We have learned from AILA member Jan Peterson that the following might happen once the October Visa Bulletin will be published: The priority date information listed is to be taken as educated predictions, not carved in stone. Expect the following: 1. Worldwide, other than India and China, EB1, EB2, EB4…
From time to time clients contact me trying to determine if they still qualify for a visa, despite some criminal activity in the past. ” I was young and stupid and now I will be paying for this”. I learned recently that the Department of State is implementing a new…
For those of you that listen to NPR here is an interesting story. It was recently reported by National Public Radio that: “This week, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano signed a tough immigration law, penalizing companies that knowingly employ illegal workers. The law goes into effect in January 2008. Napolitano, who…
According to ilw.com the biggest immigration law publisher online, USCIS’s immigration forms page [last visited 07/31/07, 3pm ET] http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD states that Form I-129F Fiancee Petition and Form I-290B Notice of Appeal require the new 7/30/07 version and that all previous versions will be not accepted (the I-765 Form now states…
We were really busy this past week trying to get our cases filed before the July 30th deadline. It’s funny that as the dead line was approaching last minute filers were calling our office and seeking last minute service. We took cases all through Thursday and were able to file…
USCIS issued today Q & A memo about the adjustment filing procedures in the next 30 days or so under the July visa Bulletin. All Labor Certification exempt applicants (Nurses, NIW’s etc.) must file I-140’S by the end of the week. All other cases can do so by August 17,…
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.…