Immigration Policy Center Releases Updated State-by-State Fact Sheets (2015) 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…
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Upcoming Congressional Hearings on Immigration – February 2016
Senate: February 2, 2016 Committee: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Title: The Failures and Future of the EB-5 Regional Center Program: Can it be Fixed? Time: 10:00 am Place: 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building Committee: U.S. Senate Committee on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Title: Canada’s Fast-Track Refugee…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Feb. 5, 2016
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…
Impact of New Americans (2015) – New Mexico, New York & North Carolina
Immigration Policy Center Releases Updated State-by-State Fact Sheets (2015) 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…
USCIS updated FY2015 Performance Data – All Form Types (Qtr. #4)
USCIS has released their fourth quarter, Fiscal Year 2015 (FY2015) performance data for all form types as a statistical table. They have divided the forms by category: Family, Employment, Humanitarian, Citizenship and Naturalization, and Other as the rows. The columns are divided by case status: Received, Approved, Denied, and Pending.…
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 1/1/16
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 1/1/16. 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…
Updated Service Center Processing Times (11/30/15)
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 1/12/16 with processing dates as of 11/30/15. 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…
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016
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New Law Increases H-1B and L-1 Petition Fees
On Friday, December 18, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113). Part of this new law includes fee increases for certain H-1B and L-1 petitioners. These petitioners must submit an additional fee of $4,000 for certain H-1B petitions and $4,500 for certain L-1A…
H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 12/14/15
The H-2B non-agricultural temporary worker program allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary non-agricultural jobs. There is a cap limit of 33,000 for the first half of the fiscal year and 33,000 for the second half for a total of 66,000 per year.…