Barbara has advised clients on corporate and business immigration matters for 30 years and has served as counsel for domestic and international Fortune 500 companies in all aspects of employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant visas.
Before focusing on immigration law, Barbara served as assistant district attorney in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Education
- Boston College (JD)
- Wheaton College (BA)
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Immigration Issues on Capitol Hill – Will Anything Get Done?
February 21, 2018|Blog
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Retrogression of Employment Based First Preference Priority Date on August 1, 2018
July 16, 2018| Alert
According to the State Department August Visa Bulletin, the Employment Based First Preference Category (EB-1) Final Action Dates for “Priority Workers” will retrogress for the month of August 2018.
Immigration Issues on Capitol Hill – Will Anything Get Done?
February 21, 2018| Blog
It appears that the Republican controlled Congress and the Trump Administration cannot get anything done on the contentious issues of immigration.
Latest Supreme Court Decision on Travel Ban for Nationals of Iran, Sudan, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia: Close Relatives are Now Exempt
July 24, 2017| Blog
This is a follow-up to the Supreme Court’s decision on June 26, 2017 which allowed the Trump Administration’s Travel Ban affecting nationals of the six designated Muslim-majority countries to be partially implemented until its hearing on the merits in the fall.
Latest Supreme Court Decision on Travel Ban for Nationals of Iran, Sudan, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia: Close Relatives are Now Exempt
July 21, 2017| Alert
This is a follow-up to the Supreme Court’s decision on June 26, 2017 which allowed the Trump Administration’s Travel Ban affecting nationals of the six designated Muslim-majority countries to be partially implemented until its hearing on the merits in the fall.
Additional 15,000 Visas for H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Workers for FY 2017
July 19, 2017| Blog
Effective upon publication by the Federal Register on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has authorized the one-time issuance of an additional 15,000 H-2B visas for Temporary Nonagricultural Workers through September 30, 2017.
Additional 15,000 Visas for H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Workers for FY 2017
July 18, 2017| Alert
Effective upon publication by the Federal Register on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has authorized the one-time issuance of an additional 15,000 H-2B visas for Temporary Nonagricultural Workers through September 30, 2017.
2017 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Begins Today
October 1, 2015| Alert
On October 1, 2015, the US Department of State will begin accepting requests to register for the 2017 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2017), also known as the Green Card Lottery.
Effective September 12, 2014: New Fees for Some Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Visas
September 18, 2014| Alert
The Department of State (DOS) has revised certain nonimmigrant and immigrant visa fees. DOS has adjusted the visa fees in the following categories:
USCIS Rolls Out Full-Scale Implementation of L-1 Site Visit Program: Employers of L-1 Transferees Should Now Set up Processes to Prepare for Such Visits
July 25, 2014| Blog
Barbara Chin, my colleague in our Immigration practice, recently wrote an advisory about the launch of an L-1 site inspection program by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate.
USCIS Rolls Out Full-Scale Implementation of L-1 Site Visit Program: Employers of L-1 Transferees Should Now Set up Processes to Prepare for Such Visits
July 24, 2014| Advisory
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) Directorate has recently begun implementation of an L-1 site inspection program in response to an August 2013 report released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) titled “Implementation of L-1 Visa Regulations.”