Last week marked the launch of Entrepreneur Pathways, an online resource center that gives immigrant entrepreneurs a means to investigate opportunities to start and grow a business in the United States. Called a “new front door for immigrant entrepreneurs” by the White House, this new resource is part of the Entrepreneurs in Residence initiative, and was announced during a visit to MIT’s entrepreneurship center by Alejandro Mayorkas, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

News Release from Jewell & Associates, PC – August 2, 2011 Breaking news: The Wall Street Journal reports today that Washington will provide immigration benefits to foreign entrepreneurs in its quest to increase job growth in the United States. The WSJ article can...

As of April 28, 2011, all countries that were designated as part of the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) have been relieved of compliance and removed from the NSEERS list.  Accordingly, nationals and citizens of Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen are no longer subject to the NSEERS registration requirements.

News Release from Jewell & Associates - December 4, 2003 In an interim rule effective December 2, 2003, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has suspended the 30-day and annual re-registration requirements of the National Security Entry-Exit Registration...

News Release from Jewell & Associates - January 24, 2003 We previously reported on the INS's newly implemented National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS). This program requires foreign national nonimmigrants (non-green card holders) who either are...

In the wake of the September 11 attacks, the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) has mandated new reporting requirements for certain nonimmigrants, aliens who hold temporary visas (i.e. not Legal Permanent Residents or U.S. Citizens), through the National Security Entry-Exit Regulation (NSEER; 8 C.F.R., Parts 214 & 264). These requirements become effective on a limited basis on September 11, 2002 and are effective at all ports of entry on October 1, 2002.