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On June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Biden Administration could cancel the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy, which required authorities either...

On June 28, 2022, in Zepeda-Lopez et al. v Garland, the Second Circuit overruled a long-standing Board of Immigration Appeals case holding that an asylum...

Biden's enforcement memo telling ICE to only detain priority immigrants is being blocked for now in court. Currently, ICE is not allowed to use the...

Coalition for International Entrepreneurship Sends Open Letter Recommending Changes to International Entrepreneur Parole: On February 1, 2022, 36 organizations and individuals from the immigration and...

FLYER_Briefing How US Institutions can support displaced Ukrainians

January 1, 2022 Attorney Berger co-authored an article on Practice Pointer: USCIS Processing of Humanitarian Parole Applications for Afghan Nationals for Bender's Immigration Bulletin, summarizing...

Attorney Berger is quoted in recent Forbes articles regarding Biden's administration plans. In an article at Forbes.com, where Stuart Anderson addresses the differences between the...

Backlogs and Delays in Consular Processing The Biden administration has done little to improve the processing of visa applications at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad....

On November 30, 2021, Attorney Dan Berger will be participating in the National College Athletic Association's Office of Inclusion's virtual "Think Tank" event. The Think...

AILA's International Adoption and Other Immigration Options for Children is the go-to source on international adoption and immigration options for children. This eBook provides history, tips and...

Attorneys Aleksandra Peryeva and Dan Berger co-authored Application of Dhanasar Standard in NIW Cases

Attorney Peryeva wrote the chapter “Client Intakes: Developing Alternative Strategies, Avoiding Potential Pitfalls, and Planning Efficiently” Attorney Berger and Case Manager Emily Hindle co-wrote the...

Attorney Peryeva wrote the chapter "Client Intakes: Developing Alternative Strategies, Avoiding Potential Pitfalls, and Planning Efficiently" Attorney Berger and Case Manager Emily Hindle co-wrote the...

Attorney Dan Berger recently co-authored an article going over recent (2021) trends and hot topics on achievement-based cases such as O-1 and EB-1s. The article...

Agents and Itineraries for O and P Petitions  

Join the Presidents’ Alliance and TheDream.US for a one-hour rapid response briefing on the proposed rule to fortify DACA. Speakers will address the legal context...

Like all of us, CBK has been shocked by the sudden events in Afghanistan this summer, and inspired by those who are helping - from...

The Daily Hampshire Gazette reports on the more than 300 Afghan evacuees and Special Immigrant Visa holders who will join our community in the coming...

May 15, 2021 Attorneys Dan Berger and Megan Kludt co-authored an article on Using Existing Immigration Categories Creatively to Support Immigrant Entrepreneurs for Bender's Immigration...

What's Next After Filing a Form I-539 "Bridge" Application? by AILA's USCIS Case Assistance Committee    

March 11, 2021 Attorney Dan Berger co-authored "Biometric Data and Midnight Regulations" with Margaret Hu, Sara H. Katsanis, and Jennifer K. Wagner for the Regulatory...

Attorney Dan Berger and Case Manager Emily Hindle co-authored a report for the Brookings Institute alongside Stephen Yale-Loehr, Professor of Immigration Law Practice, and Hun...

The immigration law firm of Curran, Berger & Kludt in Northampton announces that Attorney Megan Kludt has been promoted to Managing Partner. Megan has been...

Editor-in-Chief: Megan Kludt Contributing Authors: Milada Cook, Brigid Fitzgerald, Emily Hindle, Julia Teele, Massiell Tercero-Parker, Christian Van Houten, Jonah Vorspan-Stein AILA’s Toolbox for Immigration Paralegals is...

International students and scholars invest significant money and energy into coming to the United States. Yet, they face one last hurdle after making that investment...

The CBK-coordinated Remote Immigrant Assistance Project achieved a great deal in 2019 and 2020. The treatment of asylum seekers, immigrants and migrants at the southern...

