Vishal Chander Presents at Know Your Rights Event for Nonprofits Serving Immigrant Communities
New York, NY – February 20, 2025Vishal Chander, Principal Attorney at The Chander Law Firm PC, served as a featured speaker at a Know Your Rights training for nonprofit professionals supporting immigrant communities. The event was hosted by the Asian American Federation (AAF) in collaboration with the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY). […]
Vishal Chander Elected Director of AABANY; Receives Special Recognition for Committee Leadership
Vishal Chander has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY). He and Yen-Yi Anderson also received special recognition for their work as co-chairs of AABANY’s Solo and Small Firm Practice Committee. AABANY is a New York–based minority bar association that supports Asian American legal professionals […]
USCIS Change in Policy Allows Early Filing of EB-2 and EB-3 Adjustment of Status Applications: USCIS Accepts October 2020 Visa Bulletin Dates for Filing Chart
In a significant shift in policy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would apply the Department of State October 2020 Visa Bulletin Dates for Filing chart to Employment-Based Adjustment of Status applications. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) “was able to confirm with USCIS that for October 2020, the correct chart to […]
Analysis: COVID Immigration Ban 2.0 — Proclamation Suspending Immigration and How it Affects You
Around 5:00 pm on June 22, 2020, The White House issued an Executive Order entitled “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak†which suspends the entry of H-1B, H-2B, J, and L visa holders until December 31, 2020 and extends the April 22 ban […]
Liberian Refugee Fairness Act — Immigration Relief for Liberians in the United States
Tucked within the pages of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2020 was a small immigration relief law, the Liberian Refugee Relief Act. The act became law on December 20, 2019. The law allows certain Liberian nationals who have lived in the United States since November 20, 2014 and their family members to become green […]
Coronavirus’ Impact on Immigration in the Workplace
The outbreak of Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted the global economy and transformed life in the workplace. In an effort to keep employees healthy and prevent the spread of the disease, work related travel is being cancelled and employees are working from home. The coronavirus creates added complications for foreign nationals working in the United […]
H-1B Update: Highlights from the USCIS Webinar
On February 6, 2020, USCIS provided a webinar for potential H-1B registrants using the http://my.uscis.gov website. Here are some important highlights: Only H-1B Registrations will be filed through http://my.uscis.gov. H-1B petitions will be submitted in paper applications mailed to USCIS, just like in previous years. Any current http://my.uscis.gov CANNOT be used to create an H-1B […]
Guide to H-1B Filing in 2020: Huge Changes to Cap Subject Petitions
This year brings significant changes to how cap subject H-1B petitions will be filed: H-1B Registration — Petitioning employers must file an electronic registration for each worker for which the company will be seeking an H‒1B using the http://my.uscis.gov website. The registration window will run from March 1 through March 20. USCIS will be offering […]
Seminar: U.S. Immigration Through Entrepreneurship and Outstanding Achievement, August 27, 2019 at 7:30 am
Event: Seminar: U.S. Immigration Through Entrepreneurship and Outstanding Achievement Date: August 27, 2019 Time: 7:30 am — Networking 8:00 am — Seminar Begins Promptly Location: La Hacienda de los Morales — Caballitos Room Juan Vazquez de Mella 525 Col. Polanco I Sección, Miguel Hidalgo 11510 Ciudad de México Please join U.S. Immigration Attorneys Mr. Vishal […]
Event: Seminar: U.S. Immigration Through Entrepreneurship and Outstanding Achievement Date: August 27, 2019 Time: 7:30 am — Networking 8:00 am — Seminar Begins Promptly Location: La Hacienda de los Morales — Caballitos Room Juan Vazquez de Mella 525 Col. Polanco I Sección, Miguel Hidalgo 11510 Ciudad de México U.S. Immigration Through Entrepreneurship and Outstanding Achievement […]