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Addressing Compliance Challenges for Employers – The 10th Annual FBA Worksite Enforcement and Immigration Conference
The 10th annual Federal Bar Association Conference on Worksite Enforcement and Immigration took place on April 20, and was co-chaired by Margaret “Peggy” McCormick, a founding partner of Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C. Peggy McCormick established the conference ten years...
We hate to brag, but our immigration lawyers are the very best!
It may seem like we’re bragging, but our immigration lawyers really are the very best and here’s the proof. Leading Lawyers magazine and Best Lawyers magazine have found our lawyers to be the best immigration lawyers in Illinois. Leading Lawyers...
Peggy McCormick Co-Chairs 10th Annual FBA Conference on Worksite Enforcement and Immigration
On April 20, 2016, Margaret “Peggy” McCormick, a founding partner of Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C., will co-chair the 10th annual Federal Bar Association (FBA) Chicago Chapter’s Worksite Enforcement and Immigration Conference. Peggy McCormick established the conference ten years ago...
H-1B Alternatives: What to do if your H-1B is not selected in the annual lottery this year
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced April 7 that the H-1B cap has been reached for fiscal year 2017. Although USCIS did not indicate how many H-1B petitions it had received, the number exceeds the total 85,000 available...
Finally, DHS publishes the new 24-month STEM OPT rule to be implemented on May 10, 2016
On March 11, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its new rule extending optional practical training (OPT) for college graduates with certain science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees. The new rule extends the initial 12 months...
The 7th Circuit Bar Association Tackles the Immigration Conundrum
The Seventh Circuit Bar Association hosted a two-day immigration conference March 3-4 at the Pritzker School of Law at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. E Pluribus Unum: The Immigration Conundrum, as the symposium was appropriately named, covered topics spanning the...
I-601A Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver: 5 Common Grounds to Show Extreme Hardship
Obtaining permanent residency is not as easy as just marrying a U.S. citizen or having U.S. citizen parents. Many such individuals still are not eligible to apply for residency inside the U.S. For example, many individuals who unlawfully entered the...
Can I Apply for an H-1B Visa Without a U.S. College Degree?
One of the requirements for an H-1B visa is that the job for which an employee is being sponsored must be a “specialty occupation.” According to federal regulations, to qualify as a specialty occupation, the position must meet one of...
