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 exchange visitors are admitted to the United States for “Duration of Status”. This means that…
Expansions of Georgia’s Immigration Laws Slated to Take Effect on July 1
6/6/13
By: Kelly E. Moul While Washington continues to debate immigration reform, Governor Nathan Deal recently signed HB 160 into law. The signing was completed quietly and without public comment, but still stands as a meaningful extension of Georgia’s current immigration regulations. Below is a breakdown of the changes made by HB 160, which are…