Out of thousands of blogs, GT’s very own EB-5 Insights immigration blog has been nominated for inclusion in the Expert Institute’s Third Annual Best Legal Blog Contest in the AmLaw
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October 2017
New Trump Administration Policy in Support of Buy American, Hire American Toughens Visa Extension Process
By Jennifer Blloshmi* on
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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GT’s Kate Kalmykov and Jennifer Hermansky Present to AILA
By Greenberg Traurig on
Greenberg Traurig’s Kate Kalmykov and Jennifer Hermansky recently presented “The Basics for New EB-5 Practitioners” to AILA members. Kalmykov and Hermansky provided an overview of the EB-5 program and discussed…
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U.S. Suspends Nonimmigrant Visa Services in Turkey; Turkey Responds by Suspending Visas to U.S. Citizens
By Rebecca Schechter on
The U.S. Embassy announced it was suspending all nonimmigrant visa services in all U.S. diplomatic posts in Turkey. Turkey responded within a few hours of the U.S. Embassy’s announcement by saying it would no longer issue visas to U.S. citizens, including the physical “sticker” visas at border posts as well as the online Turkish electronic visa (e-visa).
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The White House Releases Immigration Principles & Policies
On Oct. 8, 2017, the White House released the promised Immigration Principles & Policies (Principles & Policies) which outline the Trump Administration’s position on immigration. This document is broken into three parts: 1) Border Security, 2) Interior Enforcement, and 3) Merit-Based Immigration. A summary of each part is broken down below.
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Senate Confirms Lee Francis Cissna to Lead USCIS
By Robert Y. Maples˘ on
Posted in USCIS
On Oct. 5, the U.S. Senate approved the nomination of Lee Francis Cissna to lead the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency (USCIS) on a bipartisan vote of 54-43. All…
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