The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants, Asians and Latinos in each…
USCIS has raised its immigration filing fees effective December 23, 2016. Applications and petitions postmarked or filed on or after December 23, 2016, must include these new fees. Please note that USCIS will reject your submission if the fees are not correct! New USCIS’ fees effective December 23, 2016 FORM…
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 11/1/16. 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; for an…
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All of us at MVP Law Group would like to wish everyone a wonderful and Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving 2016 marks 153 years of a national tradition. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a “day of Thanksgiving and Praise,” making Thanksgiving Day an annual holiday. …
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 11/16/16 with processing dates as of 9/30/16. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your…
USCIS published the final rule, “Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers” on November 18, 2016 and it goes into effect on January, 17, 2017. This final rule will modernize and improve several aspects of certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa programs.…
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…
Once a month, MVP Law Groups’ Managing Attorney, Kellie N. Lego publishes an electronic Immigration Newsletter. This emailed newsletter features current articles, relevant data and up-to-date information about U.S. Immigration. We invite you to join our mailing list. Current Newsletter: MVP Immigration Newsletter – October 2016 Follow link to join:…
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a stakeholder teleconference on Thursday, November 17, 2016 between 2:00 to 3:30 pm (Eastern). The subject of the event will be “Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification” and will include representatives from USCIS giving an overview of form I-9 and…