DOS released the Visa Bulletin for August 2008. In addition to the 3rd Preference category, the Other Workers category is now unavailable. EB2 category is current for all countries, except for India and China. However, the India and China cutoff date has moved forward to June 1, 2006. This is…
The American Immigration Lawyers Association released an excellent piece on the above referenced topic. Please read and let me know your thoughts. Let the debate begin! America’s economy is flailing, and 78 million baby boomers are nearing retirement, at which point they will leave the workforce to receive massive amounts…
I received so many emails following our most recent I-601 waiver posting about waiver success. Readers were encouraged by our clients success and learned how to plan a successful waiver. But what to do when the waiver is denied. Are there any options? I have provided below an extract from…
Obama knows how important is the Latino vote, and he makes it a priority to meets leaders of this powerful voting Group. Obama addressed National Council of La Raza convention, which has attracted more than 20,000 people to the San Diego Convention Center. He promised today he would make immigration…
We report on a recent Memo from Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations, to USCIS field offices on changes to the naturalization interview process. As you all N400 interviews are taking too long to schedule, and part of the problem is the time it takes to process such interviews…
The Department of Labor continues to fight against immigration service providers. First it was the largest Law Firm in America and now a software provider. DOL announced the debarment of an immigration software company, having determined that the company willfully provided false or inaccurate information when applying for permanent labor…
We all know that Hispanics will play a significant role in this year’s presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain. The Census Bureau reports an 18 percent jump in Hispanic voters in 2006, compared with the previous election. They are also a big part of the population in key…
An anxious and worried couple consulted with me recently. The spouse is American and the Husband Filipino who we will call Mr. M. They presented me with a decision from the local Immigration office intending to deny their Marriage Adjustment Petition. They were given 30 days to file an appeal.…
A few days ago USCIS updated the count of H-2B petitions received and counted towards the H-2B cap. As of July 1, 2008, 17,305 petitions have been counted towards the 33,000 cap for the first half of fy 2009. For the lawyers filing H2B visas and employers needing them badly,…
Due to the large number of visa refusals (mostly non immigrant) in many Consulates around the world, we can not stress to clients to be honest about past visa refusals. For more than 25 years, consular officers have been noting visa refusals by stamping the back of an applicant’s passport…