Copland and Brenner
Attorneys at Law
Practice Limited to U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law
Members, American Immigration Lawyers Association
- 410 Troy Schenectady Road
- Suite 201
- Latham, NY 12110-3217
- Telephone - 518/785-0175
- U.S./Canada - 1/800-990-5744
Our firm exists solely to represent clients seeking benefits under U.S. immigration laws. We use a team approach to meet and exceed the goals of our clients. We provide service in a prompt, courteous, cost-effective and ethical manner. To continuously improve our service, we encourage communication and feedback from our clients and interested government agencies.
Call us at 518/785-0175 or U.S./Canada - 1/800-990-5744
Copland and Brenner limits its practice to U.S. immigration and nationality laws. The firm represents clients in matters involving family, employment, and investor immigrant and non-immigrant visa classifications, naturalization, asylum claims, deportation and inadmissibility issues, waivers, consular processing, and employer sanctions. Our clients include families, including fiancés, students, scientists, researches, physicians, nurses, healthcare workers and businesses, hospitals, colleges and universities, religious organizations, and bio-medical research institutions before such U.S. agencies as: Citizenship and Immigration Services, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Labor, and the Department of State. Eric Copland has limited his practice to U.S. immigration and nationality matters since 1976; Barbara Brenner has limited her practice to U.S. immigration and nationality matters since 1990.
Current Newsletter and Articles
Immigration News Flash
- USCIS Modifies Application for Employment Authorization
USCIS has revised Form I-765 to include additional eligibility codes regarding recent changes involving F-1 Optional Practical Training. USCIS will accept the July 30, 2007 edition of the form through July 8, 2008. As of July 9, 2008, USCIS will only accept the revised Form I-765, dated April 4, 2008, and will reject all requests using previous editions of the form. ...more »
April 25, 2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Report of Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment of Status
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has amended Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment of Status, which now bears version Form I-693 (Rev. 04/02/08)N at the lower right hand corner. Previous editions of the form will be accepted only until May 1, 2008. The amended Form I-693 is online at http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-693.pdf, with instructions at more »
April 9, 2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- USCIS REACHES FY 2009 H-1B CAP
In this update, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that it has received enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated cap for fiscal year 2009, which begins on October 1, 2008. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons who are exempt from the cap because they hold a master's degree (or higher) earned at a U.S. educational institution. A random selection process will first take place among the "master's cap" category, after which another random selection process wi...more »
April 8, 2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Copland and Brenner Immigration News - May, 2008
Table of Contents:
- Papieren, Bitte: All Enforcement, All the Time
What's New in the Federal Register?
- Collection of Alien Biometric Data Upon Exit From the United States
April 25, 2008
The Federal Register
- Extending Period of Optional Practical Training - Interim Final Rule
April 8, 2008
The Federal Register
- Petitions Filed on Behalf of H-1B Temporary Workers Subject to Cap
March 24, 2008
The Federal Register
- Visas: Documentation of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants --Visa Classification Symbols
March 20, 2008
U.S. Department of State
- USCIS Announces Interim Rule on H-1B Visas
March 20, 2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Read More What's New in the Federal Register? »
Immigration Articles of Interest
- Family Struggled in Vain to Help Suffering Detainee
May 5, 2008
The New York Times
- Immigration Agency’s List of Deaths in Custody
May 5, 2008
The New York times
- Few Details on Immigrants Who Died in U.S. Custody
May 5, 2008
The New York Times
- Pulling Back the Immigration Posses
April 30, 2008
The New York Times
- USCIS Modifies Application for Employment Authorization
April 25, 2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Crackdown on Immigrants Draws Protests in Phoenix
April 14, 2008
The New York Times
- Perfectly Legal Immigrants, Until They Applied for Citizenship
April 14, 2008
The New York Times
- Report of Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment of Status
April 9, 2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Visa Application Period Opens for Highly Skilled Workers
April 1, 2008
The New York Times
- Immigration Referrals by Police Draw Scrutiny
March 24, 2008
The New York Times
- USCIS Revises Filing Instructions for Petition for Alien Relative
March 21, 2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- U.S. Cuts Off Visas in Minsk in a Dispute With Belarus
March 21, 2008
The New York Times
- An Agent, a Green Card, and a Demand for Sex
March 21, 2008
The New York Times
- Questions and Answers: USCIS Announces Interim Rule on H-1B Visas
March 20, 2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Fact Sheet: Changes to the FY2009 H-1B Program
March 20, 2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Statement by USCIS Director Emilio T. Gonzalez on Processing of Naturalization Applications
March 14, 2008
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Businesses Face Cut in Immigrant Work Force
March 14, 2008
The New York Times
- Tech firms, pressed for new talent, clamor for more H-1B visas
March 14, 2008
The Business Review (Albany, New York)
- Workers Sue Gulf Coast Company That Imported Them
March 11, 2008
The New York Times
- Latinos Seek Citizenship in Time for Voting
March 7, 2008
The New York Times
- After the War, a New Battle to Become Citizens
February 25, 2008
The New York Times
- New Tactics to Control Immigration are Unveiled
February 23, 2008
The New York Times
Read More Immigration Articles of Interest »
Immigration Reform
- Immigration, Outsourced (Editorial)
April 9, 2008
The New York Times
- Businesses Say New York’s Clout Is Emigrating, With Visa Policies to Blame
March 24, 2008
The New York Times
Read More Immigration Reform »