By Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, LLP | Published July 16, 2020 | Posted in Newsletters | Comments Off on 07/16/2020 – Firm News
Firm News 7/16/20 UPDATE: Our Manhattan Office and Peekskill Office have officially reopened on Monday, July 6, 2020, and our Brooklyn Office will follow suit in a few weeks. We are available to meet with you in-person, on the phone, or via video conference, using Zoom or Skype. All in-person meetings must be scheduled in advance and must Read More
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Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration Over Rule That Strips International Student Visas Dear Friends, Family, and Clients, On Monday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released guidelines prohibiting international students from remaining in the U.S. if their coursework is entirely online when classes resume in the fall. While the rules always prohibited online-only courses for international students, ICE Read More
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PPID está Reabriendo Estimados amigos, familiares y clientes, Aprovechamos esta oportunidad para agradecer a todos las personas que permanecieron con nuestra empresa y se mantuvieron en contacto con nosotros sin importar si fueron afectados por la pandemia de COVID-19 y siguierom nuestras actualizaciones durante estos últimos difíciles meses. No hay ningún aspecto que no haya Read More
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PPID is Reopening on Monday! Dear Friends, Family, and Clients, We take this opportunity to offer our thanks to everyone affected by the COVID-19 pandemic for sticking with our firm, following our updates, and staying in touch with us through these difficult past few months. There is no aspect of anyone’s life that has not Read More
Read MoreNelson A. Madrid, a partner in our immigration department, discusses who is affected by President Trump’s presidential proclamation that temporarily suspended new work visas and prohibited hundreds of thousands of foreigners from seeking employment in the United States for today’s edition of LIVE with PPID. On June 22nd, 2020, President Trump extended his original travel Read More
Read MoreAllen E. Kaye, Of Counsel at Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, LLP and Past President of AILA, discusses recent developments in U.S. immigration in today’s edition of LIVE with PPID. Increase in USCIS Fees: USCIS is proposing to increase its fees by an average of 21%. The most important fee increase you should Read More
Read MoreAndrea I. Scheer, an immigration attorney with the law firm Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, LLP, discussed last week part 1 of the new public charge rule that went into effect on February 24, 2020; and who it affects. In today’s edition of LIVE with PPID, Ms. Scheer discusses Form I-944, the Declaration of Self-Sufficiency, which must Read More
Read MoreAndrea I. Scheer, an immigration attorney with the law firm Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, LLP, discusses part 1 of the new public charge rule that went into effect on February 24, 2020; and who it affects in today’s edition of LIVE with PPID. In next week’s edition, Ms. Scheer will discuss Form I-944, the declaration Read More
Read MoreAllen E. Kaye, Of Counsel at Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, LLP and Past President of AILA, answers frequently asked immigration questions in today’s edition of LIVE with PPID. Question 1: I have a problem with USCIS. I am told that they will be closed until June 3, 2020, or maybe even longer. Who should Read More
Read MoreEvery year for about 7 years, USCIS has been conducting a lottery to fill its H-1B quota. USCIS has set aside 85,000 H-1B visas out of which 65,000 are for regular H-1B applications, and 20,000 are for those beneficiaries who have earned a U.S master’s degree or higher. Every H-1B cap season, USCIS receives about Read More
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