Cristina Guida
Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots to Launch March 31, 2025
On January 24, 2025 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada updated their website indicating plans for the highly anticipated Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots to open on March 31, 2025. While no additional details were released, the release of a launch date provides a concrete next step in IRCCs rollout of these new programs and we…
- Immigration Law in Canada – East and Immigration Law in Canada – Quebec
Cristina Guida
bronze Cristina is a bronze memberPartner and Corporate Immigration Practice Director at Green and Spiegel LLP
DHS Announces New TPS Designation for Lebanese Nationals, Provides Details on Employment Authorization for Lebanese Beneficiaries of DED
by Stephen Antwine On October 17, 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) designation for Lebanese nationals, and provided additional details related to the Deferred Enforcement Departure (“DED”) for Lebanese nationals originally announced on July 26, 2024. Lebanese nationals (and individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Lebanon) who…
- Immigration Law in Canada – East and Immigration Law in Canada – Quebec
Cristina Guida
bronze Cristina is a bronze memberPartner and Corporate Immigration Practice Director at Green and Spiegel LLP
Empowering Global Talent: Strategic O-1 Visa Solutions for Accomplished Scientists
At Green and Spiegel U.S., our experienced immigration attorneys are at the forefront of helping accomplished scientists secure O-1 Visas, tailored for individuals with extraordinary ability or achievement. By leveraging extensive knowledge of immigration law, our team develops personalized strategies to showcase the achievements of highly skilled professionals, enabling them to contribute to the U.S.…
- Immigration Law in Canada – East and Immigration Law in Canada – Quebec
Cristina Guida
bronze Cristina is a bronze memberPartner and Corporate Immigration Practice Director at Green and Spiegel LLP
Canada and U.S. Immigration Options for Entrepreneurs, Businesses, Start-ups, and Tech
Written by Benjamin Green, Spencer Green, and Robert St Aubin In today’s globalized economy, entrepreneurs and tech workers are increasingly seeking new opportunities to expand their businesses and careers in North America. As the tech economy becomes more global, mobility of founders and their employees has never been more vital. Canada and the U.S. both offer a range…
- Immigration Law in Canada – East and Immigration Law in Canada – Quebec
Cristina Guida
bronze Cristina is a bronze memberPartner and Corporate Immigration Practice Director at Green and Spiegel LLP
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms DHS Authority to Grant H-4 EADs
by Joshua H. Rolf On August 2, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) is authorized to grant Employment Authorization Documents (“EAD”) to H-4 dependent spouses unable to gain U.S. Lawful Permanent Residence due to visa backlogs. The three-judge…
- Immigration Law in Canada – East and Immigration Law in Canada – Quebec
Cristina Guida
bronze Cristina is a bronze memberPartner and Corporate Immigration Practice Director at Green and Spiegel LLP
USCIS Announces No Reparole for Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan Parole Beneficiaries
by Stephen Antwine On October 4, 2024, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) updated its Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) page on the parole processes for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (“CHNV”). The update noted that there will be no reparole process under any of the CHNV parole processes, meaning that beneficiaries of these parole programs who have…
- Immigration Law in Canada – East and Immigration Law in Canada – Quebec
Cristina Guida
bronze Cristina is a bronze memberPartner and Corporate Immigration Practice Director at Green and Spiegel LLP
UPDATED: Coalition of GOP-led States Files Challenge to Keeping Families Together Parole in Place Program
by Stephen Antwine UPDATE, Sept. 5, 2024: On September 4, 2024, District Court Judge J. Campbell Barker extended the administrative stay on USCIS’ adjudication of Keeping Families Together PIP applications for an additional 14 days, until September 23rd, 2024. As with the initial stay, USCIS continues to be able to accept new PIP applications but cannot…
- Immigration Law in Canada – East and Immigration Law in Canada – Quebec
Cristina Guida
bronze Cristina is a bronze memberPartner and Corporate Immigration Practice Director at Green and Spiegel LLP
USCIS Issues O-1A and NIW Updates Following January 2022 Policy Guidance
by Jonathan A. Grode, Joshua H. Rolf Quick Takeaways Amid ongoing scarcity of traditional nonimmigrant visa classifications like H-1B due to the program’s significant oversubscription, ballooning processing times at the U.S. Department of Labor, and job security issues following widespread layoffs in the tech sector, more and more clients have come to our firm looking for alternative routes for gaining…
- Immigration Law in Canada – East and Immigration Law in Canada – Quebec
Cristina Guida
bronze Cristina is a bronze memberPartner and Corporate Immigration Practice Director at Green and Spiegel LLP
The Québec Immigrant Investor Program Is open again!
David Comtois When looking at a picture of the Canadian immigration landscape, Québec’s Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) distinguishes itself from the other pathways in that it is the only purely investment-based immigration program in Canada, in other words, it is the only program that does not require an active business operation requirement accompanying the mandatory investment criterion.…
- Immigration Law in Canada – East and Immigration Law in Canada – Quebec
Cristina Guida
bronze Cristina is a bronze memberPartner and Corporate Immigration Practice Director at Green and Spiegel LLP
WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2024: TRENDS AND PRIORITIES FOR CANADIAN IMMIGRATION
1. Stable Immigration Targets Every non-election year, the government of Canada is required to release its immigration targets on the number of permanent residents that will be admitted to Canada for the following years under each of the three immigration classes: economic, family, and humanitarian. Following the trajectory of the 2023-2025 Plan, Canada aims to welcome 485,000…
- Immigration Law in Canada – East and Immigration Law in Canada – Quebec
Cristina Guida
bronze Cristina is a bronze memberPartner and Corporate Immigration Practice Director at Green and Spiegel LLP
Mobile app reducing overall wait times at airports
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have introduced a mobile application to allow eligible travelers to submit their passport and customs declaration information on their mobile device. This application streamlines the traveler’s entry process into the United States by reducing passport control inspection time, thus reducing overall airport wait times. The Mobile Passport Control (MPC)…
- Immigration Law in Canada – East and Immigration Law in Canada – Quebec
Cristina Guida
bronze Cristina is a bronze memberPartner and Corporate Immigration Practice Director at Green and Spiegel LLP
CANADIAN IMMIGRATION UPDATE: CHECKING INTO 2022
Peter Salerno TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS The Government of Canada continues to impose strict travel restrictions in response to the ongoing pandemic and with the aim to protect public health. Although Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected persons and persons registered as an Indian under the Indian Act are permitted to enter Canada by right, subject to health screening measures,…
- Immigration Law in Canada – East and Immigration Law in Canada – Quebec
Stephen W. Green
bronze Stephen W. is a bronze memberManaging Partner at Green and Spiegel LLP