Immigration Update with Lin Walker – What the “Case Backlog Transparency and Accountability Act” means for you
In February 2021, we began publishing articles detailing the extensive backlogs and processing delays at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and how these delays have impacted foreign nationals, their…
Immigration Update with Lin Walker – Immigration At the Movies: Ellis Island, Trope or Truth?
Immigration in The Movies! Myth or Fact?In our ongoing quest to educate people about the U.S. immigration system (and have some fun), we’ve been reviewing the portrayal of the U.S.…
Immigration Update with Lin Walker – Immigration at the Movies – The Terminal, starring Tom Hanks
Meyner & Landis Immigration partner Lin Walker continues her pop-culture immigration myth-busting by destroying The Terminal, a 2004 Steven Spielberg film starring Tom Hanks and Stanley Tucci.The Terminal tells the…
Immigration Update with Lin Walker – Immigration Lawyer “Fixes” What’s Wrong With Seinfeld Episode “The Visa”
Please join us for another edition of "Immigration at the Movies: Myth or Truth", the podcast series that examines immigration scenes in popular movies and TV and lets you know…
Immigration Update with Lin Walker – What Superstore Gets Right About Mateo’s Immigration Story
In this episode we examine two episodes from the very funny NBC sitcom SUPERSTORE, which stars America Ferrera and Ben Feldman, and follows a whole gang of wacky and endearing…
Finnish Immigration Service invites tenders for IT specialist services
The Finnish Immigration Service has opened a tendering process to acquire specialist services for the maintenance and development of its digital case management system, information resources, and services concerning immigration…
Immigration Update with Lin Walker – DHS Extends Parole and Employment Authorization for Certain Ukrainian Nationals
Immigration Update with Lin Walker by Lin WalkerEpisode notesOn March 10, 2023, with little notice or fanfare, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) updated its website to state that it…
Tendering process for reception centres completed
The Finnish Immigration Service requested tenders for new reception centres in February 2024. The service providers to whom the contracts will be awarded have now been selected. The purpose of…
Immigration Update with Lin Walker – Why Certified Translation Matters In Immigration (and other kinds of) Law
Deborah Reidy of SmartChoice Translations joins immigration attorney Lin Walker to discuss the pitfalls of poor translation in many kinds of legal situations. In this episode we tackle such questions…
Finnish Immigration Service’s report on operations for 2023 has been published
The operating environment of the Finnish Immigration Service saw many changes in 2023. The economic downturn contributed to the reduced volumes of work-related immigration in the latter half of 2023,…