At the Border, in Detention, and in our Communities: Current Issues in Immigration Rights Presenters: Claudia Quintero, Central West Justice, Megan Kludt, Curran Berger and...

Written by: Elizabeth Capuano, Janet Ray, Dan Berger & Ella Connolly A blog with this title was published on the NAFSA website in 2017. Now,...

Article published in the Reader’s Corner of Immigration Law Today‘s September/October 2007 Issue, written by Dan H. Berger. PDF

Article published in the Reader’s Corner of Immigration Law Today‘s March/April 2008 Issue, written by Dan H. Berger, Rebecca Schapiro and Phyllis Katz, reviewing Nadine Gordimer’s...

Article published in the Reader’s Corner of Immigration Law Today‘s Nov/Dec 2007 Issue, written by Dan H. Berger. PDF

Article published in the Reader’s Corner of Immigration Law Today‘s Sept/Oct 2008 Issue, written by Dan H. Berger and Rebecca A. Schapiro. PDF

Article published in the Reader's Corner of Immigration Law Today's June/July 2007 Issue, written by Dan H. Berger reviewing Arstide R. Zolberg's book, A Nation by...

Q&A session with Jonathan Wasden talking to Dan Berger This conversation was held at the NAFSA 2020 Spring Immigration Workshop held at Worcester Polytechnic Institute...

By Dan Berger, Stephen Yale-Loehr and Jonah Vorspan-Stein Student: “I have been stuck in administrative processing abroad for four weeks now. I am going to...

AUGUST 27TH, 2020, Attorney Dan Berger will speak to the Caribbean Bar Association on: Implications of recent US Supreme Court ruling in Department of Homeland...

by Dan H. Berger, Diane Butler, and Dahlia French Dahlia M. French is the Managing Director of Immigration Compliance & Services at Texas Tech University...

International students will be required to attend at least one in-person course to maintain their F-1 status, a move that pressures campuses to hold in-person...

By Dan Berger and Stephen Yale-Loehr President Trump issued a Proclamation and a fact sheet on June 22, 2020, suspending entry to the United States...

Tuesday, May 12th, 11 am ET/10 am CT/9 am MT/8 am PT, the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration is hosting a special briefing...

President Trump's new executive order temporarily suspends the approval of certain green card applications. The order is very narrow, mostly affecting only a small number...

04/23/2020 President Trump signs executive order limiting certain green card applications for 60 days President Trump's new executive order temporarily suspends the approval of certain...

As the COVID-19 virus and the U.S. response develops, there are important updates to immigration policy. Please see the following links and updates, this page...

As a result of the expanding COVID-19 virus, Curran, Berger & Kludt is taking extra measures to ensure the safety of our staff and clients...

By Dan Berger, Julia Teele, Stephen Yale-Loehr, Lisa York, and Sandra Bruno Beginning February 24, 2020, a new federal regulation will change the way the...

To date, we have worked on 43 cases for EPIC and 160 cases for Raices. This past week, we surpassed 200 cases! This took a...

Original post in the Daily Hampshire Gazette's Opinion Column, written by Razvan Sibii on January 5, 2020 Throughout 2019, the journalists working the immigration beat...

Attorney Megan Kludt guest lectured at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for an honors course titled "American Struggles: Immigration and Mass Incarceration" on December 5th. ...

Attorney Aleksandra Peryeva guest lectured a class on Gender & Asylum Law at Smith College on December 9th. The course, Gender, Law & Policy, taught...

Attorney Megan Kludt co-authored a Practice Advisory with the American Immigration Council and American Immigration Lawyers Association on: Adjustment Eligibility of TPS Holders After Return...

Attorney Dan Berger has been invited to speak to the Associate of American Universities (AAU) Council on Federal Relations (CFR) on January 7, 2020. The...

AILA Practice Pointer: H-1B Cap Exemption Developments for Non-Profit Research Organizations Posted 12/10/2019, by AILA's USCIS HQ (Benefits Policy) Committee, Nicole Simon, Dan Berger, and...

