June 28, 2018
Welcoming Wendy Chindlund, Immigration Paralegal
The Law Offices of Brelje and Associates, P.C. is pleased to announce the addition of Immigration Paralegal Wendy Chindlund to our team. Wendy is a recent transplant from Boise, Idaho where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Social Science and Public Affairs at Boise...
read moreMay 25, 2018
Department of Homeland Security Proposes Rule Ending the International Entrepreneur Rule
On May 25, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it intends to end the International Entrepreneur Rule. The International Entrepreneur Rule allows certain foreign entrepreneurs to apply for parole to temporarily enter the United States to develop and build start-up companies. The...
read moreMay 21, 2018
USCIS Makes Important Policy Announcements Regarding Student and Exchange Visitors
In the last two weeks, USCIS issued two important announcements regarding nonimmigrant student and exchange visitors. The first was issued on Friday, May 11, 2018 and marks a dramatic shift in the way that USCIS will calculate the accrual of unlawful presence for student...
read moreMay 11, 2018
Lawsuit Challenges USCIS’ New Policy on H-1B Eligibility for Job Contractors
On May 1, 2018 a consortium of companies filed a motion requesting a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against USCIS’s recent Policy Memo (PM-602-0157) regarding H-1B eligibility for job contractors. The Policy Memo in question requires H-1B petitions involving job contractors to submit...
read moreApril 24, 2018
Not Selected in the H-1B Cap Lottery?
The H-1B Visa for “specialty occupation” temporary workers is one of the more well-known categories in the U.S. immigration system. The main requirement for the visa is that the U.S. job opportunity be one that requires at least a U.S. bachelor’s degree or its...
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