I recently moved to a new office space. Which meant moving boxes and boxes of paper files. Many of my immigration law clients are surprised to find out how many forms we still file via paper copy. We File Most
Immigration
The Pros & Cons of Filing USCIS Forms Online
I recently moved to a new office space. Which meant moving boxes and boxes of paper files. Many of my immigration law clients are surprised to find out how many forms we still file via paper copy. We File Most…
Government I-9 Audits: Considerations for Employers Amid Greater Immigration Enforcement
Under the incoming Trump administration, employers should prepare for heightened immigration enforcement and a potential increase in Form I-9 audits conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security agency responsible for I-9 enforcement. During the first…
10-Year Long Residence ILR: A Guide to Settlement
In This Article
1. What Is 10-Year Long Residence ILR?
2. Continuous Residence Defined for 10-Year Long Residence ILR
3. Absence Rules for 10-Year Long Residence ILR
4. What if I Have Excess Absences?
5. Other Breaks in Continuous Residence:…
UK Same Sex Couple Marriage: Ma Faiza’s Success Story
Ethical Obligations of the Attorney to Safeguard Information About a Client’s Whereabouts with a Removal Order Under Trump 2.0
By Cyrus D. Mehta and Kaitlyn Box*
The recent reelection of Donald Trump is likely to usher in a new era of enhanced immigration scrutiny and enforcement. This shift raises a number of ethical questions and concerns for immigration lawyers.…
Genuineness and Deception in Skilled Worker applications
Genuineness
The immigration rules have specific clauses that deny applicants the visa if they are not found (by the decision maker) to be a genuine candidate.
The Home Office have quite broad discretion in this area.
SW 5.5. The decision…
Skilled Worker Sponsors: Your Authorising Officer and other Key Personnel
Authorising Officer
Ultimately ‘responsible’ for the sponsor licence, the AO is the licence’s most important ‘Key Personnel’.
Sponsors must have one Authorising Officer (AO) for as long as they hold a licence.
You can change your AO as many…
UK Expansion Worker Visa: Eligibility and Requirements
In This Article
1. Overview of the UK Expansion Worker Visa Route
2. UK Expansion Worker Visa – Sponsorship Requirement
3. Overseas Work Experience Requirement for the UK Expansion Worker Visa
4. Job Skill Level Standards for UK Expansion Worker…The…