The USCIS will celebrate Presidents’ Day (2/18/13) by welcoming thousands of new citizens in special naturalization ceremonies across the nation. These special ceremonies take place across the country at different locations. The link below will display all the locations! The ceremonies began on Friday, February 15, 2013 and will end…
On Tuesday night (2/12/13) President Obama gave his fifth State of the Union (SOTU) address. The address was a little more than one hour long with only about two minutes dedicated to the subject of Immigration Reform. I have included that portion of the speech on Immigration Reform below so…
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The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the March 2013 Visa Bulletin. The March 2013 Visa Bulletin shows employment based second preference (EB-2) and employment based third preference (EB-3) as both being oversubscribed. EB-2 is current for all chargeability areas except those listed.…
The White House has opened a new Website on the subject of the President’s 2013 Comprehensive Immigration Reform. The opening web page is entitled, “Creating an Immigration System for the 21st Century“. They describe it as a resource for Americans to educate themselves on the issues. MVP Law Group has…
MVP Law Group would like to remind everyone to watch President Obama’s State of the Union Address. He will be speaking Tuesday Evening at 9:00 PM EST live from the U.S. Capitol. The White House has suggested that the focus of the address will be immigration, gun control and the…
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…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on February 5, 2013 with processing dates as of December 31, 2012. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of February 1, 2013. 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;…
Once you are approved under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) can you legally travel outside of the United States? This is one of the many questions being asked about the DACA process. The answer is yes, but it is restricted and can be risky! After DACA approval you must…