Dimo Michailov, Author at Capitol Immigration Law Group PLLC

About Dimo Michailov

Dimo has over 15 years of experience in US immigration including employment-based immigration benefits, corporate compliance and family based immigration. He represents corporate and individual clients in a wide range of cross-border immigration matters including mobility of key foreign executives and managers, specialized knowledge workers, and foreign nationals with extraordinary ability.

August 2012 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and China Remain Unavailable; EB-2 ROW Cutoff Date Unchanged at January 1, 2009; FB-1 Philippines Retrogresses by 32 Months

The U.S. State Department has just released the August 2012 Visa Bulletin which is the eleventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2012 fiscal year. The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the continued unavailability in the EB-2 India and China categories (which is expected to continue for at least one more months), the unchanged [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:47:53-04:00July 10th, 2012|Articles, EB-2, EB-3, News, Visa Bulletin|

HR 3012 Developments – Sen. Grassley Proposed Increased H-1B Enforcement In Exchange of Removing Per-Country Green Card Limits

Our office closely monitors developments here in Washington, DC on the proposal to lift the per-country limitations on immigrant visas (green cards). Throughout the past couple of weeks, there have been significant developments on this proposal and we wanted to update our clients and readers. H.R. 3012 Background H.R. 3012, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:47:53-04:00June 28th, 2012|Articles, DOL, Employers, H-1B, News, Policy|

FY2013 H-1B Work Visa Cap Reached as of June 11 — Alternatives to H-1B

Many of our readers are aware that as of June 11, 2012, USCIS has received a sufficient number of H-1B cap-subject petitions to fill the annual H-1B quota. All cap-subject new H-1B petitions received by USCIS on or after June 12th will be rejected. Throughout the entire H-1B cap season, our office was providing weekly [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:47:53-04:00June 12th, 2012|Articles, H-1B, News|

July 2012 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 ROW Cutoff Date of January 1, 2009 Introduced; EB-2 India and China Remain Unavailable

The U.S. State Department has just released the July 2012 Visa Bulletin which is the tenth Visa Bulletin for the FY2012 fiscal year. The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the introduction of a cutoff date for the EB-2 ROW category and the continued unavailability in the EB-2 India and China categories (which [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:47:53-04:00June 11th, 2012|Articles, EB-2, News, Visa Bulletin|

FY2013 H-1B Numbers Update – 55,600 Regular and 18,700 Masters Cap Visas Used; Reaching H-1B Cap Imminent (June 1, 2012)

The H-1B season may be just starting its third month today, but we see that the H-1B is about to be reached for this year in a 7-10 days. As of June 1, 2012, USCIS has received approximately 55,600 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap, an increase of 10,200 for the past reported week [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:47:54-04:00June 4th, 2012|Articles, H-1B, News|

FY2013 H-1B Numbers Update – 48,400 Regular and 17,500 Masters Cap Visas Used; H-1B Quota to be Reached Soon (May 25, 2012)

The H-1B season may be still only in its second month, but we are starting to see the end of the H-1B caps for this year. As of May 25, 2012, USCIS has received approximately 48,400 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap, an increase of 6,400 for the past reported week. This suggests an [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:47:54-04:00May 31st, 2012|Articles, H-1B, News|

New Study Tool – Preparing for the Oath of Citizenship: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) launched earlier today Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship, a Web-based learning tool designed to help immigrants prepare for the civics portion of the naturalization test. Designed as a self-study tool, Preparing for the [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2012-05-24T13:21:11-04:00May 24th, 2012|Articles, citizenship, News|

FY2013 H-1B Numbers Update – 42,000 Regular and 16,000 Masters Cap Visas Used; Last Call for Filings (May 18, 2012)

The H-1B season is not only well underway but we are starting to see the end of the quota in this seventh weekly update on the FY2013 cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 2 for both the Vermont and California Service Centers. As of May 18, 2012, USCIS has received approximately 42,000 H-1B petitions counting toward [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:47:54-04:00May 23rd, 2012|Articles, H-1B, News|

DHS Expands List of STEM-designated Degree Programs

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced on May 11, 2012, that they have expanded the list of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) degree programs. New STEM-Designated Programs Until this revision, CIP degree codes ending in "99" were not designated as STEM degree programs. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now proposing [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:47:54-04:00May 16th, 2012|Articles, F-1, News|

FY2013 H-1B Numbers Update – 36,700 Regular and 14,800 Masters Cap Visas Used (May 11, 2012)

The H-1B season is well underway and we have received the sixth update on the FY2013 cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 2 for both the Vermont and California Service Centers. As of May 11, 2012, USCIS has received approximately 36,700 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap. This suggests a rate of filings of approximately [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:47:54-04:00May 15th, 2012|Articles, Employers, H-1B, News|

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