The Visa Waiver Program (VWP) is used by citizens from 38 countries to travel without a visa to the U.S. However, starting in April, the DHS will require these travelers to obtain a visa to travel to the U.S. If they don’t have an ePassport. An e-Passport contains an...
Year: 2016
U.S. Supreme Court to decide by June on the President’s Executive Action
This week, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Texas. This lawsuit involves the challenge by Texas and 25 other States to the Obama administration’s deferred-action policy for certain undocumented immigrants. President Obama’s...
Shareholder Giselle Carson to be featured on First Coast Success, April 25th
We're thrilled to announce that Marks Gray Shareholder, Giselle Carson, will be the latest accomplished local business leader to be featured in the Jacksonville Daily Record and First Coast Connect's First Coast Success Story. Her journey to Jacksonville will be...
Giselle Carson to speak at Jacksonville’s Inaugural Women Forward Event May 19th
Marks Gray Shareholder Giselle Carson will speak on panel of local businesswomen presented by Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP Marks Gray Shareholder Giselle Carson will be a featured panelist at Jacksonville’s Inaugural Women Forward Panel Discussion, “How to Drive...
Edward L. Birk Appointed to Florida Bar Media and Communications Law Committee
Edward L. Birk, Shareholder at Marks Gray, P.A. begins another term on the Media and Communications Committee Edward Birk, a First Amendment and media partner at Marks Gray, P.A., has been appointed to another term on the Florida Bar Media and Communications Law...
Over 236,000 FY17 H-1B Petitions Filed and Lottery Completed
USCIS just announced that it received over 236,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions. This number is just a little higher than last year when USCIS received 233,000 petitions. We don’t yet have the number of U.S. Master’s vs. Bachelor’s degree petitions received. We know...
April 2016 Immigration Bulletin is Out!
Hello, and Welcome to our April Immigration Update!The "H-1B season," one of the busiest times of the year for immigration attorneys, just passed. Unfortunately, as expected, the H-1B cap was met and a lottery will be conducted to select the petitions that USCIS...
Jacksonville Bar Bulletin: The Jacksonville Bar Association has the Power to Transform
Monday, April 4, 12:33 PM EDT By Giselle Carson, The Jacksonville Bar Association President In 1848, primarily through the giving of Joshua Bates, a Bostonian merchant and banker, the Boston Public Library was founded. This is the oldest free public city library in...