• What Does “Duration of Status” Mean, and Why Does It Trip Up So Many People in Houston?

    August 17, 2026

    Duration of status, often written as “D/S” on your I-94 record, means you are authorized to stay in the U.S. for as long as you maintain the conditions of your visa category, rather than until a fixed expiration date. It sounds like good news, and in some ways it is, but it also means there is no calendar date telling you when trouble starts. That is exactly why it trips so many people up. If you are an F-1 student,…

Por QuéLas Visas O-1 Son Más Difíciles De Obtener?

May 20, 2019

La administración Trump ha enfatizado que las visas H-1B solo deben usarse para traer a los trabajadores extranjeros más talentosos y brillantes a los Estados Unidos. Como esta es ahora la política de los Servicios…

Why O-1 Visas are Harder to Get

May 10, 2019

The Trump administration has stressed that H-1B visas should only be used to bring the most talented and brightest foreign workers to the United States. As this is now the policy of the United States…

El Presidente TrumpSeñala Un Posible Cambio Federal ALas Leyes De Marihuana

July 20, 2018

Un proyecto de ley bipartidista que aborda la postura del gobierno federal sobre la criminalidad de la marihuana se encuentra actualmente en el Senado de los Estados Unidos, y el presidente Trump ha anunciado que…

Entrepreneur Application to Remove Condition Notices Valid for 18 Months as Proof of Status

July 16, 2018

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on June 11, 2018 that petitioners who file Form I-829 Petition by Entrepreneur to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status, will receive a Form I-797 receipt notice…

Stricter H-1B Visa Rules for Outsourcing Businesses

July 6, 2018

Since March of 2017, the Trump Administration has issued multiple orders to outsourcing and staffing firms that use H-1B non-immigration visas, the most popular type of employment-based visa sought out by foreign professional workers. The…

Reglas De Visa H-1B más estrictas para negocios de Externalizacion o Subcontratacion.

July 6, 2018

Desdemarzo de 2017, la Administración Trump ha emitidomúltiplesórdenes a empresas de tercerización y contratación de personal que usan visas de no inmigración H-1B, el tipomás popular de visa basadaenempleosolicitada por trabajadoresprofesionalesextranjeros. Las nuevasdirectivashanimpuesto requisitosmásestrictos a…

President Trump Signals Possible Federal Change to Marijuana Laws

July 5, 2018

A bipartisan bill addressing the federal government’s stance on the criminality of marijuana is currently in the U.S. Senate, and President Trump has announced that he will “probably end up supporting” the bill. The bill…

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June 18, 2018

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June 13, 2018

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