Fifth part of our ten part series examining the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) publication of “What to Watch Out for in Immigration in 2011.” Topic #5: Punitive Enforcement Approaches In the 112th Congress violations of immigration laws are expected to have stricter penalties and further legislation is likely to…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 1st, 2011 We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will…
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Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on March 14, 2011 with processing dates as of January 31, 2011. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 18th, 2011 We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the April 2011 Visa Bulletin. The April 2011 Visa Bulletin still shows employment based third preference (EB-3) visas as oversubscribed while the employment based second preference (EB-2) is current for all areas of chargeability except for…
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The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of March 1, 2011. If you filed an appeal, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case. Administrative Appeals Office The current processing time for an I-129 H-1B Appeal…
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently reversed the final determination of a Certifying Officer (CO) denying labor certification for an alien worker for the position of “Junior Trading Systems Developer.” On the Application for Permanent Employment accepted by the CO, the Employer listed the three additional recruitment…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, March 4th, 2011 We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will…