Posted by Karol Brown | Oct 04, 2023 |
Are you dreaming of a new life living and working in the United States? The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery, also known as the Green Card Lottery, provides a unique opportunity for people from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States to obtain a green card and pursue their American dream. The DV Lottery for 2024 is just around the corner! This article guides you through the lottery application process, eligibility requirements, and key dates for this exciting opportunity.
Posted by Karol Brown | Sep 26, 2023 |
As the clock ticks down to midnight on October 1, the United States government faces the possibility of a shutdown if Congress fails to reach an agreement on several appropriations bills or a short-term spending measure. The shutdown would impact all government agencies to varying degrees, including immigration services. This article summarizes how a government shutdown could affect immigration functions and what steps you can take to navigate these uncertain times.
Posted by Karol Brown | Sep 26, 2023 |
On September 13, 2023, federal judge Andrew Hanen ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is illegal. This latest decision is the latest in a long and complex legal battle that has lasted over a decade. This article provides some details about Judge Hanen's ruling and what it means for DACA recipients. We also talk about ways that DACA recipients can urge Congress to change the laws that provide security and work authorization to so many people.
Posted by Karol Brown | Mar 10, 2023 |
An expert panel of Harvard alumni talk immigration policy and answer questions about the future of US immigration.
Posted by Karol Brown | Feb 24, 2023 |
By Katrina Mendoza
The I-130 Petition for Alien Relative is the first step in sponsoring an eligible family member to immigrate to the United States with Lawful Permanent Residence or a "green card." A common misconception is that once the United States and Immigration Services approves an I-130 ...
Posted by Karol Brown | Feb 15, 2023 |
by Andrea Lee
The new rule regarding the public charge ground of inadmissibility went into effect on December 23, 2022. As a result, Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, was updated with additional questions that have proven confusing for some. This article ...
Posted by Karol Brown | Feb 10, 2023 |
An official of the U.S. State Department official said in an interview that the agency is creating a pilot program to allow certain foreign nationals to revalidate their visa stamps within the United States, without having to travel abroad and apply at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad.
This pil...
Posted by Karol Brown | Sep 27, 2022 |
Karol Brown spoke at the Pacific Northwest Immigration Law Conference on September 22, 2022 in Portland, Oregon. Her panel was titled, "Weighing Whether to Go to Press or the Public with Your Business Clients." Her co-panelists were Jamie Langton, immigration attorney in Oregon, and Belle Woods, ...
Posted by Karol Brown | Jun 01, 2022 |
By Katrina Mendoza
For the last few years, the adjudication of I-751 Petitions to Remove Conditions on Permanent Residence by USCIS has been significantly backlogged. The global pandemic has only exacerbated these delays, leaving hundreds of thousands of conditional permanent residents with their...
Posted by Karol Brown | May 19, 2022 |
By Feiya Go
Job hunting is hard enough. Ever go through 18 interviews at a trendy tech company only to be told you weren't a good fit? How about seeing the application portal that makes you manually enter each experience again, even though you just uploaded your resume? All this warrants a deep b...
Posted by Karol Brown | May 11, 2022 |
By Andrea Lee
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the expansion of premium processing service to more case types. Premium processing is an expedited adjudication service for specific types of forms filed with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). It is currently a...
Posted by Karol Brown | May 05, 2022 |
In this episode of the Lawyerist Podcast, podcast host Stephanie talks with the managing attorney for World One Law Group, Karol Brown, about the importance of tracking KPIs in your law firm and what metrics you should track. In Karol's firm, they realized they were not measuring enough, so they ...
Posted by Karol Brown | Apr 18, 2022 |
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The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has notified people regarding H1B registration lottery results for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Registered agents started receiving notifications on H1B 2023 lottery results on March 25, 2022. On Marc...
Posted by Karol Brown | Jul 10, 2020 |
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President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on June 22, 2020 that furthered the Administration's ongoing efforts to prevent the entry to the United States of foreign workers and their families. Proclamation 10052 prohibits admission by foreign workers abroad who hav...
Posted by Karol Brown | Apr 15, 2019 |
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program is an Obama-era program that provided protection against deportation for over 700,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. To be eligible for the program, immigrant children had to be under the age of 16 and arrive in th...
Posted by Karol Brown | Apr 01, 2019 |
Today, April 1 2019, is the first day of the new H-1B cap season. Unfortunately, we expect that all H-1B visas for the entire year will be gone by April 5, 2019. Congress authorized only 65,000 H-1B visas for the entire country for the entire year. For those with a master's or higher degree fr...
Posted by Karol Brown | Feb 06, 2019 |
There are several different ways that a U.S. citizen can get permanent resident status for a spouse who is not a US citizen. Determining the most effective method of achieving this goal depends on your personal situation, the current location of your fiancé(e), and his or her immigration status,...
Posted by Karol Brown | Jan 15, 2019 |
After lower courts rejected previous versions of the Trump travel ban, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Trump administration's so-called Travel Ban 3.0 in a 5-to-4 decision. Travel Ban 3.0 applies to individuals from seven different countries, five of which have Muslim majorities. More speci...
Posted by Karol Brown | Jun 21, 2018 |
U.S. House of Representatives Set to Vote Today
World One Law Group has contacted members of the U.S. House of Representatives, urging them to oppose Speaker Ryan's “Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018” and Representative Goodlatte's “Securing America's Future Act of 2018” (H.R. 4...
Posted by Karol Brown | Dec 01, 2017 |
Know Your Rights If ICE Visits Your
Home, Workplace, or Public Space
The American Immigration Lawyers Association provides Know Your Rights handouts for several scenarios: ICE worksite raids (for employers), ICE home visits, and ICE public stops.
For each language, there are three versions ...
Posted by Karol Brown | Oct 25, 2017 |
Update on Litigation Challenging President Trump's Proclamation Restricting Travel
Federal Judge Derrick Watson in Hawaii has blocked President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, saying Trump's third version of the policy "plainly discriminates based on nationality." The President's executive or...
Posted by Karol Brown | Oct 04, 2017 |
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for H-1B Petitions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Tuesday, October 3rd that it will resume premium processing all types of H-1B petitions and for all H-1B visa extension of stay petitions. This change is effective immediately.
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Posted by Karol Brown | Sep 28, 2017 |
What You Need to Know about the Presidential Proclamation “Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats”
What Happened
Since taking office on January 20th of this year, President Trump has sig...
Posted by Karol Brown | Mar 29, 2017 |
Posted by Karol Brown | Sep 13, 2015 |
Karol Brown was interviewed by US Immigration Podcast on L-1B visas. These visas are used by multinational companies to transfer employees with specialized knowledge from their work abroad to the United States. The podcast discusses how to apply for this visa, and reviews the requirements.
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