Attorney Megan Kludt weighed in on the Trump Administration's request to collect DNA samples from asylum seekers on Western New England Public Television's Connecting Point,...

Three federal judges - New York, California, and Washington - have filed injunctions to prevent the Public Charge Rule from going into effect on October...

On August 14, 2019, DHS published a final rule on the public charge ground of inadmissibility. The final rule becomes effective October 15, 2019. To implement...

The period to register for the annual green card lottery has begun: https://www.dvlottery.state.gov/. Registration will close at 12 PM Noon, Eastern Time, on November 5, 2019....

On August 13, 2019, the Trump Administration released the text of a new “public charge” rule. The 837-page rule will significantly expand the government’s use...

Attorney Dan Berger and Attorney Stephen Yale-Loehr will speak about "Court Case Threatens OPT: What You Can Do" for NAFSA: Association of International Educators on...

Attorney Megan Kludt is speaking at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators conference in Worcester in October on "Academic Hot Topics." For more information on...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently instituted a practice of posting its guidance and request for evidence (RFE) templates, and allowing stakeholders to comment....

By Dan Berger, Emma Binder, Philip Katz, David Wilks, and Stephen Yale‑Loehr Introduction Practitioners have two key strategies to keep up with trends in U.S....

On Thursday, October 10, 2019, 2:00 pm (ET), Attorney Berger will be in a web seminar speaking with a panel on "Navigating the H-1B Cap...

Attorney Dan Berger will be serving on the American Immigration Lawyers Association's FOIA Strategy Committee that will be tasked with developing new and creative FOIA...

According to its new policy, announced in 2018, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has recently started sending “Employer Correction Request” letters, also known as “no-match...

Attorney Joseph Curran has been invited to speak at the 2019 AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law to be held June 19-22, 2019, in Orlando...

On August 2nd, 2019, Attorney Dan Berger will speak at the 2019 AILA Athletics, Culture, Entertainment, and Science (ACES) Conference in Hollywood, CA. The ACES...

On April 1st, 2019, Attorney Dan Berger attended the 1st Annual Meeting of the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, a coalition of over 400 college and...

In early April 2019, Attorney Kludt collaborated with members of the Immigrant Protection Project (IPP), LawLab, BorderX and local service providers in El Paso, Texas...

The audio seminar will be held May 7, 2019 at 2:00 PM (ET) "...Panelists will advise on how to effectively communicate with, and respond to,...

On January 24th, 2019 Attorney Megan Kludt attended Columbia University's Third Thursday event centering on Immigration and Entrepreneurship. Attorney Kludt discussed the following topics with...

Attorney Dan Berger Attorney Dan Berger will be attending the first national convening of the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration on Monday, April...

Attorney Megan Kludt will be speaking at the 2019 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual Conference on Immigration Law which will be held from June...

Attorney Megan Kludt will be attending the 32nd Annual Robert M. Cover Retreat to speak on the Immigration Panel. The conference is sponsored by Yale...

USCIS has updated the answers to the following questions on the Civics Test: 20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? 23. Name...

While USCIS remains functional during the government shutdown, immigration courts overseen by the federal government will be closed. In the mean time, immigration hearings scheduled...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be phasing out self-scheduled InfoPass appointments in an effort to push applicants towards online resources. If individuals still...

Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 has been declared a national day of mourning. All USCIS office will be closed and all appointments have been cancelled. USCIS...

Attorney Kludt secured a Travel Ban Waiver for a client when only 2 percent of waivers are being approved. More information about how the Travel...

If you email us through the "Contact Us" page or the info@cbkimmigration.com link, or use our client portal, you may elect to provide personal information to...

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Curran, Berger & Kludt congratulates Attorney Dan Berger for twenty years of excellence and dedication to immigration law at Curran, Berger & Kludt. Dan joined...

