BEYOND THE BASICS HR Solutions for US Immigration By David Swaim, a 30-Year Texas Board-Certified Immigration Attorney
The End of Trump’s Travel Bans
AILA Doc. No. 21033134 | Dated March 31, 2021 Sunsetting of Proclamation 10052 AILA has learned that on March 31, 2021, Presidential Proclamation 10052 (PP 10052) which suspended entry of certain nonimmigrants is expected to sunset. The proclamation was extended most recently to March 31, 2021 by former President Trump in Presidential Proclamation 10131 (PP 10131) issued on December […]
Extensions of Immigration-Related Responses to COVID-19
As COVID-19 vaccines are continuing to roll out, the effects of the global pandemic are still being felt. This fact has been acknowledged by the U.S. immigration agencies, who have taken various steps in response to the pandemic including additional safety precautions at physical facilities and offices both inside the U.S. and abroad. Recently, two […]
USCIS May Reopen Denied H-1B Petitions
USCIS just released the following information regarding H1s that were previously denied: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced it may reopen and/or reconsider adverse decisions on Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, made based on three rescinded policy memos. USCIS will generally use its discretion to accept a motion to reopen filed more […]
The 2019 Public Charge Rule is Gone!
For the past year and a half, applicants for permanent residence (green card) in the United States—and, to a lesser extent, applicants for nonimmigrant status—have been required to comply with a new “public charge rule†implemented by the administration of President Donald Trump in 2019. That public charge rule made it more difficult for such […]
Non-immigrants Investing in Closely-Held Businesses
One of the recent ideas that interests a lot of people, especially F-1 international students and H-1 professional workers, is the prospect of starting a new business (a “start-upâ€), usually with partners who are US citizens. We are seeing a huge spike in the number of start-ups, mostly in the world of IT. A US […]
Biden Seeks to Replace “Alien” with the Less Dehumanizing Term “Noncitizen” in Immigration Laws
One of President Joe Biden’s first actions after taking office was to propose sweeping reforms and changes to our nation’s immigration laws. The proposed eight-year path to United States citizenship has been discussed in the news quite a bit, but that was not his only proposal. As the linked article from NBC News describes, President […]