Many of our clients and readers (especially those who have family-based immigrant visa cases) are aware that a family-based Form I-485, Application to Adjust Status, required an interview to be conducted at a local (to the applicant) service center. The requirement for these interviews is set under 8 CFR §245.6 which also indicates that interviews [...]
After the July 2013 Visa Bulletin was issued a few days ago, many of our clients and readers are anxious to get a sense of what we should expect for the remainder of the 2013 Fiscal Year (ends on September 30, 2013). As a result, we would like to share the Department of State (the [...]
The U.S. State Department has just released the July 2013 Visa Bulletin which is the tenth Visa Bulletin for the FY2013 fiscal year. The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the lack of movement (again) in EB-2 India and the very significant forward movement in the EB-3 category for most countries (with [...]
Yesterday, May 8, 2013, the Congressional Budget Office ("CBO") released an updated report to Congress analyzing the current immigration population in the United States. The report is interesting not only in the context of the ongoing debate on the proposed Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) bill which is currently in Congress but also to get a [...]
The U.S. State Department has just released the June 2013 Visa Bulletin which is the ninth Visa Bulletin for the FY2013 fiscal year. The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the lack of movement (again) in EB-2 India and the very significant forward movement in the EB-3 category for most countries (with [...]
Many of our readers and clients are already aware and are using the new Form I-9, but it is worth sending another alert to remind that the revised Form I-9 (revision date 03/18/2013) becomes the only acceptable version after May 7, 2013. Please see our recent alert about the changes to the Form I-9. Among [...]
Many of our readers are aware that as of April 5, 2013, 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 April 5th have been rejected. Additionally, due to the high number of H-1B petitions (124,000), the [...]
Many of our clients and readers are aware that the U.S. Congress here in Washington, DC has been working on a comprehensive immigration proposal over the past few months. Until today, there have been many proposals, a lot of discussion and even more rumors as to what may or may not be included in a [...]
The U.S. State Department has just released the May 2013 Visa Bulletin which is the eighth Visa Bulletin for the FY2013 fiscal year. The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the lack of movement (again) in EB-2 India and the significant forward movement in the EB-3 category for most countries (with the [...]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has just provided some updated numbers in connection with the 2014 fiscal year (FY2014) H-1B cap. Many of our readers are aware that on Friday, April 5th, USCIS announced that they have received sufficient number of H-1B petitions to close the FY2014 H-1B cap as of Friday. [...]