A few days ago we received a Request for Evidence (RFE) for one of our H1B transfer cases as well for a new H3 visa Petition. The Request was stating that the employer can not be verified in the Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises (VIBE) Program, and the employer must…
I was interviewed yesterday by Ruxandra Guidi from KBPS Public Radio about the topic Selective Service Encourages Undocumented Men to Sign Up. This is an interesting topic that we will hear more about in the next few months. Here is a link to the story from the Radio Site According…
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…
We all know by now about the Pleasanton university that catered to mostly online students is being called a sham by federal prosecutors who say the university was a front to illegally provide immigration status to foreign nationals. The complaint, filed by the U.S. District Attorney’s Office, claims Ms. Su…
This new new information just came in recently, but is already a confusing topic among illegal immigrants. All Legal Permanent Residents, who are male and between the ages of 18 – 26 years, are required to register for Selective Service (females are not required to register). If you failed to…
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…
In a recent meeting between the American Immigration Lawyers Association and USCIS the following question was raised: What is the policy regarding the procedure for a legal name change during the naturalization process. We understand that the CIS permits applicants to complete a petition for legal name change during the…
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…
What do you make of this? Thousands of immigrants from India have crossed into the United States illegally at the southern tip of Texas in the last year, part of a mysterious and rapidly growing human-smuggling pipeline that is backing up court dockets, filling detention centers and triggering investigations. The…
There are many bars to changing status and adjusting status, and overstaying the visa is not the only problem. Unlawful employment can create several problems when one seeks to adjust status in the US. Unlawful employment occurs quite frequently when the line between being a visitor for business and actual…