Immigration
The Department of State released the September Visa Bulletin today. While there are no real surprises, below is a listing of the updated information on the new bulletin. Family Based Immigrant Visa Numbers: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of US Citizens (F1): This are moved the most in the family category
Adjustment of Status
Charlie Oppenheim, the officer at the Department of State in charge of visa numbers and the Visa Bulletin, recently released an update to his predictions for the upcoming months. Below is a summary of some of that update. Family Based Visa Numbers According to Charlie, in September most of the
Adjustment of Status
The August 2016 visa bulletin was released by the Department of State yesterday. It features backlogs for ALL countries in the EB-2 category and other changed. However, readers should understand, that while certain countries (India and China) have regular backlogs in the EB-2 category, those for other countries
F-1
Under the new rules that went in effect on May 10, 2016, all students seeking STEM extensions for additional OPT time must have a training plan that is developed by them and their employer. Below are some important points to keep in mind about the new training plan requirement 1.
Extraordinary Ability
USCIS frequently is juggling around case types between various service centers to try and assure that all case types are adjudicated as quickly as possible. Fairly recently they started transferring EB-1A Extraordinary Ability cases to Nebraska from the Texas Service Center. Even more recent certain H-1Bs were sent
PERM
We get this, and similar questions, from our clients frequently. This is a very complex issue and every situation is different. However, there are some key considerations you should think about. The key questions are: * Are you carrying out the activity for profit? * Are you just trying to get rid
DACA
The Supreme Court issues its ruling today on DAPA/DACA case that was before it, and was split 4-4 on whether to uphold the temporary injunction issued by the lower court or to overturn it. Since it is an even split, the lower court decision to implement the temporary
OPT
For immigrants, it can sometimes be tough looking for a job, as there are employers who are simply not interested in hiring people on temporary visas. For employer, it can be difficult to know what you can and cannot ask about someones immigration status without running afoul of discrimination laws.
Adjustment of Status
The Department of State (DOS) released the July visa bulletin recently and Charlie Oppenheim, the person at the DOS who is in charge of the visa bulletin also updated the American Immigration Lawyer's Association on what further movement or backlogs can be expected in the near future. For
Immigration
A law firm has recently brought a lawsuit against USCIS claiming that the H-1B lottery system currently being used by USCIS (USCIS will accept applications for the first five days of April, conduct a lottery for the number of applciations that they think is sufficient to fill the quota,
H-1B1
USCIS just yesterday issued the following press release relating to where to file certain H-1Bs: The California Service Center (CSC) and the Vermont Service Center (VSC) may continue to accept these petitions during the transition period, which ends Aug. 31, 2016. These petitions should be mailed to: Nebraska Service
Immigration
Now that everyone knows if there H-1B application made it through the lottery process or not, the next issue is "What if USCIS issues a RFE on my H-1B. What should I do?" While I cannot provide specifics, because each RFE is unique to that case,