H2B Visas can be Solution to Labor Shortage Issues for Seasonal US Businesses.
American businesses have struggled for years to hire qualified workers for seasonal positions, a problem that has worsened as the economy rebounds from the pandemic amid a general labor shortage. The H2B visa program, which allows the hiring of qualified foreign...
UKRAINIAN NATIONALS AND FORMS OF ASYLUM AND REFUGEE PROTECTION
Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 over 4.6 million refugees have fled Ukraine to seek safety in other countries. Another 7 million Ukrainians are internally displaced. In this and a second blog post to follow next week, we will briefly...
Sue your way to Citizenship: How to use Federal Litigation to Resolve Long Delayed Naturalization.
Naturalization is one of the most rewarding elements of our jobs as attorneys at Solow, Hartnett and Galvan. Naturalization is the culmination of many years of hard work and dedication by our clients that allows them to become United States...
Potential fee increase for H-1B and L-1 Petitions
“Cheap labor” believers often forget to acknowledge the expensive fees that go along with filing H-1B petitions, or the large number of much needed job openings in their profession. H-1B visas could become more expensive if the House reconciliation bill becomes law,...
2022 Lunar New Year: The World’s Largest Annual Migration in the Year of the Tiger
Xin Nian Kuai Le, Gong xi fa cai - Happy Lunar New Year 2022! Celebrated around the world and observed by billions of people, the festival is marked by themes of reunion and hope. Unsurprisingly, this worldwide celebration prompts the world’s largest annual migration...
Immigration Themed Songs
Music has the power to create strong emotional responses across cultures, races, religions and political opinions. Music can evoke thrills, joy, sadness, longing, love (sometimes all within the same song). This month, we asked our team to share their...
Bona Fide at Inception: The Documents You Need to Support Your I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence
Section 216 of The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) requires certain spouses of US citizens (those who are married less than 2 years when they are granted their US permanent residence or “green card”) to remove conditions on their permanent resident status. ...
Bolivian Immigration to the United States
Descending from the Cordillera de los Andes and Cordillera Real mountain ranges, with peaks of more than 21,300 feet above sea level, down to the Amazonian lowlands, is Bolivia, from where we are writing today. Bolivia, named after the Liberator Simon Bolívar,...
New USCIS Policy Allows Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization for Certain H-4, L-2, and E Dependent Spouses
The Law Offices of Solow, Hartnett and Galvan celebrate the latest U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated policy which provides structural changes for nonimmigrant H-4, L-2 and E dependent spouses suffering from long-delayed processing times for the...
Patria y Visa: A History of Cuban Migration to the United States and the Cuban Adjustment Act
A multi-part series By Yosvan “Jimmy” Barroso, a Cuban attorney who migrated to the United States in 2017 Part 1 - Why Do the Cuban People Migrate? I asked myself that question while boarding Air Europa flight UX052 that was taking me back to Havana, Cuba,...
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