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The rule expanded the type of public assistance that would be considered in making a public charge determination. The original version of the final rule was published in August, and had many substantive errors and contradictions. On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security issued a 25-page set of corrections to the new public charge rule. A USCIS […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced the automatic extension of employment authorization documents (EADs) for Liberian nationals covered under Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) through Sept. 30, 2013. This automatic extension of EADs follows President Obama’s announcement today of his decision to extend DED through Sept. 30, 2014 for qualified Liberians and those persons […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 cap on Monday, April 1, 2013. Cases will be considered accepted on the date that USCIS receives a properly filed petition for which the correct fee has been submitted; not the date that […]

Are you a small business owner who wants to grow your business but can’t afford to shell out big bucks for a business analyst ? Take advantage of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s free online business analysis tool, SizeUp. SizeUp helps you manage and grow your business by benchmarking it against competitors, mapping customers, competitors […]

If you own a small, women-owned or minority-owned construction company and want the inside scoop on how to get a subcontract, school is in session. The Turner School of Construction Management is running an 8 week course designed to help small, women-owned and minority-owned construction businesses boost their growth by learning how to successfully bid […]

Great article on the questions a small business owner should ask before hiring a business lawyer. –> http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/225395

Are you a lawful permanent resident (green card holder) leaving the U.S. for a year or more for employment purposes? If you want to apply for naturalization (citizenship) in the future, you should file form N-470, Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes, so that the time you spend outside of the U.S. will count […]

Earlier this week, the Senate and President Obama released separate plans for reforming U.S. immigration law.  While both plans are short on details and neither has been signed into law, the chart below compares some key differences that affect groups such as undocumented immigrants, family-sponsored immigrants, immigrants educated in the math, science and technical fields […]

Are you an immigrant to the United States and need help with an immigration issue? If so, beware of “notarios”, “visa consultants” and “immigration consultants” who are not licensed attorneys and are not authorized to practice immigration law. In the United States, a “notario” or “notario publico” is NOT a licensed attorney. It is someone […]

A new law designed to bring more federal government contracts to small businesses has recently been signed by President Obama as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. The new law helps small companies compete for more federal contracts by making small business contracting performance a part of employee reviews for […]