On October 29, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an interim final rule that ends the automatic extension of employment authorization documents (EAD) for certain employment authorization…
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USCIS Sets November 2025 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts for the Visa Bulletin
Categories: Adjustment of Status , Family-Based Visas , Immigration Law , Immigration News , Visa Availability , Visa Bulletin
Sheetal A. Patel of Pasricha & Patel, LLC, explains the adjustment of status filing charts for the Visa Bulletin
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When Should You Tell Your Landlord You’re Selling Your Business?
Categories: Business , Contracts , Lease , M&A
You are on the verge of closing. The buyer is ready, the purchase agreement is signed, financing is lined up, and everyone is waiting on one last signature before we…
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USCIS Implements 2025 Naturalization Test
Categories: 2025 Updates , Civics Test , Immigration Law , Naturalization , U.S. Citizenship , USCIS
On September 17, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the implementation of the 2025 naturalization civics test. Under the new change, all aliens filling for naturalization on…
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PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION ALERT: New $100,000.00 Fee for New H-1B Petitions Takes Effect on September 21, 2025
Categories: H-1B , H-1B modernization rule , H-1B Visa , U.S. Citizenship , Visa Bulletin
On Friday, September 19, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a Presidential Proclamation introducing a new $100,000.00 fee for filing new H-1B petitions effective on September 21, 2025. In earlier reports…
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USCIS Sets October 2025 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts for the Visa Bulletin
Categories: Adjustment of Status , Employment-Based Visas , Family-Based Visas , Immigration Law , Immigration News , Pasricha & Patel , Priority Dates , USCIS , Visa Availability , Visa Bulletin
Sheetal A. Patel of Pasricha & Patel, LLC, explains the adjustment of status filing charts for the Visa Bulletin
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Federal Court Blocks Executive Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship
Categories: Citizenship , Citizenship and Immigration , U.S. federal laws , U.S. visa restrictions
On July 10, 2025, a federal court in New Hampshire issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of an executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants.
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USCIS Sets September 2025 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts for the Visa Bulletin
Categories: Employment-Based Visa , Family-Based Visa , Immigration , USCIS , Visa Bulletin
Sheetal A. Patel of Pasricha & Patel, LLC, explains the adjustment of status filing charts for the Visa Bulletin
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USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B Cap
Categories: H-1B Visa , Immigration , Legal Consultation , USCIS
On July 18, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandates 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the…
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USCIS Sets August 2025 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts for the Visa Bulletin
Categories: Employment-Based Visas , Family-Based Visas , Immigration , USCIS , Visa Bulletin
Sheetal A. Patel of Pasricha & Patel, LLC, explains the adjustment of status filing charts for the Visa Bulletin
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USCIS Sets July 2025 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts for the Visa Bulletin
Categories: Employment-Based Visas , Family-Based Visas , Immigration , USCIS , Visa Bulletin
Sheetal A. Patel of Pasricha & Patel, LLC, explains the adjustment of status filing charts for the Visa Bulletin.
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U.S. Data Privacy: Basic Summary of Federal Laws
Categories: data privacy , legal compliance , personal data protection , U.S. federal laws
If your business collects personal data, whether from users, customers, or employees, you should be broadly familiar with the legal landscape around data privacy in the U.S.
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USCIS Introduces New Tools to Ensure Voter Eligibility
Categories: election security , USCIS , voter eligibility , voting integrity
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it is partnering with the Social Security Administration, to update the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE), to make…
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U.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions on Travel Agencies Helping Unlawful Immigration
Categories: Immigration Law , India , travel agencies , U.S. visa restrictions
On May 19, 2025, The U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced new visa restrictions against certain travel agencies in India. These agencies are being accused of helping people come to…
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USCIS Sets June 2025 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts for the Visa Bulletin
Categories: Employment-Based Visas , Family-Based Visas , Immigration , USCIS , Visa Bulletin
Sheetal A. Patel of Pasricha & Patel, LLC, explains the adjustment of status filing charts for the Visa Bulletin
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Buying or Selling a Distressed Business? Key Legal Strategies for Managing Risk and Unlocking Value
Categories: Business Transactions , Distressed Business , Legal Strategies , Pasricha & Patel
In today’s high-interest, post-pandemic economy, distressed business sales are becoming increasingly common. From independently owned pharmacies and restaurants to franchise locations and…
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Leasing to Cannabis Retailers Using MSO Structures: What Landlords Need to Know Before Signing
Categories: Cannabis leasing , landlord protections , legal insights , MSO structures
As retail cannabis continues to gain regulatory traction across the U.S., commercial landlords are fielding increasing interest from dispensary operators seeking to…
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The Importance of the Unanimous Consent Provision of an Operating Agreement
Categories: business governance , LLC , operating agreement , unanimous consent
In the early stages of forming a limited liability company (LLC), founders often rush through drafting and executing the operating agreement, the document that governs how the business will be…
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USCIS Sets May 2025 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts for the Visa Bulletin
Categories: Adjustment of Status , Employment-Based Visa , Family-Based Visa , Immigration , USCIS , Visa Bulletin
Sheetal A. Patel of Pasricha & Patel, LLC, explains the adjustment of status filing charts for the Visa Bulletin
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USCIS Announces Process for Designated Hong Kong Residents to Apply for Work Permits
Categories: Hong Kong , Immigration Law , USCIS , work permits
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has shared new details about how certain Hong Kong residents who are protected by Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) can apply for work…
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