The Department of State (DOS) and Mission China announced that changes have been made to consolidate the processing in China of H and L visa applications for foreign nationals seeking
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New Trump Administration Policy in Support of Buy American, Hire American Toughens Visa Extension Process
For over a decade, filing an extension of nonimmigrant status in visa categories such as the H-1B was a fairly routine process for cases involving the same employer and same
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Greenberg Traurig’s Kristen Burke Featured in Law360 Article on New L-1 Visa Forms
In a recent Law360 article, Kristen Burke, Of Counsel in Greenberg Traurig’s Houston office, provides insight on the new blanket L-1 visa forms. The new form requires employers to provide
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High L-1B Denial Rates and Inconsistencies in Approval Rates for Indian Nationals
L-1B petitions for the transfer of specialized knowledge workers continue to receive increased scrutiny from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”). As discussed in our blog post on June
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The New Standard – USCIS Releases its Final L-1B Policy Memo
Not wanting to let Hollywood have all of the fun this summer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released its blockbuster in the version of a highly anticipated (at
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