BUSINESS IMMIGRATION AND INVESTOR VISAS
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I. A. Donoso & Associates LLC is a leading business immigration law firm dedicated to helping employers, academics, professionals and foreign investors successfully navigate the U.S. visa process. We are especially recognized for our expertise in EB-5 investor green cards.
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NEWS
E2 Treaty Investor Status Incoming for Israeli Entrepreneurs
Washington, D.C. – March 22, 2019: Israel will join the growing number of nations whose citizens may receive the E-2 Treaty Investor visa, according to the Israel America Chamber of Commerce. This visa designation, expected to come into force in May 2019, allows a passport holder of the listed nation to travel and work in the U.S., provided that they make a substantial investment into a U.S. enterprise and plan to direct and develop the enterprise…
Limited Premium Processing Available for Upcoming H-1B Season
Washington, D.C. – March 22, 2019: This year’s H-1B cap lottery season will feature more options for Premium Processing than previous years, along with an inverted selection process to favor workers with U.S. Master’s degrees, and a system publicizing employers and H-1B work positions…
DOL Clarifies Posting Requirements For Electronic Notices
Washington, D.C. – March 16, 2019: With two weeks remaining before the H-1B cap lottery, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Friday issued a reminder to H-1B employers: electronic notices to employees must be “readily available, as a practical matter, to all affected employees”. It…
April Visa Bulletin Shows Jumps in China EB-2, Vietnam EB-5
Washington, D.C. – March 16, 2019: The U.S. Department of State recently published its monthly Visa Bulletin for April, showing modest progress in the EB-1 and EB-5 waiting lists, and welcome jumps for Chinese EB-2 and Vietnamese EB-5 visa categories. EB-5 visas for Indians remained current…
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for all H-1B Petitions Filed on or Before Dec. 21, 2018
Washington, D.C., March 12, 2019: USCIS will resume premium processing on Tuesday, March 12, for all H-1B petitions filed on or before December 21, 2018. This means that premium processing is available for H-1B petitions that are not cap subject, such as change of employer or extension petitions. It also means that premium processing remains unavailable for new cap subject H-1B petitions that will be filed in April 2019 for the 2020 H-1B lottery…
Proposal to End Work Authorization for H-4 Spouses Enters Final Review
Washington, D.C. – March 5, 2019: Last month, on Feb. 20, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent its proposed rule, titled “Removing H-4 Dependent Spouses from the Class of Aliens Eligible for Employment Authorization” or RIN 1615-AC15, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The OMB is expected to respond to the proposed rule within 120 days. If approved, the new rule could make H-4 spouses of H-1B specialty occupation workers ineligible for employment authorization…
New Form I-539 – Just in Time for H-1B Season
Washington, D.C., March 5, 2019: USCIS introduced a new Form I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status dated February 4, 2019, just in time for the H-1B cap season that starts on April 1, 2019…
Community Seminar on March 7: Latest Employment and Family Immigration News
Washington, D.C. – March 1, 2019: Benjamin Hu, a Partner Attorney at I. A. Donoso & Associates, will host a seminar at the Chinese Culture and Community Center (CCACC) on March 7. Topics will include H-1B strategies for 2019, Visa Waiting List predictions for employment-based categories for Mainland Chinese candidates, and new trends for EB-1C multinational managers and executive visas. Presentation will be in English and Chinese with an open Q&A session to follow…
After 2-Year Wait, EB-5 Rulemaking Reaches Final Review
Washington, D.C. – March 1, 2019: Last week, on Feb. 22, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent a confidential draft of a final EB-5 rule to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), marking the final stages of the rulemaking process…
EB-5 Regional Center Program Extended Without Change To Sept. 30, Visas for All Nations Except China and Vietnam Available
Washington, D.C. – February 19, 2019: The EB-5 Regional Center program has been extended without substantive changes to Sept. 30, 2019. On Friday Feb. 15, 2019 President Trump signed off on H.J. Res. 31, an appropriations bill authorizing the continued funding of government and immigration programs, including the EB-5 Regional Center program…
DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN HELPING EMPLOYERS AND FAMILIES.
The attorneys at I.A. Donoso & Associates together have over four decades of experience assisting thousands of clients seeking help with immigration law matters. Our clients include universities, large and small private employers, academics, athletes, professionals and families who need highest quality U.S. immigration law advice.
We have helped thousands of U.S. employers, foreign companies and skilled professionals obtain proper work visas and green cards to the United States.
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I.A. Donoso & Associates is nationally recognized for their expertise in E and L investor visas and the EB-5 investor green card, and advising employers in visa programs for skilled professionals.
The firm’s team of professionals is highly knowledgeable about business structures, accounting concepts and the legal requirements of complex visa programs.
We work closely with each of our clients and offer tailored advice and services to fulfill their needs.
