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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USCIS Resumes Premium Processing Today for ALL H-1B Petitions
March 12, 2019|Alert
Immigration Issues on Capitol Hill – Will Anything Get Done?
February 21, 2018|Blog
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USCIS Resumes Premium Processing Today for ALL H-1B Petitions
March 12, 2019 | Alert | By Barbara Chin
This alert covers the USCIS announcement that it is resuming Premium Processing on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 for all H-1B petitions.
Retrogression of Employment Based First Preference Priority Date on August 1, 2018
July 16, 2018 | Alert | By Barbara Chin
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 | By Barbara Chin
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 | By Barbara Chin
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 | By Barbara Chin
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 | By Barbara Chin
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 | By Barbara Chin
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 | By Douglas Hauer, William Coffman, Barbara Chin
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 | By Barbara Chin
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.