Immigration Law Professionals
The Capitol Immigration Law Group PLLC is a boutique law firm based in Washington, DC specializing exclusively in U.S. immigration and nationality law. We serve corporate and individual clients throughout the U.S. and internationally. We are proud to be able to offer practical, prompt and professional immigration and employment compliance legal advice to our clients.
Because of our focus on business immigration law, we are able to handle competently all of our individual and corporate clients’ needs in this area. Our ability to provide quality and practical legal advice lies not only in our devotion and competency in immigration law, but also in our efforts to understand our clients’ business and to act as immigration-related business advisors.
We take great pride in the quality of our work, in our professionalism and in our expertise. We provide regular client updates on important developments in immigration and compliance law and are often invited speakers to relevant business community and other labor and immigration events.
We offer free and confidential initial evaluations and we offer competitive flat fee rates for our services. Our goal is to provide stability to our clients’ immigration and compliance needs by ensuring a combination of high level of service and predictable and transparent billing arrangements.
Our typical clients are small and mid-size companies doing business in a variety of sectors, non-profit organizations, universities and foreign investors. We consider our size an asset allowing us to provide loyal, intimate and personal legal services. In addition to corporate clients, we also represent foreign nationals from over 40 countries on individual employment-related immigration matters.
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News and Recent Articles
Biden Administration to Rescind COVID-19 Travel Bans Starting Early November
The Biden Administration announced this week that it plans to ease travel restrictions on all international travelers coming into the United States from certain countries beginning in early November 2021. The administration will rescind the COVID-19 related travel bans implemented for individuals from China, Iran, the Schengen Area, U.K., Ireland, Brazil, South Africa, and India and will instead require vaccination.
Travel Bans to be Replaced by COVID-19 Vaccination and Test Requirements
It is expected that all international travelers will be required to prove that they have been fully vaccinated against […]
October 2021 Visa Bulletin – EB-3 Retrogression; Filing Dates to Be Used for I-485 Filings in October; EB-3 Downgrade Window Closing Down
The U.S. State Department has just released the October 2021 Visa Bulletin which is the first Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year (to start on October 1, 2021). The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the lack of movement in many categories and the retrogression in EB-3 India and China which is an indication that the government has sufficient number of EB-3 applications for review and approval in the near term. USCIS will use the “Dates for Filing” for I-485 filings during month of October. We also share predictions […]
COVID-19 Vaccine To Be Required for I-693 Medical Exams for Green Card Applicants
Starting October 1, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS) and the U.S. Department of State will require COVID-19 vaccinations for all applicants applying for refugee or lawful permanent residence (with a few exceptions). All permanent residency applicants who receive their medical examination from a Civil Surgeon or Panel Physician on or after October 1, 2021, must complete the COVID-19 vaccine series and provide documentation of vaccination.
Effective for I-693 Medical Exams Starting October 1, 2021
This change will impact anyone who completes Form I-693, Report of […]
September 2021 Visa Bulletin – Last Visa Bulletin For Fiscal Year Brings Additional Forward Movement for EB India
The U.S. State Department has just released the September 2021 Visa Bulletin which is the twelfth and final Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the continuing significant forward movement for EB-3 (and EB-2) India and the anticipated additional forward movement for EB India over the coming months, with a possible “Filing Dates” use in October/November 2021 for I-485 filings. We also share preparation pointers for applicants who are close to having a current priority date.