H-1B Quota is still available for all employers. Employers who have not yet proceeded with new H-1B filing can go ahead now too as per their business requirements. After many years since the Cap of H-1B started, it is still available even after Sept. 30, 2009. As of this writing,…
Since the H1B filing season opened up in April 2009, cases were subject to greater scrutiny by USCIS. While we still have H1B visas available, the denial rate of filed cases is on the rise. I would say say that we have a 30% increase in RFE’s received this year.…
On October 13, hundreds of people from across the nation will be gathering in Washington and across America to tell Congress that immigration reform can’t wait. We encourage our readers to take action as best as you can. If we want for a major reform to pass this time, this…
A Blog reader called me the other day and wanted to know when his priority date will become current. His I-485 adjustment was filed in August 2007 when visas opened up for 30 days, and since that time retrogressed. The applicant is from India and like many others in his…
Recently the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released an advance copy of the final rule rescinding the agency’s regulations regarding the legal obligations of employers receiving no-match letters from the Social Security Administration (SSA). The rule rescinds DHS final regulations previously issued on August 15, 2007 and October 28, 2008,…
When same-sex marriage became a reality in some countries, the state of Massachusetts, and for a short period of time in California, the big question for many was whether a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident who married a person of the same sex would be deemed to be legally…
We had quite a few inquiries this past week about K visas. Clients often mix the different K categories. Here is a brief summary for our confused readers. On December 21, 2000, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (LIFE Act). The Life Act made…
USCIS has updated the H1B cap count. As of September 25, 2009, the regular Cap count is 46,700. The advanced-degree cap remains at 20,000. Since neither cap has been reached at the time of this writing, the USCIS will continue to accept FY2010 H1B cases under the advanced-degree and regular…
The U.S. State Department has officially released information about this year’s DV-2011 green card lottery, which begins on October 2, 2009. Don’t wait too long and sign on the registration process by reading through this year’s instructions. For those of you who were curious, the DV-2011 list of ineligible countries…
From time to time we update our local readers about procedures affecting cases here in San Diego. This is from our local AILA liason meeting update. These procedures may apply in other states as well. 1. INFOPASS appointments for paying filing fees and fingerprint re-scheduling. USCIS prefers that customers make…