIMMERMAN OF COUNSEL Some of you will remember Grace as an early partner of the firm, which evolved from an immigration practice initially established by Attorney Peter Larrabee in 1981. The immigration practice broke away from Gray Cary Ware...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has advised that employers should continue to use the current version of Form I-9, bearing a revision date of July 17, 2017, even after the form expiration date of August 31, 2019 has passed. The current version of the form...
