The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a national webinar, “Immigration Options and Resources For Victims of Human Trafficking” on Thursday, January 27, 2022, between 2:00 to 3:30 pm (Eastern). This webinar will provide an overview of the T visa program, resources for trafficking victims and…
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MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 12/10/21
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Senate confirms Chris Magnus as CBP commissioner
The Senate confirmed former Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus as the next U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commissioner! He was confirmed by a 50-47 vote, with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) voting with Democrats for confirmation! Chief Magnus was nominated in April by President Biden. CBP has over 60,000 employees which include border agents, customs officers and support personnel. For more information, please review the…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Dec. 10, 2021
We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
Listening Session: Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers
On December 1st, USCIS emailed a bulletin inviting stakeholders to a listening session on Tuesday, December 14th from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The listening session is for stakeholders to provide feedback on modernizing and simplifying regulations governing Form I-140, Petition for Alien Workers, with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for employment-based immigrant…
USCIS Announcement, All TPS Applicants May Now File Forms I-821 and I-765 Online!
USCIS announced that as of November 29th, all applicants eligible to file for TPS under one of the current designations may file online for Form I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Status, and Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. Before this the option to file Form I-821 online was only available to initial TPS…
USCIS Provides Presentation on the H-1B Visa Program
USCIS has provided the Power Point Presentation from a local outreach event on the “H-1B visa program” they held on 11/19/21. This event provided an overview of the H-1B visa program, including eligibility criteria, filing fees, change of status, process overview, and much more. Please view this AILA Document for more details: USCIS Provides Presentation on the H-1B Visa Program USCIS Power Point Presentation – PDF…
Immigrants in each State (fact sheets): SD, TN and TX (Update 8-6-20)
The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state. With national immigration policy being discussed, we…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – 11/26/21
MVP Law Group, P.A. makes available the information and materials in this forum for informational purposes only. The information is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice or any contractual obligations. Further, the use of this site, and the sending or receipt of this information, does not create…
Happy Thanksgiving – Federal Holiday
All of us at MVP Law Group would like to wish everyone a wonderful and Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving 2021 marks 158 years of a national tradition. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a “day of Thanksgiving and Praise,” making Thanksgiving Day an annual holiday.…