In April, USCIS announced a redesign of the Permanent Resident Card (i.e. Green Card) and Employment Authorization Document (EAD). The new-look documents started being issued in May, so some of you may have already received them. Why is USCIS doing this? The redesign...
Month: May 2017
Shareholder Crystal Broughan attends International Trademark Association Annual Conference in Barcelona, Spain May 20-25, 2017
Shareholder Crystal Broughan attends International Trademark Association Annual Conference in Barcelona, Spain May 20-25, 2017. Shareholder and Intellectual Property attorney Crystal Broughan attended the International Trademark Association Annual Conference in...
Plan for Retrogression in Green Card Categories
Wondering how long it may be until you get your Green Card? The US Department of State often shares projections for the various visa categories to give people a sense of how things are currently moving. Here is information on expected priority dates retrogressions in...
Giselle’s CNFBTA Presentation and a Travel Alert: “Extreme Vetting” for Visas
On May 4, Giselle Carson gave a presentation to the Central & North Florida Business Travel Association. Here is what the CNFBTA Director of Communications Brian DeLeon had to say about it: “Awesome update on what to expect when hiring foreign nationals. Dynamic...
FAQs about Priority Dates
A priority date establishes your place in the queue for a permanent residency status (also known as a Green Card). You cannot file your Adjustment of Status (AOS) applications or apply for your immigrant consular interview until your priority date is current....
Marks Gray Immigration Receives Avvo Clients’ Choice Award
The Marks Gray Immigration Team is honored to receive the Avvo Clients’ Choice Award for our work assisting employers and individuals with business immigration matters. Avvo, a prominent online legal services marketplace, presents the Clients’ Choice Award each year...
Immigration Success Story: I-140 Petition – EB-1 Outstanding Professors and Researchers
The Marks Gray Immigration Team regularly helps clients with I-140 Petitions in the EB-1 Preference for Outstanding Professors and Researchers. This month, we are highlighting a success story of an internationally recognized physics professor and researcher from...
Giselle Carson on WJXT’s The Chat – Part 2
In part two of Giselle’s appearance on WJXT’s The Chat on April 3rd, she spoke about the recent immigration reform proposals. Watch the clip. A Highlight from Part 2: “If we want to continue to be the superpower that we are and want to be, we need an infusion of...