The DC Pro Bono Week (Oct. 19–26) presented by the Washington Council of Lawyers (WCL) finished the week with an Immigration Reform Clinic on Saturday, Oct. 26th, 2013 in Arlington, VA. The Immigration Reform Clinic which was sponsored by the DC Chapter of AILA and Equal Justice Works included a…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the December 2013 Visa Bulletin As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the December 2013 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India retrogressed from 6/15/08 to 11/15/04; EB3 date for nationals from…
Attorney Kellie Lego has been selected to the 2014, Maryland Rising Stars list in the field of Immigration Law. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters…
“For their service and sacrifice, warm words of thanks from a grateful nation are more than warranted, but they aren’t nearly enough. We also owe our veterans the care they were promised and the benefits that they have earned. We have a sacred trust with those who wear the uniform…
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) now have a redesigned website. The USCIS site has been redesigned to be more user-friendly and is also available in both English and Spanish. USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas stated, “This redesign demonstrates our ongoing commitment to improving the quality of service we provide.”…
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. The H-2B cap limit for the first half of FY 2014 (October 1 – March 31) is 33,000. As of the last count (11/1/13); 7,258 beneficiaries have been…
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) recently overturned the decision of a Certifying Officer (CO) to deny labor certification for the position of “Business Development Manager-IV.” After receiving and reviewing an Employer’s Application for Permanent Labor Certification, the CO issued an Audit. He directed the Employer to present…
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…
Our office will be CLOSED Thursday, October 31st AND Friday, November 1st, so we can make our move to our new location. We will reopen with business as usual on November 4, 2013. Please make sure to update your records to reflect our new office address: MVP Law Group, P.A.…