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H-1B Cap Registration Process [Updated 1/23/2022]

January 29, 2022
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H1B Visa Lawyer Chicago

On January 28, 2022, USCIS officially announced the H-1B registration process for H-1B cap-subject petitions on the Federal Register. Employers seeking to file the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023 H-1B cap-subject petitions must first electronically register and pay a non-refundable $10 fee for each registration to enter the H-1B lottery. Employers with selected registrations will then…

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Policy Memo on “Unlawful Presence for International Students” [2021 Update]

October 16, 2021
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Today, the USCIS published a final revised policy memorandum related to the calculation of unlawful presence for international students in the F, M and J visa categories.  Under this revised final policy memo, effective 8/9/2018, international students and exchange visitors who fall out of status and timely file for reinstatement will have their accrual of unlawful presence suspended while their reinstatement application is pending.

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Move to the U.S. from Hong Kong?

October 13, 2021
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Move to USA from Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of the most extraordinary cities in the world. Having the privilege to earn a Masters degree in International and Chinese Law, making regular business trips as a immigration lawyer, and just out right touring Hong Kong, I have spent a lot of time in the city. It’s fascinating to see the…

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How DREAMERS Contribute Our Economy?

October 7, 2021
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DACA Dream Act

Opposition to immigration has become a major political ideology in many countries. In the U.S. we are known as a land of the free and a home of the immigrant and have long been welcoming immigrants from different parts of the world regardless of their religion, education, cultural backgrounds. What about undocumented or illegal immigrants?…

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Military Parole in Place [2021 Updated]

October 1, 2021
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Military Parole in Place

Since the last time we discussed on military parole in place in 2019, the law has not changed in terms of the validity of this immigration protection. Although back in 2019, certain media outlets reported that military parole in place would be terminated and the rise of denials for reasons that not normally given were…

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Filing your Social Security Card with Adjustment of Status

August 10, 2021
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Adjustment of Status Social Security

On 8/09/2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that those who apply for green cards within the U.S. will now be able to file for social security cards concurrently. If you’re applying for an adjustment of status based on marriage, family or employment, you will now be able to apply for your social security…

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Threatened Family Members no longer a basis for Asylum Cases [2021 UPDATED]

August 10, 2021
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Asylum for family member 2021

In June 2021, U.S. Attorney General Garland has issued a decision in Matter of A-B-, 28 I&N Dec. 307 (A.G. 2021), vacating both Matter of A-B- (2018) and Matter of L-E-A- II, the cases that had disqualified individuals the right for asylum even though their immediate family member was persecuted and they were under the same threats or…

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Why do I have to go to Immigration Court?

May 6, 2021
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Chicago Deportation Immigration Lawyer

If you are required to appear to the Immigration Court in removal proceedings, it is because the U.S. Government believes you are removable from the United States under one or more provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”). However, this may not mean that you face imminent removal from the United States. Instead, it…

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National Interest Waiver Success Story 1

February 17, 2021
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National Interest Waiver Attorney

NIW Client’s Credential: Engineer with Ph.D. in Chemistry specializing in Dialysate Regeneration SystemsWhen was it filed? In 2020 during Trump’s AdministrationRequest for Evidence? The case was approved without RFE Not long ago, a chemical engineer reached out to Cipolla Law Group for filing an EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) petition on his behalf. With a…

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FY2022 H-1B Application Process

February 13, 2021
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H1B Immigration Lawyer Chicago

On February 8, 2021, USCIS published a notice delaying the effective date of a final rule on the H-1B selection process until December 30, 2021. That means this year (or FY2022), the H-1B selection process for H-1B cap-subject petitions will remain the same as in 2020. Any prospective H-1B beneficiaries or employers will need to start their…

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    • Policy Memo on “Unlawful Presence for International Students” [2021 Update]
    • Move to the U.S. from Hong Kong?
    • How DREAMERS Contribute Our Economy?
    • Military Parole in Place [2021 Updated]
    • Filing your Social Security Card with Adjustment of Status
    • Threatened Family Members no longer a basis for Asylum Cases [2021 UPDATED]
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