Here is an interesting update for our marriage cases readers. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the creation of a new employment authorization document (EAD) which also serves as an advance parole (AP) travel permit. The new card will be available for persons who concurrently file an I-765 application…
The Department of State released the new visa bulletin for March 2011 (http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5337.html) on February 11, 2011. Employment Based Visa Bulletin for the month of March 2011: The EB-1 category is current for both Chinese and Indian nationals. In the EB-2 category, the cut-off dates moved forward 7 days for…
Here is an important update for our readers. Many applicants are reporting sever delays with I-130 applications for Immediate Relative cases. In November 2010, USCIS transferred approximately 36,000 Immediate Relative petitions from the California Service Center to the Texas Service Center. They anticipated that this redistribution of work would result…
The following is new information regarding the ability to schedule a waiver appointment for an immigrant visa in Mexico. The information from the Consulate in Ciudad Juarez States: Please be advised that as of January 10, 2011, the procedure to request a waiver appointment has changed. Applicants can make the…
The EB5 immigrant investor visa has quickly become one of the most positive and popular visa programs and path to a Green Card Visa the United States has ever conceived. Since its creation as part of the Immigration Act of 1990, the visa has risen from obscurity to become a…
This great summary is provided by AILA with the guidance of Tammy Fox-Isicoff. The EB5 program is of great interest to many applicants, especially those with the means to participate. he EB-5, Green Card through investment, was created to promote investments in businesses and to create and preserve jobs in…
Department of State Visa Office provided explanation of its monthly determination of employment preference cut-of dates and data used in determining employment based cut-off dates for December 2010. Each month, the State Department subdivides the annual preference and foreign state limitations specified by the Immigration and Nationality Act into monthly…
This is an important update for all Religious Workers filing for Permanent Residency. On October 13, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a mandate overturning the permanent injunction ordered by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington allowing special immigrant religious workers…
The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Office of Foreign Labor Certification, issued a Frequently Asked Questions on Permanent Labor Certifications, titled Round 12. In that update they answer the employer point of contact questions that is often asked by employers. The answer is that the employer must…
Bad news for Dream Act supporters, On 9/21/10, the Senate failed to reach the 60 votes needed to pass a motion to proceed to consideration of the fiscal 2011 defense authorization bill (S. 3454). Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) had previously announced his intention to offer the DREAM Act…