Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of November 1, 2012. 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 current processing time for an I-129 H-1B Appeal is…
With more than 70% of Latino voters helping to reelect President Obama on Tuesday, leaders on both sides of the aisle are now calling for immigration reform. Below are quotes from President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH). President Obama (D) • “And in the coming weeks and months,…
A new Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, is now available. USCIS changed the format to improve intake processing and added Adobe fillable format features to make it easier for you to complete the form. USCIS encourages you to download the form from their website and complete it on…
Workers and Worker Advocates – Learn more about Employee Rights! The new Employee Rights Webinar will help you help others to understand their rights in the Form I-9 and E-Verify processes. USCIS and the DOJ Civil Rights Division are co-presenters of this free live webinar that explains employee rights and…
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American Immigration Lawyers Association FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2012 Contact: George Tzamaras or Belle Woods 202-507-7649 – 202-507-7675 gtzamaras@aila.org – bwoods@aila.org Washington, DC – As the dust settles after a hard fought campaign, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) calls on President Obama to fulfill his promise and move…
Registration for DV-2014 is now closed – additional entries cannot be accepted. Online registration for the DV-2014 Program began on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and concluded on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4). DV-2014 entrants will…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds customers affected by Hurricane Sandy of certain U.S. immigration benefits or relief that may be available to them. USCIS understands that a natural disaster can affect an individual’s ability to maintain lawful immigration status or obtain certain other immigration benefits. Eligible individuals may…
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…
A Kansas corporation agreed to plead guilty Wednesday to an immigration charge after a federal investigation showed that the manager of one of its McDonald’s restaurants in Wichita was an illegal alien. This announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, District of Kansas. This guilty plea agreement resulted from…