Karin Wolman Immigration Law Blog
Occasional updates on changes in the U.S. immigration landscape.
January 31, 2022
Employers – especially small companies and those new to the world of work visas – often assume that obtaining a …
March 22, 2021
Effective March 3, 2021, the Department of State has issued guidance further restricting the issuance of National Interest Exceptions …
July 20, 2026
DHS published a Final Rule on Friday 07/17/2026 that radically changes the landscape for F-1 students, J-1 Exchange Visitors, …
June 10, 2026
First, don’t panic. USCIS cannot change the law by memorandum. While the AOS policy memo of May 21, 2026 …
January 18, 2025
Amends Definition of Professional Specialty Occupation
– While the rule clarifies that a job may be …
April 15, 2022
The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act (enacted March 15, 2022) both revives and narrows the Immigrant Investor visa category. …
March 30, 2022
Eighteen months after passage of the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act, on Sept. 30, 2020, which allowed Premium Processing …