Summary provided by the Catholic Legal Immigration Network. Inc. https://cliniclegal.org/resources/oct-31-dhs-issues-federal-register-notice-continue-tps-four-countries-under-court-order  

VISA Workshop Megan Kludt - Immigration lawyer "Curran, Berger & Kludt Immigration Law" Topic: Visa Options Beyond the F or J Date: November 7, 2018 Location: ...

Attorney Dan Berger is a member of a team of lawyers drafting comments on the new public charge proposed regulation. This is being put together...

Attorney Dan Berger will be a panelist on "Citizenship and other International Aspects of Foster Care/Foster to Adopt" at the 2018 Silent Victims: Foster Care and...

Attorneys Megan Kludt and Dan Berger will present at the 2018 NAFSA Regional Conference. The theme of this year's event is "Uncharted Waters: Advocacy in...

The U.S. Diversity Green Card lottery program is opening up to applicants in October, possibly for the last time. This is a program run by...

Curran, Berger & Kludt is pleased to announce Megan E. Kludt has become its newest partner. Megan joined Curran & Berger in October 2010, after...

Attorney Megan Kludt was interviewed by WGBY about her work with the Immigrant Protection Project of Western MA to help protect transgender asylum seekers at the...

USCIS is extending the previously announced temporary suspension of premium processing for cap-subject H-1B petitions and, beginning Sept. 11, 2018, will be expanding this temporary suspension to...

Attorney Berger wrote about international adoption in the book Adoption and Reproductive Technology Law in Massachusetts published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. Adoption and Reproductive Technology Law in...

A federal judge has blocked the administration from deporting two asylum seekers while they're fighting for their right to stay in the country. DC District Judge Emmet...

Attorney Kludt's work with the Immigrant Protection Project of Western Massachusetts (IPP) to free trans women from ICE custody was featured in the Daily Hampshire Gazette: https://www.gazettenet.com/Transgender-detainees-released-19156768

On Wednesday, August 15, Attorneys Dan Berger and Elizabeth A. Goss will hold a discussion for NAFSA Region XI Government Regulations Advisory Committee (GRAC) to discuss the impact of...

Attorney Berger will be participating in the live seminar July 26, 2018 for AILA Agora titled New NTA Memo Part 1—Advising and Protecting Employment-Based Clients regarding new...

Forbes has published an article interviewing Jennifer Minnear, a director in the immigration practice group at McCandlish Holton, about the updated USCIS guidance for Notices...

Hartford Business.com has published an article about the growing demand for foreign-born physicians in Connecticut and the role of J-1 waivers in their recruitment strategy:...

Attorney Megan Kludt will present an Immigration Update and Q&A on behalf of Curran & Berger at the NAFSA Region XI Central/Western MA state meeting on Wednesday, August 8th...

Attorney Megan Kludt was quoted in an article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette for her work with IPP to protect asylum seekers detained at the...

ISS RP Discusses Extreme Vetting and US Visas JUNE 20, 2018 2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. EDT Visa revocations and “extreme vetting” are hot topics...

Attorney Dan Berger co-wrote the following blog post for NAFSA.org with Tina Rousselot de Saint Céran and Krista McCallum Beatty: Advising in a Time of Immigration...

The San Francisco Chronicle reports on the latest decision made by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in regards to domestic violence as grounds for asylum: https://www.sfchronicle.com/nation/article/Sessions-Domestic-violence-not-grounds-for-asylum-12985659.php

The National Council for Adoption (NCFA) is partnering with the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA) to put on an informative webinar exclusively...

Former Virginia coach Joanne Boyle is fighting to finalize the adoption of her 6-year-old daughter. Attorney Dan Berger was interviewed for an article on Ms....

On April 11, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally-mandated cap and the U.S. advanced degree...

Attorney Megan Kludt sat down with Carrie Saldo for WGBY 57's show Connecting Point. https://youtu.be/kbKB2L_fSms http://connectingpoint.wgby.org/2018/04/becoming-a-us-citizen/

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has put out a report on the steps being taken to restrict legal immigration. To view the full report,...

