In the past few weeks the Visa Bulletin mess was all over the news. I was featured on Channel 10 news in a detailed report about one of our clients, and how this problem is destroying his future in this country. We had various reporters call us for interviews. The…
Business week reports that Congressional leaders have begun to discuss legislation that would sharply increase the number of high-skilled foreign workers who could become permanent U. S. residents in the next few years. Read this article here
News of a resolution to Visa Bulletin mess has been floating since last week. However, no press release has yet been issued by USCIS. That is until a few hours ago…. So this is what happened today. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued the August 2007 Visa Bulletin late…
When Microsoft made what appeared to be a minor announcement recently that it would expand its Canadian operations with the creation of the Microsoft Canada Development Centre for software development based in the greater Vancouver, British Columbia, I thought what a way to protest on the failed Immigration Reform Bill.…
Journalists, reporters, Bloggers and other Media outlets keep calling my office trying to get an explanation as to what happened in July when the new Visa Bulletin was revised, and why is it such a big disaster. The U.S. State Department surprised the immigration law community, employers and employees alike,…
USCIS keeps surprising us all. Effective July 2, 2007, USCIS has temporarily suspended premium processing service for the Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker (Form I-140). USCIS said it anticipates a substantial increase in the number of petitioning employers that will file such petitions because of “pent up demand for preference…
Boy, what nice news to start the week with? USCIS announced this morning that, effective today, it is rejecting all employment-based adjustment of status applications where the priority date is not current under the revised visa bulletin. See Visa Bulletin Link USCIS Service Center Operations has advised AILA lawyers that…
What a day for Immigration!! Majority Leader Reid (D-NV) held a vote on a motion to invoke cloture early today. A vote on cloture requires approval of 3/5 of the Senate, or 60 votes. The vote to invoke cloture on the underlying bill passed, 64-35. As a result, the Senate…
Many of our readers have been calling the office asking about the status of the Immigration reform. After all, it is all over the news. As much as I like listening to the news, when thet cover immigration law changes, they often get it wrong. They mix the terms, the…
If I could get a penny everytime I get into discussions about the “Illegals” in this country, I could be a very rich person by now. The current debate about immigration has divided our nation in so many ways. You can say many things about those that have broken the…