The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the December 2012 Visa Bulletin. The December 2012 Visa Bulletin shows employment based second preference (EB-2) as oversubscribed and employment based third preference (EB-3) visas are also listed as oversubscribed. EB-2 is current for all chargeability…
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American Immigration Lawyers Association FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2012 Contact: George Tzamaras or Belle Woods 202-507-7649 – 202-507-7675 gtzamaras@aila.org – bwoods@aila.org Washington, DC – As the dust settles after a hard fought campaign, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) calls on President Obama to fulfill his promise and move…
Registration for DV-2014 is now closed – additional entries cannot be accepted. Online registration for the DV-2014 Program began on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and concluded on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4). DV-2014 entrants will…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds customers affected by Hurricane Sandy of certain U.S. immigration benefits or relief that may be available to them. USCIS understands that a natural disaster can affect an individual’s ability to maintain lawful immigration status or obtain certain other immigration benefits. Eligible individuals may…
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…
A Kansas corporation agreed to plead guilty Wednesday to an immigration charge after a federal investigation showed that the manager of one of its McDonald’s restaurants in Wichita was an illegal alien. This announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, District of Kansas. This guilty plea agreement resulted from…
The registered voters of the state of Maryland will have the opportunity to vote on seven statewide ballot measures in the General Elections, November 6, 2012. Only one relates directly to Immigration and that is Question 4. Question 4, which is often called Maryland’s Dream Act. The ballot question language…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on October 29, 2012 with processing dates as of September 30, 2012. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing…
USCIS notice of multiple east coast field office closings on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 due to Hurricane Sandy. All applicant appointments will be rescheduled to the next available appointment date. If applicants plan to visit a USCIS office in an area that is or may be affected by the severe…