On July 11, 2011, the Ombudsman’s Office recommends that USCIS take the following actions to improve the processing of employment authorization documents (EAD): 1. Establish methods at local offices to facilitate immediate resolution; 2. Establish a uniform processing time goal of 45 days for adjudication and 60 days for issuance…
We have recently won an incredible case under the National Interest Waiver Category for a challenged athlete who is also a motivational speaker. Attorney Andrew Desposito did a great job in this case. Andrew provides a great summary of this process for our readers. The National Interest Waiver is a…
It was a mostly sunny day here in San Diego as the AILA conference entered its second Day. Lots of meetings with government officials and several open forums. I will provide a few points from the DOL open forum head by Bill Carlson, Dept. of Labor, Foreign Labor Certification. This…
The Department of State has released the new visa bulletin for July 2011 on June 9, 2011 which continues to bring cheers to Chinese and Indian nationals whose Priority Dates get benefited. For the month of July 2011, the EB-1 category was current for both Chinese and Indian nationals. In…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today proposed significant enhancements to the administration of the USCIS Immigrant Investor Program, commonly referred to as the EB-5 Program—transforming the intake and review process for immigrant investors as part of the Obama administration’s continued commitment to improve the legal immigration system and meet…
Charlie Oppenheim, Chief, Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State, informed previously of a dramatic reduction in the use of EB-1 numbers. He stated: “[US]CIS says they have seen a decline in filings, and does not expect a change in the number use pattern. Therefore, this decline…
This just came in, Charlie Oppenheim, the Chief of the U.S. Department of State’s Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division, has confirmed a dramatic reduction in the use of EB-1 immigrant visa numbers and the resulting favorable effect on the EB-2 category for immigrant visas chargeable to India. Due to…
A new bill — introduced by Senators John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat; Richard Lugar, an Indiana Republican; and Mark Udall, a Colorado Democrat — aims to give two-year visas to foreign entrepreneurs if they secure at least $100,000 in financing from qualified investors. After two years, the start-up must have…
Here is the latest from the American Immigration Lawyers Association on the Visa Waiver Denials issue. Following reports from AILA chapter USCIS liaisons that a favorable resolution on the question of adjustment eligibility for Visa Waiver Program (VWP) admittees has been reached, AILA Liaision has confirmed that USCIS HQ has…
Mr. Skokos is, by all accounts, an accomplished security consultant. But the Department of Homeland Security doubts he is at the very pinnacle of his profession, so accomplished the world over that Mr. Skokos, a Canadian citizen who lives in Las Vegas, merits a special visa to live permanently in…