October 26, 2023
Stateside Visa Pilot Program
On October 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) sent a Federal Register notice titled, “Pilot Program to Resume…
October 26, 2023
Proposed H-1B Rule
On October 23, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal…
July 25, 2023
New I-9 Compliance Rule
New I-9 Compliance Rule There are big changes on the horizon for I-9 verification and compliance. On August 1, 2023,…
July 14, 2023
New PERM Submission Process
In June 2023, the Department of Labor rolled out a new electronic PERM submission process on its FLAG platform online.…
May 4, 2023
H-1B lottery results
The Results During the FY 2024 H-1B registration period, there was a significant increase in number of registrations submitted compared…
May 4, 2023
National Day of Action
On April 27, 2023 Managing Attorney Victoria Gentry met with Congressional offices from Tennessee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.…
April 19, 2023
CBP Stampless Entry Program
Stampless Entry is here to stay. At an AILA National-CBP Liaison Meeting, an officer from Customs and Border Protection confirmed…
February 20, 2023
New Immigration Article by Victoria Gentry in the Nashville Bar Journal
Victoria Gentry, Managing Attorney of the Immigration Group, has written a featured article in the Nashville Bar Journal for February/March…
January 24, 2023
USCIS Will Begin “Bundling” Adjudication of Petitions for H-4 and L-2 Dependents
On January 20, 2023, the USCIS settled a class action lawsuit that challenged the extremely long adjudication and processing times…