Immigration Law Professionals
The Capitol Immigration Law Group PLLC is a boutique law firm based in Washington, DC specializing exclusively in U.S. immigration and nationality law. We serve corporate and individual clients throughout the U.S. and internationally. We are proud to be able to offer practical, prompt and professional immigration and employment compliance legal advice to our clients.
Because of our focus on business immigration law, we are able to handle competently all of our individual and corporate clients’ needs in this area. Our ability to provide quality and practical legal advice lies not only in our devotion and competency in immigration law, but also in our efforts to understand our clients’ business and to act as immigration-related business advisors.
We take great pride in the quality of our work, in our professionalism and in our expertise. We provide regular client updates on important developments in immigration and compliance law and are often invited speakers to relevant business community and other labor and immigration events.
We offer free and confidential initial evaluations and we offer competitive flat fee rates for our services. Our goal is to provide stability to our clients’ immigration and compliance needs by ensuring a combination of high level of service and predictable and transparent billing arrangements.
Our typical clients are small and mid-size companies doing business in a variety of sectors, non-profit organizations, universities and foreign investors. We consider our size an asset allowing us to provide loyal, intimate and personal legal services. In addition to corporate clients, we also represent foreign nationals from over 40 countries on individual employment-related immigration matters.
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News and Recent Articles
September 2023 Visa Bulletin – Last Visa Bulletin for the Fiscal Year; Not Much Movement
The U.S. State Department has released the September 2023 Visa Bulletin which is the twelfth and final Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the fact that there is not much movement across many categories as we are finishing the fiscal year. We are preparing for significant advancement in many categories starting October 1.
August 2023 Visa Bulletin – EB-1 ROW Cutoff Date Introduced, EB-1 India Retrogression
The U.S. State Department has just released the August 2023 Visa Bulletin which is the eleventh Visa Bulletin for the fiscal year. The headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is cutoff date introduction for EB-1 Rest of World and the major (10 years) retrogression for EB-1 India. Similarly, while there is some fluctuation among different categories, as we are approaching the end of the fiscal year there are many categories that will likely not advance significantly until at least the October 2023 Visa Bulletin.
I-140 EAD Based on Compelling Circumstances – Everything You Need to Know
The I-140 EAD rule was introduced back in 2016 as part of a final rule entitled “Retention of EB–1, EB–2, and EB–3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers” [commonly known as the “High-Skilled” Final Rule] and, as a result, USCIS amended its regulations to allow certain nonimmigrants with approved Form I-140 petitions to apply for an independent employment authorization document (EAD) provided the individual demonstrates “compelling circumstances.” This USCIS final rule became effective on January 17, 2017.
Even though this rule has been in effect for many years, USCIS only recently (June 14, 2023 – link […]
USCIS Introduces New I-551 Stamp Mail Delivery Process
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently announced an update that has introduced a new I-551 stamp mail delivery process, easing the way immigrants receive their lawful permanent resident status while waiting for their physical green cards. This helpful step is designed to streamline the process and reduce in-person appointments at local USCIS offices.
Streamlining the Delivery Process
Historically, immigrants awaiting their green cards have had to visit local USCIS offices to obtain temporary I-551 stamps in their passports. These stamps serve as proof of their permanent resident status until […]