Immigration News

What does USCIS mean when they say that a job must be in a specialty occupation for an H1b visa?

by Jim Hacking | February 6, 2016

One of the first things that you should know about H1b visas is that not all jobs qualify for H1b employment visas.     In order for an H1b... VIEW POST

USCIS Offers Relief to Immigrants Adversely Affected By Floods and Tornadoes

by Jim Hacking | January 2, 2016

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) has announced emergency immigration relief for non-citizens who experienced hardship as a result of recent flooding in the Midwest and severe storms in... VIEW POST

Do immigration officials look at applicant's social media profiles?

by Jim Hacking | December 15, 2015

Does the federal government look at people's social media when deciding whether or not to give them a green card or a visa? Hi, I'm Jim Hacking, immigration lawyer... VIEW POST

USCIS Attempts to "Go Digital" are Abysmal Failure

by Jim Hacking | November 13, 2015

A decade ago, the U.S. government began a push to move all of their immigration forms from paper to digital.  Today, there is only one of those forms online... VIEW POST

H1b Fraud detection - Random Site Visits

by Jim Hacking | November 11, 2015

USCIS has publicly claimed that as one-in-five H-1B applications were either fraudulently filed or included violations of the program itself.  This has led to a significant increase in the... VIEW POST

USCIS issues proposed STEM OPT extension rule

by Jim Hacking | October 22, 2015

On October 19, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") published a proposed new rule covering an extension of the Optional Practical Training ("OPT") program for students working in Science,... VIEW POST

USCIS prevented from arguing green card applicant was a terrorist based on prior decision

by Jim Hacking | October 3, 2015

A federal judge ruled that the United States cannot deny an alleged former terrorist from changing his status from asylee to permanent U.S. resident.   Mohammad Sher Islam fled to... VIEW POST