The Biden Administration’s new Family Unity Program begins Monday August 19, 2024, called Keeping Families Together. The official notice takes place Monday August 19th, but the Biden Administration has already provided filing guidelines on Friday August 16, 2024. Eligibility The program announced in June will allow undocumented spouses and stepchildren of US citizens to obtain… Read more »
On day one, President Biden reversed two H-1B rules recently issued by the Trump Administration that have stymied H-1B employers and employees. Trump H-1B Regulations – What Are They? The Trump Administration issued 2 new H-1B rules in the past few months. The first, “Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program,” narrowly amends a regulation… Read more »
In Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC, decided April 9, 2015, USCIS’ Administrative Appeals Office held that, in addition to employers certifying a new Labor Condition Application (LCA) when an H-1B worker changes worksite locations, the US employer must now file an amended H-1B petition before placing an H-1B worker in the new worksite location. While… Read more »
In April 2015, the Colorado legislature’s Joint Budget Committee finally reached a key compromise on increased funding requests for driver’s licenses for the undocumented in Colorado. Earlier in the year, the legislature in a surprise move de-funded the driver’s license program for the undocumented license law, known as SB-251. Licenses began to be issued August… Read more »
Since the announcement by President Obama on November 20, 2014 of his Executive Action on Immigration, a few updates are warranted as we head into the holidays and new year with hopeful expectations on how these new initiatives will be rolled out. First, BEWARE of attorneys or attorney-like individuals who can promise to do something… Read more »
The midterm elections, resulting in the dominance of the Republican party in Congress, left it up in the air in terms of President Obama’s prior promises to ‘do something’ on immigration reform this year. However, recent press reports over the past few days are indicating a move in this direction, despite threats from Republicans of… Read more »
The Law Office of Catherine Brown, LLC is a full-service immigration law firm located in Denver, Colorado, assisting clients to obtain temporary and permanent visas and citizenship in Denver, the Denver Tech Center, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Fort Collins, and all across Colorado and the United States, including neighboring states such as Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico,… Read more »