U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced it continues to accept H-1B nonimmigrant petitions that are subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2012 cap. The agency began accepting these petitions on April 1, 2011. USCIS is monitoring the number of petitions received that count toward the congressionally mandated annual…
Many readers were emailing us for an update on the Visa Waiver overstay saga. Here is the latest: Our Lawyer’s Association and all fellow attorneys are concerned that USCIS has not yet provided guidance to the field with respect to the eligibility of an alien who was admitted under the…
It has been 5 days now since the H1B season started and there is no indication whether the H1B Cap was reached on the first day or not. The stakes are higher this year as the economy rebounds. According to computer world, some law makers think that the cap should…
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 system started in late March. This is an initiative that allows individuals in the United States to check their employment eligibility information without charge. The self check allows individuals to become aware of any inaccuracies in their records. The workers can address incorrect information and seek to resolve any…
On August 18, 2010 we were the first to report the new trend coming from some local Immigration offices, mainly San Diego, regarding Visa Waiver overstay Issues. Click here to read the post as well as the Adjustment of Status denial we posted that same week. We are happy to…
We has learned that the USCIS hold on adjudication of cases involving same-sex partners has been lifted. An announcement by immigration officials in Washington on Monday that they were delaying decisions on some immigration cases involving gay couples led to a surge of expectations among gay advocates that the Obama…
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…
As the H1B filing deadline approaches, lawyers and employers are scrambling to get the cases ready for filing on April 1. Our office sure is in a state of war as stacks of H1B files are moving between the copy machines into organized FEDEX envelopes. This is a last minute…
Birth Tourism is a hot topic right now. How do I know? Reporters keep calling me asking about this topic with great interest. The latest story was covered by the daily. The Daily is new type of media exclusively created for the ipad and provides cutting edge news with amazing…