The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed a rule that would, if finalized, restrict work authorization eligibility for asylum applicants.
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Natalie Gorelishvili focuses her practice on U.S. business immigration and compliance matters. She represents clients across a variety of industries in a wide range of employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant visa matters, including PERM Labor Certification applications, EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, H-1B, J-1, E-2, E-3, L-1, O-1 and TN. Natalie has experience providing clients and their employees with creative legal solutions on complex immigration matters and responding to complex Requests for Evidence.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed a rule that would, if finalized, restrict work authorization eligibility for asylum applicants.…
The January 2026 Visa Bulletin appears to deliver positive developments for employment-based immigration, with notable forward movement across most categories. Both Final Action Dates (Chart A) and Dates for Filing…
Continue Reading January 2026 Visa Bulletin: Key Movements and EB-5 Advancements for China
On Sept. 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) officially announced that all available immigrant visas in the Employment-Based Fifth Preference (EB-5) unreserved category have been issued for Fiscal…
Continue Reading EB-5 Unreserved Immigrant Visas Exhausted for FY 2025
On Aug. 19, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy manual to provide guidance on how USCIS officers should exercise discretion when reviewing immigration benefit requests. Specifically…
Continue Reading USCIS Policy Manual Update: Discretionary Factors in Immigration Benefits
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s Alien Registration Requirement, effective April 11, 2025, requires most noncitizens aged 14 and older who remain in the United States for over 30 days, to register and complete biometrics. …
Continue Reading The New Alien Registration Requirement: Considerations for Foreign Nationals
On March 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the April 2024 Visa Bulletin. The April 2024 Visa Bulletin reflects no advances in final action dates for…
Continue Reading April 2024 Visa Bulletin Updates for the EB-5 Category
USCIS has passed a rule that significantly increased filing fees for new EB-5 Petitions. The new rule impacts EB-5 cases at all stages. Effective April 1, 2024, new filing…
Continue Reading USCIS Announces Significant Filing Fee Increases for EB-5 Cases