Attorney Dan Berger will present along with former USCIS counsel on developments since the 2016 election. For more information on the Council for Global Immigration...

Attorney Dan Berger will co-present Ten Key Immigration Law Concepts for College and University Counsel. Case studies and scenarios will help counsel issue-spot important immigration...

President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to prevent caravans of immigrants from Mexico to the U.S., reports Brett Samuels for The Hill. President...

In an article for USA Today, Richard Wolf outlined the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision regarding deportation for violence crimes. The ruling asserted that the law subjecting...

The BBC reported on April 7, 2018, that both Texas and Arizona are deploying National Guard members to the US border with Mexico. New Mexico and...

President Donald J. Trump tweeted on Monday, April 2, 2018 that "DACA is dead..." Julie Hirschfeld Davis with the New York Times reported that policy plans...

Lauren Gambino and Ben Jacobs reported for The Guardian on the recent $1.3 trillion budget bill that passed the U.S. Senate on March 23, 2018. In their article,...

As today's changing political climate impacts the incredibly complex maze of immigration law and policy, the FBA Immigration Law Conference provides a venue for in-depth...

Dusty Christensen of the Daily Hampshire Gazette reports on the success of the Immigrant Protection Project (IPP), a Western Massachusetts-based grassroots organization of volunteer lawyers and...

Supported by a grant from President McCartney, the School for Social Work, Center for Spiritual and Religious Life and the Organization for Undocumented Student Rights...

Immigration is in the news this year, and all of the national issues are playing out in the Valley. Dan Berger, a nationally known immigration...

On Saturday, February 24, Attorney Joseph Curran joined Dr. Anthony Alessi as a guest on Dr. Alessi's Connecticut radio show, "Healthy Rounds". In his spot,...

Attorney Megan Kludt will speak to a group of undergraduates in Professor Jennifer L Nye's class, Social Justice Lawyering, on March 29th. During the presentation,...

Attorney Berger was invited to serve as a panelist at the Federal Bar Association's Annual Immigration Law Conference, which will be held May 18-19, 2018...

Attorney Berger will hold an information session at Brown University for interested students and scholars to learn about employment and visa options. The talk will...

In an article published with the San Francisco Chronicle, Trisha Thadani explores the trends that President Trump's "Buy American, Hire American" executive order created with regards...

The U.S. Government shut down on Friday, January 19, 2018 when the U.S. Senate failed to pass a budget. While the Senate voted at 12pm...

Attorney Megan Kludt and Attorney Dan Berger will present at the National Association of Foreign Student Advisers Spring Immigration Workshop on March 6, 2018, at...

As the academic spring semester begins, Attorney Berger will be the first in a line up of guest speakers for a Harvard Law School course...

Attorney Megan Kludt will facilitate an Immigration Attorney Workshop at the University of Massachusetts Lowell on March 23, 2018, from 3-5pm. The workshop will provide an...

Attorney Berger will discuss immigration options after F-1 OPT to stay and work in the United States. We will focus on the H-1B lottery, and...

Attorney Dan Berger spoke at a Boston Bar Association event on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, to address a variety of immigration issues affecting college campuses...

In an article for McClatchy DC Bureau, Franco Ordoñez reports that USCIS is not considering a change to 104(c) of AC-21, which provides for H-1B extensions...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from El Salvador will end on September 9, 2019. If you...

Legal Issues in Museum Administration 2018 Wednesday - Friday, April 18 - 20, 2018 Revere Hotel Boston Common | Boston, MA Now in its 46th year,...

In an article for The New York Times, Miriam Jordan exposes the Trump administration's trend of changing legal immigration without passing any laws. You can find the full...

Attorney Megan Kludt will discuss immigration options for foreign entrepreneurs during a Third Thursday presentation at Columbia Engineering. For more information, see: http://entrepreneurship.engineering.columbia.edu/third-thursday.html

Edited by Attorney Dan Berger, the second edition of The Diplomatic Visas Handbook has been released. The Diplomatic Visas Handbook is your resource for understanding and...

