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
Update on EB-2 Visa Availability: Low EB-1 Demand to Cause EB-2 India to Advance
A recent update from USCIS and Charles Oppenheim at the Department of State (the person who is responsible for the Visa Bulletin and visa number allocations) should provide some hope to applicants in some categories, but most notably to the EB-2 India category.
Low EB-1 Demand to Cause Visa Number Spillover to EB-2
USCIS has reported that the demand for EB-1 visa numbers has dropped significantly since October 1, 2010. As a result, the planned visa number demand in this category can be adjusted downwards. By doing this, the unused EB-1 numbers can be allocated to other categories. This is Mr. Oppenheim’s […]
Reminder: H-1B Work Visa Quota Opens for New Filings on April 1
One of the most popular U.S. work visas, the H-1B, will start accepting filings for new H-1B employment on April 1, in exactly one week. Pursuant to each yearly H-1B quota, new H-1B filings can be filed on April 1, at the earliest, for a starting date of employment on or after October 1.
The H-1B Quota and Expectations for This Year
When the H-1B visa category was created in 1990, Congress imposed an annual cap on the number of new H-1B visas which can be issued. Although the cap has varied through the years, it is set to 65,000 per year […]
E-Verify Self Check System Now Available to Residents of Five States and DC
As of yesterday, March 21, 2011, the E-Verify Self Check system has been launched and made available to users who maintain an address and are physically located in Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, Mississippi, Virginia or the District of Columbia.
About E-Verify Self Check
E-Verify Self Check is the first online E-Verify program offered directly to workers and job seekers. This voluntary, free, fast and secure service was developed through a partnership between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). The goal of the system is to allow individuals in the United States to check their employment eligibility […]
Immigration Relief Options for Japanese Nationals Impacted by the Recent Disaster
After the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Japan, our office is receiving a number of inquiries by Japanese nationals regarding relief options and alternatives in various U.S. immigration situations. USCIS has also indicated that they would provide relief in a number of situations understanding that a disaster may affect the ability of an individual to maintain status in the U.S. or to otherwise comply with the relevant immigration regulations.
As a result, there are a number of options for Japanese nationals who are impacted by the recent disaster. Please note that other foreign nationals may also be able to claim relief […]