Right for Counsel at a Port of Entry

July 05, 2016

There is a scene in the movie Charles, where as Ray Charles is exiting the airplane in New York’s airport, the FBI detains him.  His attorney tries to intervene and he gets a cold answer from the agent:  “This is a port of entry, he...

Is a Degree in Business Administration Suitable For an H1B Visa?

June 06, 2016

Is a Degree in Business Administration Suitable For an H1B Visa? In the past couple of years we have found an alarming trend by the adjudicators at USCIS to deny specialty occupations on the grounds that a degree in Business Administration is not a specialty occupation...

TN Visa For a Company Accountant

May 27, 2016

One of the pitfalls of the TN visa is the miss understanding that certain examiners have regarding what are the activities of an accountant.  We’ve seen a tendency from USCIS to consider accountants as those that are Certified Public Accountants.  They are failing to consider...

H2B Program Under Scrutiny

December 29, 2015

A set of several federal court decisions has brought a spotlight on the H-2B program. The H-2B program, in its current form, it allows employers in the United States to hire foreign workers to fill non-agricultural temporary jobs.  To sponsor a foreign national for an...

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