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Attorney Jakob Lipman Certified as Immigration Law Specialist by California Bar
Visawolf is happy to congratulate our partner Jake Lipman on receiving certification from the California State Bar as a specialist in immigration law. Board-certified legal specialists have: demonstrated their competence by participating in over 150 cases in varied...
Mr. Trump: HERE Is Your Border Wall
How to Fix the Border: A Proposal for Immigration Executive Order #1, to Secure the US-Mexico Border A President (perhaps Donald Trump in 2016) can flex his presidential power issuing Executive Orders regarding immigration. I propose the most urgent presidential...
News: USCIS Restores Premium H-1B Processing
We have good news to report! USCIS has restored premium processing for H-1B holders requesting an extensions. Previously, USCIS froze premium processing due to an influx of new H-4 work authorization petitions caused by a recent policy change. The suspension started...
Mr. Trump: EB-5 Foreign Investment Visas are Working for America
Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has been in hot water this summer for disparaging comments about American immigrants. His low esteem of immigrants goes back years, and casts aspersions on legal immigration as well. "They come with the best of intentions. But legal...
July 4th Celebrates Independence and Immigration
In 1776, our founding fathers decided they would no longer be British subjects. Regardless of their roots in Holland, England, or Africa, every colonist became an American. The Fourth of July celebrates that monumental moment when a new nation was announced to the...
Immigration Reform by Executive Order: Build the Border Wall
How to Fix the Border: A Proposal for Immigration Executive Order #1, to Secure the US-Mexico Border President Obama can flex his presidential power issuing Executive Orders regarding immigration. I propose the most urgent presidential mandate should be to build a...
Renew Your Deferred Action (DACA) Status
Earlier this month USCIS published rules for the renewal of enrollment in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. As of April 2014, over 500,000 individuals have already benefited from the DACA program. Individuals may request DACA renewal if they...
“Parole in Place” – Legal Status for Immediate Relatives of U.S. Military Personnel
With the immigration reform debate stalling in Congress, president Obama took executive action to provide relief for undocumented relatives of U.S. military personnel. This directive minimizes bureaucratic confusion on the part of immigration officials and allows...
USCIS Fee Waivers
According to USCIS policy, individuals may apply for and be granted a fee waiver for certain immigration benefits and services based on an inability to pay. This may be a crucial lifeline for those applicants otherwise prevented from applying for immigration benefits...
Avoid Immigration Scams
Navigating through the complicated maze of immigration law can be a perplexing and stressful process. If you need legal advice on immigration matters, make sure that the person you rely on is authorized to give you legal advice. Only an attorney or an accredited...