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During this 30-minute presentation, Chugh, LLP Attorneys Varduhi Danielyan and Rajashree Rajasekaran, along with Executive Director Shailesh Patel, discuss the corporate registration process for start-ups.

United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will extend border restrictions which block all nonessential land and ferry travel across the United States borders with Mexico and Canada through October 21, 2021.

Employers must have a comprehensive plan to manage the immigration status of the former company’s foreign employees when undergoing a merger, acquisition, or other entity change. Otherwise, employees could lose their immigration status and employers could be subject to penalties and other consequences.

Chugh, LLP Partner and Attorney Angelita Chavez leads a conversation on U visas, including how certain individuals with pending U visas can now get deferred action and an employment authorization document (EAD). She also discusses how to qualify for those benefits, what to expect from the U visa application process, …

U Visas: Qualifying for an EAD and Deferred Action while your Application is Pending Read More »

Consular officers can now expand the categories of F, M, and academic J visas that can be processed without an interview through the end of 2021.

The Build Back Better reconciliation bill has passed the House Judiciary Committee without any amendments. The plan contains a pathway to green card status for recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS), farmworkers, and essential workers. It is unclear whether the bill will be …

Build Back Better Bill Passes House Committee: Would Provide Pathway to Green Cards for DACA, TPS, Other Immigrants Read More »

A United States District Court has ordered the Department of State (DOS) to make an effort to expedite diversity visa (DV) 2021 application processing by September 30, 2021. Consular sections have been instructed to prioritize the scheduling and adjudication of additional DV-2021 applications.

Learn about how your company can utilize the L-1A visa to transfer employees from foreign offices to US ones. Chugh, LLP Join Immigration Attorney Joy Dungca shares important details on what is required of US employers and employees to qualify for the L-1A visa. This conversation was recorded on August …

The L-1A Visa for Company Transferees: What it Takes to Qualify Read More »

The United States State Department has released the October 2021 Visa Bulletin. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Dates for Filing chart to accept employment-based adjustment of status applications. Individuals whose priority dates are before the cutoff date for their employment-based preference category and country may …

Most Employment-Based Cutoff Dates Do Not Change in October 2021 Visa Bulletin, While USCIS to Use Dates for Filing Chart to Accept Adjustment of Status Applications Read More »

Many individuals may need to travel internationally while their green card application is pending. However, international travel during this stage can be complicated and may carry serious consequences.