Green Card Backlogs and Visa Processing Delays: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions

Green Card Backlogs and Visa Processing Delays: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: Evgenia Parajanian / shutterstock.com  To address these challenges, a combination of short-term and long-term solutions is needed. Hiring immigration attorneys and filing mandamus lawsuits can provide immediate relief for individuals stuck in the backlog, but these options are costly and do not address the root causes of the […]

Analysis of the National Interest Waiver (NIW) Petition Under Federal Immigration Law

Analysis of the National Interest Waiver (NIW) Petition Under Federal Immigration Law

By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial Credit: Yuri A / shutterstock.com The National Interest Waiver (NIW) is an immigration pathway available to certain foreign nationals under the Employment-Based Second Preference (EB-2) category of the U.S. immigration system. The NIW allows an individual to seek a waiver of the job offer requirement, including the labor certification […]