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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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated FY2015 Statistics (Fourth Quarter)
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2015 statistics (fourth quarter) in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2015 statistics (fourth quarter) cover August 2015 through September 2015. The link to each program factsheet is…
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, Oct. 30, 2015
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Impact of New Americans (2015) – Virginia, Washington & West Virginia
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…
H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 10/14/15
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.…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, Oct. 30, 2015
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…
Updated Service Center Processing Times (as of 8/31/15)
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 10/15/15 with processing dates as of 8/31/15. 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…
Alert – USCIS Customers Affected by South Carolina Floods, Immigration Relief is Available
USCIS released a News Alert on Thursday, October, 15th listing immigration relief measures that may help people affected by the recent flooding disaster in South Carolina. These immigration relief measures may be available upon request: • Change or extension of nonimmigrant status for an individual currently in the United States,…
Impact of New Americans (2015) – Wisconsin, Wyoming & District of Columbia
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…
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 10/1/15
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 10/1/15. 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…