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What Else to Expect for Business Immigration in 2020?
The proposed regulatory agenda for business immigration in 2020 includes: Re-defining the term “specialty occupation” to continue to narrow the occupations that qualify for H-1B visas. The target date for this proposal is spring 2020. Extension of the 15-day premium...
Tips and Approaches for the New H-1B Cap Season
USCIS just announced the new electronic registration process for H-1Bs in 2020. With the new process, employers will first provide general information about the company and each potential H-1B worker (and pay a $10 registration fee) starting on March 1st — beginning...
Immigrants Lead the Way for America in Nobel Prizes
Since the year 2000, immigrants have made up almost 40% of American Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry, Medicine, and Physics. This year is no different, with four US immigrants being named Nobel Laureates. Learn more about these amazing men and women and their...
FAQs about RFEs: Understanding RFEs and How to Establish an H-1B Speciality Occupation – Part 3
Part 3 of this series answers the final FAQs about RFEs, particularly as they relate to specialty occupations H-1B petitions. Read parts one and two. 5. How do we establish that the position is a specialty occupation? The petition must demonstrate to USCIS’...
Giselle Carson receives International Individual Award
Giselle Carson received the 2019 International Individual Award from the JaxUSA Partnership on December 10, 2019, at their 4 Quarterly Luncheon. Ray Driver, President of the Jax USA Partnership introduced Giselle by saying, "This talent attraction is not bound by...
Marks Gray Celebrates 120 Years of Service in Jacksonville
Marks Gray, one of Jacksonville’s oldest and most respected law firms, is celebrating 120 years of service to Northeast Florida’s corporations and industry. The firm held a private celebration at its Southbank offices on Thurs. Nov. 14. The firm also recognized some...
The Trouble with Tom Brady’s Battle to Trademark ‘Tom Terrific’
Tom Brady’s attorneys recently filed a trademark application for the nickname ‘Tom Terrific,’ and the news quickly spurred backlash from fans of the New York Mets. You see, legendary Mets pitcher Tom Seaver was dubbed ‘Tom Terrific’ by the media long before Brady was...
Jacksonville Bar Association’s Yoga on the Lawn
The Marks Gray immigration team recharged with the Jacksonville Bar Association’s Health and Wellness Committee program - Yoga on the Lawn of the courthouse, led by a wonderful Judge who is also a certified yoga instructor.