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USCIS recently issued an interim memo clarifying that F-1 students who engage in post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) are eligible for a 17-month STEM extension even if they have not completed a thesis requirement or equivalent for their… Read More

It may now be possible for a prospective employee to challenge a denial of an I-140 petition under a theory approved by a recent Federal Court of Appeals decision. Before the decision, it was accepted that only a sponsoring company could appeal a den… Read More

Since the U.S. Government “shut down” on Tuesday, October 1, 2013, many questions have arisen regarding the processing of immigration applications and petitions. Below is the current status of various agencies: U.S. Citizenship and Immigr… Read More

The U.S. Department of State has announced that the online registration program for the 2015 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2015) will begin on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 12:00pm Eastern Daylight Time. The registration period will end on Saturday, Novem… Read More

USCIS recently announced that in order to balance workloads, it has transferred a portion of cases filed at the Vermont Service Center to other service centers. According to uscis.gov, “If your case was transferred, USCIS will send you a notice… Read More

In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Windsor decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Section 3, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano directed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) “to review immigration vi… Read More

The firm is delighted to announce that founder Laura Edgerton has again been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of immigration law. Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal… Read More

On Wednesday, June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled regarding the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). In its ruling, the Supreme Court held that portions of the Defense of Marriage Act were unconstitutional. As stated in the Secreta… Read More