When it comes to responding to RFEs having an Expert Opinion Letter to augment the case has become an essential component of any filing. An Expert Opinion Letter can take many forms, such as an evaluation of the candidate’s credentials, an evaluation of the position as a specialty occupation, a combination of the two, or … Continue reading What Makes an Expert
Author: Kelsi Swenson
Business Immigration Today
It’s no surprise that the business immigration sphere, in addition to the rest of the world, experienced some arduous and unprecedented moments over the past couple of years. The coronavirus pandemic coupled with the former presidential administration created a seemingly impenetrable barrier for visa seekers. However, despite a largely dismal 2020, there were small victories … Continue reading Business Immigration Today
AI: An Intelligent Solution to Cybersecurity, or an Investment Gone Wrong?
AI, or Artificial Intelligence, is a field rooted in computer science and data, influenced by machine learning and deep learning. In essence, AI is a cognitive software application capable of functioning on datasets and algorithms, with the autonomy and response impulse of a human cybersecurity analyst. You’ve probably interacted with AI before not even realizing … Continue reading AI: An Intelligent Solution to Cybersecurity, or an Investment Gone Wrong?
Home
holding him in my arms, amidst the wake of my waning waves of rage, nuzzling my nose against his head, I wade into his peace; gentle kisses of sorrow rippling from my lips remind me of who I really am – you’re my north star, bring me home each night. This poem appears in the … Continue reading Home
Drone
The summer cicadas are in my mind tonight. Their low droning drowning me – can’t tell if it’s one or two or maybe three – because they’re so loud in my head I can’t even hear myself think can’t even remind myself I can tune them out I can’t count them because there’s so many … Continue reading Drone
Self-Portrait in a Map of the World
As a small child, I learn city, state, country, continent, hemisphere— I learn “here” and “there”— the makings of my identity. On a globe in my bedroom, I trace trips across the oceans, imagine inheriting other lands, wanting my body’s knowledge to expand to places unknown. Here and now has never interested me.
Inhale, Exhale
Imagine me as the smoke from your cigarette. Feel me hang from your lips. Breathe me into your nose, push me down into your lungs. Hold me before you have to let go. Think of me when you notice the smell of tobacco lingering on your jacket, so even when I can’t be with you, … Continue reading Inhale, Exhale
Abandon
We built a house from our dreams and lived in it, ignoring its weak beams. The walls painted with a future that you soon realized wasn’t ours— there were no ‘forevers’ for us. When you left, the surfaces gleamed with your reflection. A shadow spreading across the rooms where I once felt free, painting the … Continue reading Abandon
Springtime
In bed, his arms drape across me like willow branches, his lips planting kisses on the top of my head. In his bed, lips drape across the top of my head, planting kisses on me. His arms, willow branches. Together under the blanket, we lose ourselves to sleep. To sleep together – we lose ourselves … Continue reading Springtime
Revolution
If you wait, the right person will come along. And at first, I thought it was you. Wanted you to untangle me under the light of the moon. Learn me inside and out. So, I waited and waited while the leaved turned shades of red, orange, yellow— and brown. They fell to the ground. I … Continue reading Revolution
Beating Out of Time 