• posted: Jul. 31, 2020

**UPDATE - July 2020. As an update, we provide the following summary of recent developments in the immigration area: Visa Delays/Travel Restrictions.Visa Delays.    In light of the global COVID-19 virus pandemic, all U.S. Consulate/Embassy posts Read More

• posted: May 31, 2020

The JMA Firm, PLLC is incredibly excited to announce that Rebecca Massiatte and Cindy Ansbach have been selected as a Best Lawyer by D Magazine.  The attorneys on such list are peer-nominated Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2020

The JMA Firm, PLLC is incredibly excited to announce that Rebecca Massiatte has been selected for inclusion by Who's Who Legal:  Corporate Immigration 2020.  The attorneys on such list are peer-nominated and evaluated, Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2020

The JMA Firm, PLLC is incredibly excited to announce that the JMA Firm, PLLC has been recognized as a ranking firm in Immigration (2020) by Chambers USA.  Rebecca Massiatte has also been recognized Read More

• posted: Apr. 26, 2020

UPDATE: Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. A new Form I-9, with a version date of 10/21/2019, is available for use.    Effective May 1, 2020, employers can only use the Read More

• posted: Feb. 29, 2020

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will implement the registration process in the next H-1B lottery.  Employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions for the Fiscal Year Read More

• posted: Feb. 29, 2020

The JMA Firm, PLLC is incredibly excited to announce that  every partner of the firm --Harry Joe, Rebecca Massiatte and Cindy Ansbach – has been recognized as Best Lawyer of the Year – Read More

• posted: Feb. 29, 2020

On August 14, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a regulation redefining the definition of “public charge” under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Subsequently, numerous lawsuits were filed Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2019

UPDATE:  On November 4, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for certain individuals from Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, El Salvador, Nepal and Honduras.  Read More

• posted: Oct. 31, 2019

Increase in Premium Processing Fee -  Effective December 2, 2019, USCIS will increase the Premium Processing fee for certain employment-based matters from $1,410 to $1,440.  As a reminder, for the Read More

• posted: Oct. 31, 2019

The JMA Firm, PLLC is incredibly excited to announce that Rebecca Massiatte has been selected as a Super Lawyer by Texas Super Lawyers Magazine.  The attorneys on such list are peer-nominated and evaluated, Read More

• posted: Sep. 30, 2019

DV (“Green Card”) Lottery – yes, there is such a thing, and Department of State has  released instructions for the Fiscal Year 2021 program:  Each year, the Congressionally mandated Diversity Read More

• posted: Sep. 30, 2019

On September 16, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) indicated that the earliest publication date of its proposal to rescind the H-4 employment authorization program as detailed below is Spring Read More

• posted: Aug. 31, 2019

On August 9, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced plans to close all but seven of its 20 field offices worldwide.  USCIS plans to maintain operations in Guatemala Read More

• posted: Jul. 31, 2019

On July 19, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced its plans to revise the current naturalization test.  As background, an applicant to become a naturalized U.S. citizen must pass Read More

• posted: Jun. 30, 2019

UPDATE: On June 7, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that effective  June 10, 2019, it will re-open Premium Processing for all remaining FY 2020 H-1B cap-subject petitions selected Read More