Chicago Immigration and Naturalization Law Blog

USU.S. immigration law provides foreign citizens with various ways to become United States lawful permanent residents (get a green card) through emplo...

USCIS is updating its policy manual to attract more foreign-born entrepreneurs. This can make it easier for immigrant entrepreneurs to understand the ...

USCIS has clarified which ‘Specialty Occupations’ are eligible for H-1B visas in response to a lawsuit challenging Trump-era restrictions ...

The U.S. State Department plans to resume allowing H-1B visa holders to renew their visas without leaving the country. Under a pilot program to launch...

USCIS announced that tech and other specialty occupation employers will be able to register for H-1B  visas to add foreign workers beginning March 1....

Tech companies have laid off over 120,000 employees this year, including Amazon, Meta and Twitter. Bloomberg reports that major tech firms sponsored 4...

The United States wants to attract more foreign STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) talent. O-1A nonimmigrant status is available t...

A TN visa is a special classification for Canadian and Mexican professionals. The TN nonimmigrant visa program offers wide-ranging benefits for the vi...

USCIS announced on August 24, 2022, that it reached the federally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for 2023 as well as the 20,000 H-1B visa for the US ad...

On August 5, 2021, President Biden issued a memorandum to defer for 18 months the removal of Hong Kong residents in the United States on August 5, 202...