Immigration Update with Lin Walker
Episodes
May 2, 2021: Biden Proclamation Suspends Entry of Nonimmigrants in India
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 related travel restrictions and exceptions are increasingly fluid, with immigration practitioners and the general public receiving little if ...
April 26, 2021: Immigration Report Card for President Biden’s First 100 Days
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden administration's track record so far with regard to immigration reform reveals a few bright spots but far too many disappointments.
April 19, 2021: Updates from 2021 AILA Spring Virtual Conference
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This past Thursday April 15th, AILA held its annual Spring Conference which provided Government Relations Updates from many agencies. The news was mix...
April 12, 2021 Update: COVID-Related Travel Restrictions
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week the writer of the Immigration Update Podcast, partner Lin Walker, personally brings us an update about how U.S. Embassies and Consulates hav...
March 29, 2021: If Your H-1B Registration Has Been Selected…What Comes Next?
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you were lucky enough to have your H-1B Cap Registration selected, what are the next steps? Well, there is still some work to do!In this week's pod...
March 22, 2021: Individuals of Extraordinary Ability (And why they are important to our country)
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we share some good news about three client success stories in the diverse fields of chemical engineering, social psychology, and music. Each...
March 15, 2021: COVID-19 Restrictions Complicate Continuing Employment of Foreign Nationals...Yet Again
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have some unfortunate COVID related news that has been negatively impacting immigration. We discuss President Biden's Presidential Procla...
March 8, 2021: H1B Cap Season: More Helpful Tips for Employers
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about a few more details of the current registration process to keep in mind…along with some common mistakes to watch out for and ...
March 1. 2021: Immigration Client Success Story: F-1 Student Status and Full-Time CPT
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this informative podcast Meyner & Landis Immigration partner Lin Walker and immigration associate Kristen Sisko discuss one of their recent client ...
Feb 22, 2021: Unprecedented Delays in Issuing Receipt Notices
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A sudden advancement in the availability of immigrant visa numbers has led to an exponential increase in the number of immigrant petitions and applica...
Feb 15, 2021: Our H-1B wasn't selected! Now what do we do?
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we mentioned last week, the overall odds of being selected for an H-1B visa was approximately 30% in last year’s cap, as USCIS received approxima...
Feb 8, 2021: H-1B Registration Tips for Fiscal Year 2022
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There were several major announcements in the H-1B visa classification this week.Today we are going to talk about two of these announcements that we s...
February 1, 2021: HR Tip - The Most Common H-1B RFEs from 2020
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
According to USCIS, there were ten common reasons the Agency issued RFEs.In this podcast we’d like to focus on the two of the most common RFEs that ...
Jan 25, 2021: The Compassionate Immigration Reforms of the Biden Administration
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On his very first day in office, President Biden announced plans to send a progressive and bold immigration bill to Congress in the coming weeks that ...
Jan 18, 2021: U.S. Department of Labor Publishes Final Rule Affecting Prevailing Wages
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Meyner & Landis Immigration Update Podcast for January 18, 2020 And it’s a doozy. Written by Meyner & Landis partner Lin Walker, this...
Jan 11, 2021: Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record is Essential
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you are a nonimmigrant foreign national who has been admitted to the United States, this episode is for you. There is one form that is very often o...
SPECIAL EDITION: USCIS Creates Wage-Based System for H-1B Cap Subject Petitions
10 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special edition of the M&L Immigration Update Podcast we explore the new rule entitled “Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitio...
January 4, 2021: USCIS Will Not Be Increasing Fees
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We have some good news to start off the new year! We explain why USCIS has been prohibited from increasing their filing fees, as they have been trying...