Immigration Update with Lin Walker – March 1. 2021: Immigration Client Success Story: F-1 Student Status and Full-Time CPT
In this informative podcast Meyner & Landis Immigration partner Lin Walker and immigration associate Kristen Sisko discuss one of their recent client success stories. This is an interesting case, concerning…
Immigration Update with Lin Walker – May 2, 2021: Biden Proclamation Suspends Entry of Nonimmigrants in India
COVID-19 related travel restrictions and exceptions are increasingly fluid, with immigration practitioners and the general public receiving little if any advance notice of shifting priorities or new restrictions before they…
Immigration Update with Lin Walker – May 17, 2021: The International Entrepreneur Parole Program
We are really happy to be bringing some incredibly positive news to share with our listeners,On May 10, 2021, USCIS announced that it would continue granting benefits under the International…
Immigration Update with Lin Walker – June 13, 2021: Good News from the 2021 AILA Immigration Law Virtual Conference
Something wonderful happened on June 9th, which was the first day of the 2021 AILA Annual Conference, and it created a sense of immense optimism amongst immigration practitioners, who, along…
Immigration Update with Lin Walker – June 20, 2021: Learning From Success – How to Respond to a Difficult L-1A RFE
While it’s true that we can very much learn from our mistakes, and should, in this podcast we are going to give you the benefit of what we learned from…
Immigration Update with Lin Walker – Help with Difficult RFEs: The Return of the Deference Policy
The dreaded RFE…if you have received that package of blue or yellow paper, sometimes over 12 pages long, you understand the significant anxiety, frustration and sometimes, fear that it causes.This…
Immigration Update with Lin Walker – A Cautionary Reminder Regarding LCAs
On June 16, 2021, a U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge ordered a U.S. Company to pay a former employee more than $400,000 in back wages and benefits, for…
Finnish Immigration Service is piloting automated decision-making in granting residence permits for studies
The Finnish Immigration Service started using automated decision-making in the processing of residence permits for studies on 19 October 2023. The Finnish Immigration Service issues an automated decision if the…
Immigration Update with Lin Walker – A Review of the Potentially Damaging DHS Final Rule Creating Wage-Based Selection System for H-1B Cap Subject Petitions
This week, a bit of breaking news and unfortunately, it’s not good news.The Biden Administration recently supported and defended the legality of a Trump-era rule of wage-based H-1B cap selections.…
Finnish Immigration Service put out to tender healthcare services and reception units for minors
The Finnish Immigration Service has issued procurement decisions on reception units for minors, known as group homes. The new group homes will start operating in November. The agency also invited…