The White House has issued a “Proclamation” suspending travel to the US by individuals who will seek entry to the United States using an “immigrant visa” (a visa issued to individuals entering the US to become permanent residents). READ FULL ‘‘Proclamation.’’
April 23, 2020
Tags: News, Immigration Law, USCIS, COVID-19
The US CIS has completed the selection process for H1B pre-registrations. Cases selected for processing will be notified, and will have 90 days to prepare and submit H1B petitions. We will notify clients of updates as soon as we receive them.
USCIS has received enough electronic registrations during the initial period to reach the FY 2021 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap). We randomly selected from among the
March 27, 2020
Tags: News, Immigration Law, USCIS
McCandlish Holton wishes to assure our clients and the community that we are working to maintain full operations during the current health crisis. We are carefully following the regional and national updates on the spread and impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) to protect our employees, clients, and community.
Virginia Business released its inaugural list of 100 People to Meet in 2020.
January 21, 2020
Tags: News, Immigration Law, Attorneys
McCandlish Holton is pleased to announce that twenty-one of our attorneys are named 2019 'Legal Elite' by Virginia Business magazine. Each year Virginia Business asks attorneys throughout the Commonwealth to nominate their peers for distinction in 20 categories. The full list of 21 McCandlish Holton attorneys on this year’s Legal Elite list, recognized in 11 categories:
December 4, 2019
Tags: News, Employment Law, Government Law, Health Care Law, Litigation, Medical Campus Development, Business Law, Immigration Law, Real Estate & Finance, Super Lawyers, Arbitration, Attorneys
November 8, 2019
Tags: News, Immigration Law, USCIS
McCandlish Holton is recognized for 11 practice areas in the 2020 edition of US News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” The firm received metropolitan Richmond Tier 1 ratings in Immigration, Commercial Litigation, Immigration Law, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. Eight additional practice areas earned Richmond Metro ratings. See the full ratings here: U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2020.
November 4, 2019
Tags: News, Employment Law, Health Care Law, Litigation, Immigration Law
The US Department of Homeland Security will announce an increase in the Premium Processing fee for many immigration petitions from $1410 to $1440. Premium Processing allows certain immigration filings (such as I-129 filings for H1B or other work visas; and I-140 petitions for Immigrant Workers) to be processed in 15 days instead of many months. The proposed rule increasing the fee will be published in the federal register on October 31, and will take effect 30 days from then. The fee increase will apply to any petitions postmarked on or after November 29, 2019. Read the Final Rule.
October 30, 2019
Tags: News, Immigration Law, Golf, USCIS
Minear calls the situation “a frustrating game right now. You have to be prepared for how to play that game. It’s totally unpredictable.”
September 13, 2019
Tags: News, Immigration Law
Litigation is often the only way forward for immigrants. That was what U.S. Army Specialist Junfei Ge concluded as he waited nearly three years for the “expedited” naturalization he was promised by the U.S. government when he enlisted under the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) program.
August 20, 2019
Tags: Litigation, Immigration Law, verdicts
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