Luna Ma

Luna Ma focuses her practice on immigration matters, including business immigration and family-based immigration. She is experienced with I-526s and RFEs for permanent residency. She advises individual and corporate clients who seek temporary or permanent residency through immigrant and non-immigrant visas.

Luna also has experience working with consular processing issues.

malu@gtlaw.com

Congress Passes $70 Billion Immigration Enforcement Funding Law

By Luna Ma on June 18, 2026

Posted in Customs and Border Protection, Featured, Immigrant Visa, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), President Trump's Administration

The legislation provides multi-year funding for federal immigration enforcement agencies and related operations. …

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H-1B FY2027 Cap Reached: USCIS Announces Filing Season and Key Requirements

By Luna Ma on April 9, 2026

Posted in H-1B, H-1B Cap, H-1B Registration, President Trump's Administration, USCIS

USCIS announced completion of the FY 2027 H‑1B cap selection — the first under its wage‑weighted framework — and outlined updated filing and documentation considerations.
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USCIS Updates Guidance for F/M Nonimmigrant Student Classification

By Luna Ma on September 11, 2024

Posted in Featured, Greenberg Traurig Inside Business Immigration, Higher Education, Immigration Law, Nonimmigrant Visa, STEM OPT, Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), USCIS

USCIS updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding when students may be eligible for extensions of optional practical training (OPT) for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. This…

OFLC Wage Library Being Deprecated July 1

By Luna Ma on June 10, 2024

Posted in Department of Labor Immigration Compliance, Foreign Worker, H-1B, Immigrant Visa, OFLC, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Foreign Labor Certification, Visas

The Foreign Labor Certification (FLC) Data Center houses the online wage library for prevailing wage determinations. A centralized database, the FLC Data Center collects and stores data on labor certifications…

Exploring Naturalization During I-829 Pendency

By Luna Ma on January 25, 2024

Posted in EB-5 Program, Featured, Lawful Permanent Residents, PERM, Residence

Pursuing U.S. citizenship is a pivotal step for permanent residents, particularly those seeking long-term opportunities in the United States. U.S. citizenship offers enhanced benefits and protections beyond what is available…

USCIS Updates Voter Registration Guidance for Naturalization Ceremonies

By Luna Ma on September 7, 2023

Posted in Biden Administration, Featured, U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization Services, USCIS

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is updating guidance in its policy manual to further clarify voter registration access at their administrative naturalization ceremonies.

In the updated guidance, USCIS states that…

USCIS Confirms Evidentiary Requirements for Physician National Interest Waiver

By Luna Ma on September 7, 2023

Posted in health care, USCIS, Visa Waiver Program, Waiver

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently issued new policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the evidentiary requirements for physicians seeking a national interest waiver of the job…

Practice Spotlight: GT Secures Mandamus Victory on Long-Pending Form I-829 Case

By Luna Ma on June 9, 2023

Posted in EB-5 Program, Featured, Greenberg Traurig Business Litigation, GT Practice Spotlight, Immigration and Compliance, USCIS

GT’s Immigration & Compliance litigation team secured a mandamus victory in federal court for a long-pending Petition by an Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status (Form I-829) case.

Tashkent and Almaty Added as Processing Posts for Russian IR-5 Cases

By Luna Ma on June 8, 2023

Posted in Featured, Immigrant Visa, Immigration, U.S. Consulates and Embassies Closures, U.S. consulates/embassies, USCIS, Visa Issuance, Visas

Due to the suspension of immigrant visa services at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow in April 2021, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) formally designated Russian nationals as homeless nationals…

June 2023 Visa Bulletin Updates