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International Travel for the Holidays and Omicron: What you need to know.

Leave a Comment / Covid-19, Immigration, Immigration policies, Travel ban / Raquel Michelena

International Travel for the Holidays and Omicron: What you need to know. International travel rules changed again. The omicron variant of COVID in southern Africa and its detection around the world has sparked a host of new travel requirements and, in some cases, outright bans — further complicating international trips that were just starting to […]

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New Covid 19 Travel Requirements: What you need to know

Leave a Comment / Covid-19, Immigration, Uncategorized / Raquel Michelena

New Covid 19 Travel Requirements: What you need to know Beginning TODAY (Monday, November 8, 2021) Travel restrictions that were put in place during the pandemic end after more than a year and a half. Travelers from around the world can resume flights to the U.S. as long as they are vaccinated. On October 25,

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Case Delay Lawsuits | Suing the Government for Case Delays

Leave a Comment / Covid-19, Immigration, Uncategorized / Raquel Michelena

Case Delay Lawsuits | Suing the Government for Case Delays What is a Case Delay Lawsuit? A case delay lawsuit is also called a Mandamus lawsuit or APA (Administrative Procedures Act) lawsuit. Under the APA, any government agency which includes all the immigration agencies such as DHS, USCIS, DOL, etc., must conclude a matter brought

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Biden Admin. Unveils New DACA Rules For Migrantss

Leave a Comment / DACA, Immigration / Raquel Michelena

Biden Admin. Unveils New DACA Rules For Migrants Today, September 27, 2021, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security unveiled new DACA rules (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program, on Monday, aiming to fortify immigration protections for millions of people brought to the U.S. as children. The Biden administration and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said

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Biden Administration Plans to Rescind COVID-19 Travel Bans

Leave a Comment / Announcements, Covid-19, Immigration / Raquel Michelena

Biden Administration Plans to Rescind COVID-19 Travel Bans Today, the White House announced that it has plans to ease travel restrictions on all international travelers coming into the United States beginning in early November 2021. The White House will rescind the current geographic COVID-19 related travel bans implemented for individuals from China, Iran, the Schengen

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Should I Sponsor a Foreign Employee for a Work Visa?

Leave a Comment / EB-2, EB-3, H-1B visa, Immigration / Raquel Michelena

Should I Sponsor a Foreign Employee for a Work Visa? Decision Vision Episode 129: Should I Sponsor a Foreign Employee for a Work Visa? – An Interview with Karen Weinstock, Weinstock Immigration Lawyers When a business has an opportunity and needs to hire a foreign employee and sponsor them for a work visa, what issues

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Citizenship to Children of Same-Sex Couples.

Leave a Comment / Immigration, LGBTQ immigration, Naturalization / Raquel Michelena

FY2022 H-1B Cap Registrations released The U.S. State Department, on May 18th, 2021, eliminated a longstanding policy refusing to acknowledge the U.S. citizenship of the children of many married same-sex couples. Over the last several years, LGBTQ immigrant rights in the United States have changed significantly. A progressive cultural environment and several court cases have helped

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FY2022 H-1B Cap Registrations released

Leave a Comment / H-1B visa / Raquel Michelena

FY2022 H-1B Cap Registrations released United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released data showing the total number of annual H-1B lottery registrations received for the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2022. Under the electronic registration process, now in its second year of operation, petitioning employers were already aware of the annual quota (“cap”) being met, with registration

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lgbtq

Leave a Comment / Immigration, Immigration cases, LGBTQ immigration / Raquel Michelena

LGBTQ+ Immigrants in the United States Written by: Immigration Attorney Carlos Rodriguez LGBTQ+ immigration cases are very personal to me. I have been working as an immigration lawyer for a few years now. I recently joined Weinstock Immigration Lawyers after moving from Texas, where I worked with the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and

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Education undocumented student

Leave a Comment / DACA / Raquel Michelena

Guide to Higher Education as an Undocumented Student It can be tough to narrow down higher education options after graduation for most students. There are state and private college options, trade schools, and community colleges to choose from, and each option offers a different price point, a different trajectory, and a different path. These choices

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