EB1 Success Story
12/20/18
By: Kenneth Levine
The FMG Immigration Group was retained in June 2018 to prepare an EB1 “Alien of Extraordinary Ability” petition on behalf of Woman International Chess Master Mariam Danelia. Mariam, who hails from the country of Georgia, was residing …
Foreign Students and Exchange Visitors Beware!
5/15/18
By: Layli Eskandari Deal
On May 10, 2018, USCIS published a Policy Memorandum to provide guidance on how the agency will be calculating unlawful presence for F-1, J-1, and M-1 nonimmigrant visa holders and their dependents.
Generally, foreign students and …
Is the EB-5 “Golden VISA” Losing it’s Luster? Why Reduced Interest in the EB-5 Program May Lead to an Increase in the U.S. Unemployment Rate
10/25/17
By: Kenneth S. Levine
For the last several years the EB-5 Green Card program has been widely touted as a relatively quick and direct path to obtaining U.S. Permanent Residency. The program, which grants permanent residency based on a $500,000 …