U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions, for individuals with disabilities who are seeking exceptions from the English and civics requirements for naturalization. USCIS will shortly be offering public information sessions on the revised form for medical professionals and other stakeholders.…
In the spirit of the holidays, wanted to share this great post by Eleanor Pelta from AILA A client of mine is in a real quandary. The client has a major project with an urgent deliverable that requires a key employee to travel to the U.S. urgently. Because the company…
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…
H-1B Cap Count for FY 2011 as on Dec. 17, 2010 Cap Type – H-1B Regular Cap Cap Amount – 65,000 Cap Eligible Petitions – 53,900 Date of Last Count – 12/17/2010 Cap Type – H-1B Master’s Exemption Cap Amount – 20,000 Cap Eligible Petitions – 19,700 Date of Last…
As many readers may know for I-129 that is used for H, L and O Petition has been revised. On December 20, 2010, USCIS informed stakeholders that it will accept previous editions of Form I-129 that are postmarked on or before December 22, 2010. Petitions postmarked on or after December…
On Saturday morning, the Senate failed to advance the DREAM Act (H.R. 5281) on a vote of 55-41. Sixty votes were needed to move the bill forward procedurally and stop any filibuster. With that loss, the fight for the DREAM Act is over, at least for this Congress. Below is…
Update from AILA: Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Reid filed cloture on the DREAM Act (H.R. 5281) setting the bill up for the critical cloture vote in the Senate expected for Saturday, December 18. The Senate will need 60 votes for the DREAM Act to move forward. This is the vote…
Kuwait’s Labour Ministry has submitted three proposals to the government to help put an end to the controversial sponsorship system. The proposals are based on studies and recommendations prepared by the ministry, the Arab Labour Organisation and the International Labour Organisation, a source from the ministry has said. “The ministry…
Great news to report today about private Bills. A private bill is one providing benefits to specified individuals (including corporate bodies). Individuals sometimes request relief through private law when administrative or legal remedies are exhausted, but Congress seems more often to view private legislation as appropriate in cases for which…
Client just called and asked for a change of status from B2 visitor to F1 student. I said, great we can help, but when does your status expire. He said, no worries I am good for 10 years!!! Been here for 4 only. I said: No you are not, the…