USCIS, under the Obama Administration, filled a gap in our visa system by creating an entrepreneur parole option. See http://usaie.org/uscis- publishes-new-rule-parole-for- international-entrepreneurs/. The Trump Administration stopped...

Attorney Dan Berger will be joining Sarah Paoletti, director of the Transnational Legal Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania's law school, in an interview on...

In an opinion column in the New York Times, Frida Yu questions: is anyone good enough for an H-1B visa? The full text can be...

    Screening Far and Wide Join our training session at Cutting Edge Issues in Immigration Law, the...

It was announced on Wednesday, November 14, 2017 that Attorney Dan Berger has joined the board of directors for the International Language Institute of Massachusetts...

Attorney Dan Berger will be an invited speaker at the Seventh Annual USCIS Ombudsman Conference, taking place on December 7, 2017 at the National Archives...

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Elaina Duke, has announced that the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Nicaragua will be terminated on January 5, 2019. ...

The Rights of the Child in a Globalized World Conference at Duke Law School, Friday, November 17, 2017 Sponsored by Duke Law School and Center...

The presentation will include a screening of From The Land of Ghandi, along with a conversation with an immigration panel.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017. Weinstein Auditorium. 7 pm.

The Employers Association of the NorthEast (EANE)'s Employment Law & HR Practices Update conference will be held on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at the Sheraton...

The DoD has announced a new policy requiring that all LPRs complete a background investigation and receive a favorable military security suitability determination (MSSD) prior to entry...

For information regarding inspection of electronic devices, please see: https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/inspection-electronic-devices-tearsheet.pdf https://www.eff.org/wp/digital-privacy-us-border-2017 https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-future/can-border-agents-search-your-electronic-devices-its-complicated

Attorney Dan Berger presented "How to Apply for U.S. Citizenship" and "Travel Ban 3.0" at Yale University's Office of International Students & Scholars. The Citizenship...

Community Briefing on Immigration Laws and Policies On Tuesday, October 10, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Room 6-120, members of the MIT...

Attorney Dan Berger and Paralegal Ariel Dickerman are co-authors on the September 28, 2017 issue of NACUANOTES, released by the National Association of College and...

President Donald Trump has issued a new proclamation revising the travel ban that had been in effect. There are varying bans for the following countries:...

Since January 2017 USCIS has issued 85,000 Requests for Evidence (also known as RFEs). This is a 45% increase over 2016. For further details, please...

This New York Times article explains the new visa rules. For the full-text please see: State Department Tightens Rules for Visas to U.S.

In the past, USCIS had approved advance parole (temporary travel) cards in instances where a foreign national traveled internationally in H-1B or L status after...

2017 AILA FALL CONFERENCE: FEARLESS LAWYERING BUSINESS IMMIGRATION LITIGATION CONFERENCE September 15, 2017 Portland, OR ORGANIZED BY THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL AND CO-SPONSORED BY AILA...

Attorney Megan Kludt was interviewed and quoted in an article on NEPR.net, the website for New England Public Radio. For the full text of the...

Attorney Megan Kludt was interviewed for the article: Area immigrants, advocates denounce ending of DACA The full text of the article can be found online here: http://www.gazettenet.com/Local-residents-officials-react-to-decision-to-end-DACA-12306713

Attorney Megan Kludt was interviewed by MassLive for an article on President Trump's recent DACA announcement. The full-text of the article can be found here:...

Attorney Megan Kludt was interviewed by multiple news outlets regarding President Trump's cancellation of the DACA program. MassLive.com Northampton-based immigration attorney urges 'Dreamers' to seek...

Update: You can listen to Attorney Dan Berger's interview here: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/daca-repeal/ ------------------------------------------------ Attorney Dan Berger will be an invited guest on Knowledge@Wharton, a daily, call-in business interview...

Update: President Trump has announced he will end the DACA program in 6 months - March 6, 2018. New applications will no longer be accepted...

