By TL Loke Walsh 2018 was another roller coaster year in the immigration world. Spurred by the implementation of Trump’s Buy American, Hire American (BAHA) executive order in April 2017, DHS has been quietly implementing significant change – all without…
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State of the Union: Top Issues Affecting Immigration in 2018
By TL Loke Walsh In the last 1½ years, we have heard the never-ending negative rhetoric from the Trump administration with regards to the U.S. immigration system. Most immigration lawyers didn’t think that the rhetoric had a chance of becoming…
Immigration In The Age Of Social Media
By TL Loke Walsh DHS plans to collect social media information on all immigrants On September 18, 2017, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quietly published a rule that extends the data collection system for storing information of…
Top 10 Things You Need To Know About the FY 2019 Green Card Lottery
By Tien-Li Loke Walsh This article was updated with the new registration dates. Yes, DV Lottery really exists! The government has 50,000 diversity immigrant visas available for FY 2018 (i.e. October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019). Why should…
The State of Immigration Affairs After Trump’s First 100 Days
By TL Loke Walsh Whether you are an immigrant or not, it’s been an anxiety-ridden 100 days under the Trump Administration. Here’s our summary of what has happened in the last 100 days — updates on travel, visa applications and…
Know Your Rights!
On Friday, January 20, 2017, President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in as President of the United States on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. The presidential transition has already begun to lay its foundation; but following the election of…
Will the 2016 Election Have an Immediate Impact on U.S. Immigration?
By TL Loke Walsh The results of Tuesday’s elections in the United States caught the entire nation by surprise. The election of President-elect, Donald Trump has generated fear, worry and uncertainty for many immigrants. However, it is unlikely that this…
Top 10 Things You Need To Know About the FY 2018 Green Card Lottery
By Tien-Li Loke Walsh Yes, DV Lottery really exists! The government has 50,000 diversity immigrant visas available for FY 2018 (i.e. October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018). Why should you do it? It’s free – you just complete your…
The (Annual) H-1B Silly Season
By Tien-Li Loke Walsh The H-1B season starts on April 1, 2016 when the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) begins accepting H-1B visa petitions for FY 2017-2018 (i.e. an October 1, 2016 start-date). For the last 3 years, USCIS reached…
Top 10 Things Every F-1 Student Should Know
By Tien-Li Loke Walsh In 1993, I came to the United States on an Exchange Abroad Program (EAP) as an F-1 student from the University of Sydney, Australia. Originally from Malaysia and after ten years in Australia, I arrived in…
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