Many of our clients are complaining of the need to renew their employment authorization documents (EADS) every year while their green card adjustment of status application is pending. Given the long backlogs, the need to extend EADs every year becomes a hassle and, especially for those applicants who have to pay for each application, [...]
BREAKING NEWS - The July 2008 Visa Bulletin has been released and EB-3 are unavailable while EB-3 (India and China) get additional visa numbers for the fiscal year. Please read the full article for additional details on this breaking development.
The debate surrounding E-Verify is in full force. In the meantime, the federal government and many states are busy implementing regulations requiring employers to become E-Verify compliant and start using the E-Verify system for all of their new hires. The latest regulation is an Executive Order 12989 as Amended, dated as of June 6, 2008, which [...]
The Department of Homeland Security has announced an Interim Final Rule which creates a new online system which is part of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The new online system will require all nationals or citizens of VWP countries who plan to come to the United States under the VWP to register their travel in [...]
The recent OPT 17-month extension which went into effect in early April 2008 has been challenged in the U.S. District Court in Newark, N.J. by the Immigration Reform Law Institute, joined by the Programmers Guild and other organizations. The lawsuit challenges the administration's decision to extend the work period for students under the OPT program and argues that the OPT extension is just a way to go around the H-1B cap limit. The argument is based on the fact that the H-1B program, and its annual cap, is set by U.S. Congress and by extending the OPT by 17-month, the administration has circumvented the required process of consent by the U.S. Congress. Please read the full article on more details related to this important development.