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.

May 2012 Visa Bulletin – EB-2 India and China Retrogress to August 15, 2007; Possibility for EB-2 India and China to Become “Unavailable” and for EB-2 ROW Cutoff Date

The U.S. State Department has just released the May 2012 Visa Bulletin which is the eighth Visa Bulletin for the FY2012 fiscal year. The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the significant retrogression in EB-2 India and China, the continued forward movement in FB-1, the possibility of a cutoff date for EB-2 ROW [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:47:59-04:00April 6th, 2012|Articles, EB-2, News, Visa Bulletin|

(Unofficial) FY2013 H-1B Numbers Update – Approx. 17,000 Regular and 5,000 Masters Cap Visas Used (April 4, 2012)

The H-1B season is well underway and there are some “unofficial” updates on the FY2013 cap-subject H-1Bs filed since April 2 for both the Vermont and California Service Centers. As of April 4, 2012, USCIS has received approximately 17,000 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap. Similarly, as of April 4, there were approximately 5,000 [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2012-04-05T17:01:43-04:00April 5th, 2012|Articles, H-1B, News|

EB-2 India and China Cutoff Dates Moved (“Internally”) Back to August 15, 2007; I-485 Filings Still Possible

We have written extensively over the past few weeks about the upcoming retrogression in the EB-2 India and China categories. So, it should not come as a surprise that the Department of State has confirmed what we have anticipated and expected for a couple of weeks -- namely, that the Department of State has "internally" [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:47:59-04:00April 5th, 2012|AC21, Articles, EB-2, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

US Consular Visa Processing Fees to Change April 13, 2012

Effective April 13, 2012, the Department of State is changing the visa processing fees. Some of the fees will increase, while some will decrease. For example, the fees for most nonimmigrant visa applications and Border Crossing Cards will increase. On the other hand, all immigrant visa processing fees will decrease (some by a substantial amount). [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:47:59-04:00April 4th, 2012|Articles, Fees, News, Visa Processing|

Reminder: H-1B Work Visa Quota Opens for New Filings on April 2

One of the most popular U.S. work visas, the H-1B, will start accepting filings for new H-1B employment on April 2. Pursuant to each yearly H-1B quota, new H-1B filings can be filed on April 1 (April 2nd this year because April 1st is a Sunday), at the earliest, for a starting date of employment [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2012-03-29T11:51:55-04:00March 29th, 2012|Articles, Employees, Employers, H-1B, News, USCIS|

DHS Report on Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrants Residing in the US

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released its report on the numbers of unauthorized immigrants residing in the U.S. as of January 2011. The report makes a notable change in the methodology and also takes into consideration the 2010 Census data. The DHS report, perhaps unsurprisingly, indicates that an estimated 11.5 million unauthorized immigrants [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:47:59-04:00March 29th, 2012|Articles, News, Policy|

Correcting SEVIS Records: The Data Fix Explained

Created in 2002, the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) is used to track and monitor foreign students (F-1 visa holders) and exchange visitors (J-1 visa holders), as well as their accompanying dependents (F-2 and J-2 visa holders). While SEVIS has streamlined many formerly cumbersome data reporting requirements and improved information accuracy, there are [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2012-03-22T10:31:05-04:00March 22nd, 2012|Articles, F-1, News|

Charles Oppenheim: EB-2 India and China Cutoff Date Expected to Retrogress to August 2007

Only a day after we published our own predictions for the outlook of EB-2 India and China cutoff dates over the next few months, Mr. Charles Oppenheim, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the U.S. Department of State and also known as the person responsible for the Visa Bulletin cutoff dates [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:48:00-04:00March 16th, 2012|Articles, EB-2, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

Report Highlights Increase in USCIS Denial Rates for L-1 and H-1B Petitions

In a recent report the National Foundation for American Policy (which claims to be a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to public policy research on trade, immigration, education, and other issues of national importance) has analyzed the USCIS rates of issuing requests for evidence (RFE) and denials of L-1 and H-1B petition over the past several [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:48:00-04:00March 15th, 2012|Articles, Employers, H-1B, L-1, News, Policy|

EB-2 India and China Prediction and Outlook for the Rest of the Fiscal Year

Our office has actively monitored the Visa Bulletin developments for the past several months, not only by analyzing each Visa Bulletin but also by seeking input from other sources such as demand data, economy and unemployment and, most importantly, by consulting with Mr. Charles Oppenheim (Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the [...]

By Dimo Michailov|2017-05-20T21:48:00-04:00March 15th, 2012|Articles, EB-2, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

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