Green card applicants who filed their petitions after March 5, 2017 should expect to be called for in-person interviews, beginning October 1, 2017. If you...

The Opinion Pages | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Jeff Flake: We Need Immigrants With Skills. But Working Hard Is a Skill. Full Text Here

Attorney Joseph Curran will present a webinar targeted to recruiters at academic medical centers on September 13th at 1:00 with the Association of Staff Physician Recruiters/Academic In-House...

Check-in with DOS’s Charlie Oppenheim AILA Doc. No. 14071401 | Dated August 16, 2017 This is series of monthly reports from the AILA DOS Liaison Committee designed...

Trump's break with tradition may be good or bad, but it's definitely different. By JOSHUA ZEITZ August 06, 2017 www.politico.com The United States is currently...

In August, Attorney Dan Berger will spend a week volunteering at La Posada Providencia shelter on the Mexican border. The shelter provides food, transportation, English...

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has issued a press statement and Quicktake video supporting Senators Lindsay Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin’s (D-IL) Dream Act of 2017. See also this...

Our panel of experts will focus on the important changes Matter of Dhanasar brings to the practice of representing clients seeking national interest waivers (NIWs). The panelists...

After the recent executive orders from President Trump, this blog provides some tips on advising in the face of uncertainty. There are detailed, practical resources...

The presidential election has jolted campuses with speculation and concern about undocumented community members and other issues impacting international populations. Significant attention has been directed...

This ACE Issue Brief can help frame the discussion about these questions. It addresses concerns such as the data DACA applicants submitted in their applications;...

The Department of State has released the August 2017 visa bulletin: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2017/visa-bulletin-for-august-2017.html

Dominican-native Yilbert Pena used to divide his life into two halves. The first half was the blithe era until his 16th birthday. That day he went...

VISA Workshop Megan Kludt - Immigration lawyer Topic: Visa Options Beyond the F or J Date: June 29, 2017 Location: RGGS Teaching Lab Time: 2:00pm to 3:00pm We...

Foreign Startup Founder Rule Review Sparks Delay Worries 6/15/2017 https://www.law360.com/articles/934693/print?section=immigration Portfolio Media. Inc. | 111 West 19th Street, 5th floor | New York, NY 10011...

From the initial invitation: Please join us for our 5th Immigrants Rising webinar "Immigration Remedies Through Entrepreneurship" on Wednesday, June 7 at 5:00 PM PDT.Immigrants Rising is...

The Department of State has released the July 2017 visa bulletin: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/law-and-policy/bulletin/2017/visa-bulletin-for-july-2017.html

Building Together School for Social Work Holds First-of-its-Kind Capacity-Building Conference Published May 18, 2017 In 2010, widespread political unrest forced Jowel Iranzi to flee his...

For a free monthly newsletter about adoption loans and grants at: http://www.resources4adoption. com/free-resources/monthly-newsletter.html The AAAA charitable trust provides grants to adoptive families. To learn more go...

Hyderabad, India (4:12) https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=Ge39L2IRyUw   London, U.K. (3:09) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzZOvF1EEXE   Amman, Jordan (3:52) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neiM4T-kPjU   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (7:01) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2HD5k4Hcqs   Kabul...

Many employers are concerned about liability issues related to the employment of international students in the United States due to changes in federal laws governing...

State of the State: A Webinar Update on Immigration Issues for Undocumented and DACA Students When: June 29th, 1-2pm Eastern Standard Time Who: Undocumented students, families and allies at...

This advisory reviews the procedure and standards for J-1 waivers based on exceptional hardship to a U.S. citizen (USC) or lawful permanent resident (LPR) spouse...

As long as U.S. forces have been engaged in operations abroad, local people have been recruited as translators and facilitators. Now, inIraq and Afghanistan, a...

There are many interesting employment and residence options available to those who have or have held A, G, and N visas. The Diplomatic Visas Handbook: Immigration...

This compilation by AILA member Dan Berger addresses some of the legal and practical issues surrounding the general authorization for admission for nonimmigrants under §212(d)(3)(A)...

