The immigration law office of Romben Law, APC in Los Angeles receives many inquiries from travellers from Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries about the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) program. The ESTA program is ONLY for citizens of countries who do NOT need actual visas to enter the USA. …
US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced today background check policy update affecting adjustment of status and waivers of inadmissibility cases delayed by long-pending background checks. While USCIS has not changed its national security requirements, they did modify their existing guidance for some procedures that will affect the detention and…
Some Romben Law, APC immigration law clients have asked about the possibility of serving in the US armed forces. Attorneys at Romben Law, APC contacted military recruiters in Los Angeles. The US Department of Defense (DOD) began a pilot program in December 2008 to recruit up to 1,000 nonimmigrant aliens in…
Five days before Christmas, the Los Angeles Times reported a loss of nearly 42,000 jobs in the month of November. This raises the unemployment rate in California to a historic high of 8.4 percent. I am often asked whether workers on H-1B or L-1 status can be terminated even…
Immigration law firms like Romben Law, APC, even though we’re located in Los Angeles, often get embroiled in international politics. There has recently been controversy about whether US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) would put “TAIWAN” as the country of former citizenship on US Naturalization Certificates. Because the US Government…