Maryanne’s practice focuses on US federal immigration law, with a concentration on business-based immigration issues.
She has experience representing and counseling private clients, business professionals, and entrepreneurs on the development of and strategy for the US employment of foreign nationals, executives, managers, and other workers.
Maryanne also specializes in immigration-compliance issues, business reorganizations and their immigration consequences, and immigration-related due diligence.
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US Department of State Extends Validity of National Interest Exceptions to 12 Months
July 7, 2021 | Alert | By Maryanne Kline
This alert discusses the US State Department’s July 6, 2021 announcement that National Interest Exceptions (NIEs) to the COVID-related travel ban are now valid for 12 months — up from 30 days — and that multiple entries are permitted.
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Travel Alert – Update on U.S. Travel Bans
May 12, 2021 | Alert | By Maryanne Kline
This alert advises caution regarding international travel and covers the CDC’s January 26, 2021 order on COVID-19 testing, current travel bans and their exemptions and waivers, visa processing, and additional notes on entry into the US.
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President Biden Lifts Order Suspending Entry of New Immigrants
February 25, 2021 | Alert | By Maryanne Kline
Read about President Joe Biden’s termination of the U.S. entry ban on new immigrants, or “green card” holders, implemented by the Trump administration in April 2020.
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E-Verify Records Purge Scheduled for May 14, 2021
February 25, 2021 | Alert | By Maryanne Kline
Read about USCIS’s E-Verify, a web-based system that allows enrolled employers to confirm their newly hired employees’ eligibility to work in the US.
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Webinar Recording: H-1B Cap Registration Returns
February 2, 2021 | Webinar | By Angel Feng, Maryanne Kline, John Quill
Important Reminders as the Holiday Travel Season Approaches
November 18, 2020 | Blog | By Maryanne Kline
As the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions continue, many who have endured long separations from home and family are eager to travel as the holidays approach. Everyone considering holiday travel is urged to carefully consider the risks and be fully aware of how ongoing conditions may impact travel.
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New DHS Proposed Regulations will Revise the H-1B Cap Lottery
November 5, 2020 | Blog | By John Quill, Maryanne Kline
November 2020 Visa Bulletin: Filing Eligibility Continues for Employment-based Categories
October 29, 2020 | Blog | By Maryanne Kline, John Quill
June 30 Update: Implementation of June 22, 2020 Presidential Proclamation Restricting H, L and J Entry into the United States
June 30, 2020 | Alert | By Maryanne Kline, John Quill
This alert provides an update on the government’s implementation of its June 22, 2020 Presidential Proclamation restricting entry of H, L and J visa holders into the United States.
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TPS Documentation Extended for Six Countries
November 1, 2019 | Alert | By Maryanne Kline
This alert covers a November 1, 2019 announcement from the Department of Homeland Security that it will extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) documentation of foreign nationals from El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan until January 4, 2021.
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Events & Speaking
Involvement
- Member, Boston Bar Association
- Co-chair, Boston Bar Association Immigration Law Committee (2003 – 2005)
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Recent Insights
Navigating the New Alien Registration Rules: What You Need to Know
April 8, 2025| Webinar|
US Department of Homeland Security Terminates CHNV Parole Program
March 28, 2025| Alert|
