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…
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Visa Bulletin – September 2015
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the September 2015 Visa Bulletin As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the September 2015 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India retrogressed from 10/1/08 to 1/1/06; the EB3 date for nationals…
USCIS Alerts Individuals Affected by Typhoon Soudelor to Available Immigration Relief Measures
At the beginning of August, Typhoon Soudelor caused extensive damage in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)! President Obama has declared CNMI a federal disaster area; CNMI is a U.S. Commonwealth. USCIS has released a News Alert highlighting some of the available immigration relief measures that immigration customers…
Impact of New Americans (2015) – Maine, Maryland & Massachusetts
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…
Update for DACA Recipients Who Received 3-Year Work Permits
USCIS has announced that they have accounted for over 99% of the invalid work permits they issued to some DACA recipients. Of the more than 2,600 invalid work permits, only 22 failed to return them or show good cause for not doing so by the July 30th deadline. The 22…
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, August 7, 2015
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Revised – Updated Service Center Processing Times (as of 5/31/15)
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 8/3/15 with processing dates as of 5/31/15. 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…
Impact of New Americans (2015) – Kansas, Kentucky & Louisiana
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…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, August 7, 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…
Some DACA Recipients Who Received 3-Year Work Permits Must Return Them Immediately
In response to the injunction in Texas v. United States, USCIS is requiring approximately 2,000 individuals to whom 3-year Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) were issued after the February 16, 2015 injunction, to return their EADs to the USCIS by July 17th or show cause. The USCIS letter sent to the…