Chin & Curtis News and Events
McKenna Marsden joins our team
Chin & Curtis is pleased to have McKenna Marsden join our team as Intake & Records Clerk.
...Chin & Curtis welcomes Kimberli Mason to the firm
Chin & Curtis is pleased to welcome Kimberli Mason to the firm. In her role as Receptionist, Kim applies her previous office experience and assists the firm in a broad range of administrative duties.
...Senior Attorney Frank Johnson speaks on advanced citizenship and naturalization at the 10th Annual AILA New England Chapter Advanced Immigration Law Conference
Senior Attorney Frank Johnson spoke on advanced citizenship and naturalization issues at the 10th Annual AILA New England Chapter Advanced Immigration Law Conference on March 1, 2013. Frank’s panel addressed several advanced issues in naturalization and citizenship.
...December 2013 Visa Bulletin
The Department of State recently published the December 2013 Visa Bulletin which summarizes the availability of immigrant visa numbers effective December 1, 2013. Significantly, the Employment-Based Second Preference (EB2) category for India has retrogressed to November 15, 2004, and the...
Phil Curtis participates in podcast sponsored by the American Immigration Lawyers Association
On October 24, 2013 Phil Curtis participated in a national podcast sponsored by the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Entitled “Running a Good Office,” the podcast will be published online by AILA.
...Phil Curtis moderates International Roundtable at annual meeting of the International Network of Boutique Law Firms
On October 4, 2013 Phil Curtis moderated the International Roundtable at the Tenth International Network of Boutique Law Firms (INBLF) Annual Meeting which took place in Boston. Phil was joined on this panel by attorneys from Australia, Colombia and Cyprus. ...
Update Regarding End of Government Shutdown
Early this morning, President Obama signed a temporary spending measure that the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives agreed to just before midnight on October 16, 2013. The short-term spending agreement ended a sixteen-day stand-off in Congress, and provides for...
U.S. Government Shutdown – Impact on Immigration Services
The government shutdown which began October 1, 2013 will impact immigration services, and immigration-related services, in a number of ways. In general, fee-based services can be expected to continue without major interruption for a period of time. Services that are...
FY 2015 Green Card/Diversity Visa Lottery
The U.S. Department of State holds an annual “Green Card Lottery” to assign 50,000 visas available pursuant to the Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Program for each fiscal year. This program provides immigrant visas to persons from countries with historically low...
Sarah Coleman to speak on Advanced Issues in H-1B Visas at Boston Bar Association March 7, 2013
Sarah Coleman and Madeline Cronin (Iandoli & Desai, PC) will host a brown bag presentation on Advanced Issues in H-1B Visas at the Boston Bar Association on Thursday, March 7, 2013. Their presentation will cover advanced issues that arise in...
Chin & Curtis to attend the 2012 Harry H. Dow Memorial Legal Assistance Fund Dinner
Chin & Curtis looks forward to attending and supporting the annual Harry H. Dow Memorial Legal Assistance Fund Dinner. The Dow Fund is an affiliate of the Asian American Lawyers...
Partner Phil Curtis quoted in Cape Cod Times article about the 2012 election and immigration
Partner Phil Curtis, media liaison for the New England chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), was quoted in a Cape Cod Times article on November 9, 2012 about the 2012 election and immigration reform. In “2012 Election: Cape...
Immigration News
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Court Allows ICE to Use Enforcement Priorities Set by the Biden Administration
September 16, 2021
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday stayed a significant part of an earlier decision by the Northern District of Texas that would have blocked the implementation of the Biden administration’s immigration enforcement priorities. In […]
Visa Bulletin
This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center.
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Immigration News
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Court Allows ICE to Use Enforcement Priorities Set by the Biden Administration
September 16, 2021
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday stayed a significant part of an earlier decision by the Northern District of Texas that would have blocked the implementation of the Biden administration’s immigration enforcement priorities. In […]
VISA Bulletin
This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center.