Immigration Nerds

Today I interview Kimberly Wong, the Fashion Designer behind the brand Cukimber (Www.cukimber.com). Kimberly originally hails from New Jersey but has resided in Shanghai for the last decade.

Her daily Covid-19 journal installments have captured what everyday life looks like as a Chinese resident since the outbreak. Her on the ground reports have captured many readers and major publications online wanting to know the typical life and experience currently in China. In this episode, I sat with her to discuss the novel journey back to Shanghai during the COVID era.

(Working with Zoom sound quality, apologies for any feedback noticed in episode).

What does the future look like for international students in an uncertain world?

Policy updates this week from US immigration services.

USCIS announced that immigrants who undergo medical testing for Covid-19 or receive treatment for it, will not be penalized when applying for green cards and visas under the newly enacted public charge rule.

Richard Christensen, and Krystal Kryst join the podcast.

A brief list of the travel restriction status of major countries in the Americas and Asia.

Argentina - 0:55

Brazil - 1:14

Canada - 1:20

Colombia- 1:40

Dominican Republic - 1:55

Ecuador - 2:08

El Salvador - 2:18

Guatemala - 2:27

Mexico - 2:38

Peru - 2:51

Uruguay - 3:01

Venezuela - 3:15

India - 3:24

Myanmar - 3:52

Singapore - 4:28

Thailand - 4:52

Nepal - 5:19

Vietnam - 5:55

A brief list of the travel restriction status of major countries in Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Kenya - 0:54

Ghana - 1:17

Morocco - 1:29

Namibia - 1:59

South Africa - 2:09

Australia - 2:26

New Zealand - 2:48

A brief list of the travel restriction status of major countries in Middle East and Europe.

Israel - 1:06

Jordan - 1:36

Lebanon - 2:08

Saudi Arabia- 2:16

Austria - 2:26

Croatia - 2:41

Czech Republic - 3:11

Denmark - 3:24

A brief list of the travel restriction status of major countries.

United States - 0:56

China - 1:15

South Korea - 1:34

Japan - 2:02

France - 2:20

Germany - 2:59

Italy - 3:09

Today Coronavirus. 

We narrow the scope of analysis to its impact on travel restrictions and the resulting effect on immigration processes.

Managing Director at Erickson Immigration Group and Co-Creator of Immigration Nerds Hiba Anver, joins the podcast along with colleague and also Managing Director at Erickson Immigration Group Justin Parsons.

How do "work from home" policies affect H-1B procedures?

What specific visa types will be impacted?

How does corporate compliance fit into the equation?

On Wednesday, February 26, the Justice Department announced the creation of a special Denaturalization Unit tasked with investigating and litigating criminals who have become naturalized citizens.

In this Immigration Nerds podcast, we ask a fundamental question: just how easy can your citizenship be taken away? We explore that answer today.

Irina D. Manta, Professor of Law at Hofstra University and Cassandra B. Robertson, Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve join to share why the government has decided to emphasize these cases.

Cassandra and Irina have collaborated on several scholarly publications on the role that due process plays in cases of denaturalization and the effect on civil liberties.