Exciting developments for Foreign National Entrepreneurs Great news coming from Washington, D.C. last week! Proposed Rule: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is proposing a new…

Until now, only immediate relatives of U.S. citizens were eligible to seek such provisional waivers before departing the United States for the processing of their…

As of May 10th, 2016, a new 24-month optional practical training (OPT) extension for F-1 students with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees will go in…

Dear Supreme Court, HBM Law Offices deeply believes that keeping families together is an American value. Therefore, we support President Obama’s executive action on immigration.…

According to the Institute of International Education, some 886,052 foreign students were enrolled in U.S. schools during the 2013-14 school year — more than the…

On May 26 of this year, new regulation allowing certain H-4 visa holders to obtain an employment authorization document (EAD) came into effect. Some of…

Since 2008, the DHS has permitted F-1 students whose study was in a STEM field and whose employer is an E-verify participant to have an…

Due to a lawsuit, USCIS is required to collect 3-year work permits issued or mailed AFTER February 16, 2015: You should have received a letter…

According to the Institute of International Education, some 886,052 foreign students were enrolled in U.S. schools during the 2013-14 school year — more than the…