On Aug. 1, 2018, President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan bill S. 2245, “Knowledgeable Innovators and Worth Investors Act” (KIWI Act), into law, allowing New Zealand nationals to enter the U.S. under the E-1 Treaty Trader and E-2 Treaty Investor visas. This is a big step in business relations between the U.S. and New Zealand,…
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U.S. immigration is currently going through one of the most difficult times in recent U.S. history, featuring new zero-tolerance policies and extreme vetting. Thankfully, resources like the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), a national non-profit association consisting of immigration attorneys and law professors, can help you keep up with hot topics in U.S. immigration. Each…
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New automated pilot methodology It’s a common and frustrating issue when the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) gives you an estimated processing time for your immigration petition/application and it ends up being several months off. Inconsistent filing times are inconvenient for applicants who are planning to travel outside the United States and must wait…
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“The United States has one of the most stringent visa application processes in the world. The need for tightening the application process further is really unknown and unclear.” – Babak Yousefzadeh, President of the Iranian American Bar Association On May 23rd, the Office of Management and Budget, under the Trump Administration, approved a more…
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Presented by Lisa Scott at the 2017 NAFSA Annual Conference.
