Today is a very special day for the United States of America. First, we as a nation are celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his goals of equality for all Americans by marking this day as a Federal Holiday. On this same day, we as a…
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On January 7th the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) introduced a new online USCIS Policy Manual. They released the first volume, Citizenship and Naturalization and plan on releasing many other volumes as development progresses. The policies included in this volume will take effect on 1/22/2013, but are available online…
The United States Embassy is pleased to announce the expansion of its Business Facilitation Program (BFP) that allows access to expedited visa processing for employees of qualifying firms traveling to the U.S. on company business. The BFP will provide time-saving benefits for businesses whose employees need to travel to the…
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) National Customer Service Center (NCSC) has expanded hours for its toll-free telephone assistance (1-800-375-5283) to include Saturday hours. This expanded service started on Saturday, 1/12/2013. They will now be taking calls Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5…
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 answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the February 2013 Visa Bulletin. The February 2013 Visa Bulletin shows employment based second preference (EB-2) and employment based third preference (EB-3) as both being oversubscribed. EB-2 is current for all chargeability areas except those listed.…
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of January 1, 2013. If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case. Administrative Appeals Office The processing time for an I-129 H-1B Appeal is current;…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on January 4, 2013 with processing dates as of November 30, 2012. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
MVP Law Group, P.A. makes available the information and materials in this forum for informational purposes only. The information is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice or any contractual obligations. Further, the use of this site, and the sending or receipt of this information, does not create…