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On April 9, 2015, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) issued an important decision that will impact thousands of H-1B employers across the country. In its precedential decision, Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC, 26 I&N Dec. 542 (AAO 2015), the AAO held that when an H-1B employee changes his or her […]
Continue Reading On April 7, 2014, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that the H-1B cap for Fiscal Year 2016 had been reached. As predicted, between April 1 and April 7, 2015 – the initial filing period for H-1B petitions for Fiscal Year 2016 – USCIS received more than the maximum number of H-1B petitions […]
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On April 1, 2015, attorney Jennifer Casey became a Partner at Kolko & Associates, P.C. For me personally, this is an important announcement and milestone for the firm, and is my way of recognizing the legal talent, sincere dedication, and genuine friendship that Jennifer provides to our mission that was started by me over 15 […]
Continue Reading Over the past decade L-1B specialized knowledge petitions for foreign national employees have slowly become the bane of multinational companies’ existence. The L-1B non-immigrant visa was introduced in 1970 as a way to facilitate international businesses’ ability to facilitate the management and transfer of foreign national employees from offices abroad and thus more efficiently […]
Continue Reading Respondents in removal proceedings have been having their upcoming hearings rescheduled in recent months, to a date in 2019. This date happens to be the day following Thanksgiving in 2019. Over the past several months, many immigration courts around the country, including Denver, have been vacating or cancelling scheduled hearings and resetting those hearings to […]
Continue Reading For several years now, USCIS has permitted its customers to update gender markers on their immigration documents, such as work permits, green cards, and other documents. The process for doing so is a very relaxed process. Transgender and intersex people can file fairly easily-accessed documentation, and USCIS has been very responsive to those who wish […]
Continue Reading In the world of temporary employment visas, the Q-1 Visa is often overlooked as a good solution for businesses in need of employees with specific language and cultural backgrounds. The Q-1 visa is an international cultural exchange visa that allows employers to bring in employees or trainees for participation in an approved international cultural exchange […]
Continue Reading Kolko & Associates, P.C., is pleased to announce that Senior Associate Attorney, Bryon M. Large, has been invited to present to the Latin American and Caribbean Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) at its annual conference, being held this year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 6, 2015. Bryon will be presenting […]
Continue Reading Kolko & Associates, P.C., is pleased to announce that Managing Partner David Kolko and Partner Jennifer Casey have been asked to present at the Colorado Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education Program. Each year, the CBA holds a day-long immigration program, for continuing legal education credits. Mr. Kolko and Ms. Casey have been asked to speak […]
Continue Reading Kolko & Associates, P.C., is pleased to announce that Senior Associate Attorney Bryon M. Large will be discussing immigration issues related to the transgender community at the University of Colorado’s TRANSforming Gender Symposium, being held in Boulder, Colorado, on March 13th and 14th. Bryon is the Vice-Chair of the LGBT Working Group, and advisory committee […]
Continue Reading Kolko & Associates, P.C., is pleased to announce that its Managing Partner, David Kolko, has been invited to speak at the AILA Texas Chapter Spring Conference, being held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 24-25, 2015. Mr. Kolko has been invited to participate, discussing Motions to Reopen before the Immigration Court.
Continue Reading Kolko & Associates is honored to have two of our attorneys invited to speak at the Annual Conference hosted by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). AILA is a 13,000 member strong organization dedicated to the enrichment of the practice of immigration law. This year’s conference, being held at National Harbor, Maryland, just outside of […]
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