Joseph Curran never wanted to spend his legal career slogging through criminal cases or divorce proceedings - he wanted to help people and make a...

Lawyers at academic institutions generally are not involved in immigration cases. Rather, they often delegate such matters to the international office, outside counsel, or the...

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was implemented in mid-2012, in response to the tireless efforts of undocumented students who have struggled for more than...

It is hard to believe that just a few months ago President Obama announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Since then immigration...

This article developed out of a presentation prepared for graduate students at the Yale Schools of Art, Music, Sacred Music and Drama. There are many...

One of the best parts of being a foreign scholar advisor or immigration lawyer is that each person comes into our office with his or...

**F-1 to OPT to H-1B to Labor Certification to Green Card** Many foreign students see this progression as "the way" to permanent residence, with each...

DNA testing has become the gold standard for immigration cases based on genetic family relationships much as it has for other areas of law such...

DNA testing has become the gold standard for immigration cases based on genetic family relationships much as it has for other areas of law such...

In the past few years, the world of intercountry adoption has dramatically changed for families, practitioners and vulnerable children. Most notably, the Hague Convention on...

The United States' implementation of the Hague Convention has resulted in interim regulations from the State Department and Department of Homeland Security. The consequences for...

This chapter introduces the reader to the procedures for obtaining immigrant and nonimmigrant visas for professional nurses. With an emphasis on visa procedures that achieve...

Fifteen years after its publication, Matter of New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) remains the standard for eligibility in the elusive “National Interest Waiver”...

The nursing shortage in the United States has reached a level where hiring foreign nurses is no longer merely an option but an economic necessity....

We have all seen the projections of massive nursing shortages in the coming years. Right now 12% of nursing positions in the United States are...

One way to obtain an immigrant visa in the United States is to be an outstanding professor or researcher. This classification is known as the...

Hearing clients’ stories and assisting them to achieve their goals are some of the most rewarding and interesting aspects of the job of an immigration...

PRACTICE ADVISORY1 Updated November 6, 2015 MANDAMUS LITIGATION AGAINST DOL TO ADDRESS DELAYS IN PREVAILING WAGE DETERMINATIONS AND LABOR CERTIFICATIONS This practice advisory addresses how...

Changes in the U.S. visa processing system have resulted in new challenges in obtaining visas for foreign scholars and researchers. In order for the United...

TABLE OF CONTENTS I. FOREWORD : Why A Nurse Immigration Book? By William Stock II. PREPARING AN IMMIGRATION CASE H-1 Visas For Nurses By Greg Siskind...

Certain Visa Waiver Program travelers can now check how much longer they may remain in the U.S. online.

Trusted Traveler Programs provide expedited travel for pre-approved, low risk travelers.

The American Immigration Lawyer's Association (AILA) checked in with the Department of State's Charlie Oppenheim regarding visa bulletin progress and projections. Check-in with DOS's Charlie...

Linda Melville, international advisement specialist at the University of New Mexico and the ISTA network leader, asked a series of questions on the re-certification process....

Abandonment of Permanent Resident Status: How to Keep Your Green Card Lawful permanent resident (LPR) status permits an alien to remain in the United States...

   

Practice Pointer: Third Country Nationals (TCNs) Should Use Caution When Processing Non-Immigrant Visa Applications in Canada The Department of State Liaison Committee reminds AILA members...

ISIS WANTS to murder more Americans, and it hopes to attack us here at home. Its threats in the aftermath of the Paris carnage made...

Nelson Kargbo was eleven years old when rebel soldiers attacked his village, Kamalo, in northern Sierra Leone. He was playing soccer on a dirt field...

It's been a week of unrest, of massive investigation, of more bombings in Syria. I'd be silly to say 'this is how it is.' Things...

One man fights almost single-handedly for the children's right to education in the volatile regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. His vision to promote change has become...

Most of the books on immigration attorney's shelves are published by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (ALIA). They cover a wide range of topics and...