On August 12, 2020, Attorney Niral Patel, partner at David Hirson & Partners, LLP, moderated and spoke on a panel hosted by Invest in the USA (IIUSA). This panel discussed the EB-5 program in South Asian investor markets. This timely webinar provided an interesting discussion with key insights into the evolving South Asian investor marketplace. We invite you to learn more by viewing the webinar here. Use the exclusive discount code “HIRSON”…

Come join the Orange County Bar Association‘s Immigration Law Section’s upcoming webinar on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 12 pm pacific time. This webinar will provide a look at recent updates and changes to U.S. investment immigration. Attorneys David Hirson and Evelyn Hahn, both of whom are co-managing partners at David Hirson & Partners, LLP, will be discussing critical elements and recent trends in Requests for Evidence (RFEs) related to investment immigration cases.…

On August 12, 2020, the IRS updated their website to notify the public, especially individuals with Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITINs), that their ITIN may expire before they file a tax return in 2021. Specifically, the IRS indicated that all ITINs not used on a federal tax return at least once in the last three years will expire on December 31, 2020. Additionally, all ITINs issued before 2013 with middle digits of 88 will expire…

On August 14, 2020, USCIS started selecting more H-1B registrations (from the March 2020 registration period) for the “August 2020 Selection of Reserve Registration.” This means that the annual H-1B visa statutory cap of 65,000 H-1B visas has not yet been met. H-1B registrants should check their USCIS online account to see if their H-1B registration from March of this year was recently selected. If a registrant was selected on August 14, 2020, the indicated…

On August 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of State quietly updated their website to inform the public of further updates to exceptions under P.P. 10052 for certain travel in the national interest by nonimmigrants. While a complete list of P.P. 10052 exceptions for H, L, and J can be found on the U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affair’s website (www.travel.state.gov), listed below are some notable exceptions for H-1B and L-1A…

On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals limited the nationwide injunction out of New York that blocked the Trump administration’s public charge rule. Previously on July 29, 2020, the New York federal court had temporarily stopped the implementation of the public charge rule that penalizes immigrant applicants for using public benefit programs like Medicaid and Food Stamps. In its ruling, the Second Circuit determined that the injunction would only remain in…

On August 3, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order requiring federal agencies to review their use of foreign labor, specifically the use of H-1B visa workers. The Executive Order calls on the head of each executive agency that enters into contracts to review whether contractors—including subcontractors—used temporary foreign labor for contracts performed in the United States and in foreign countries. The order then calls on federal agencies to submit a report to the Director…