Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on December 15, 2010 with processing dates as of October 31, 2010.
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 particular case.
MVP “Q & A Forum” – This Friday, December 17th, 2010
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 Blog.
If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, AZ SB1070, priority dates, or the debate focused on Ending Birthright Citizenship, please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.
On November 15th, the House of Representatives passed legislation to aid US service members who marry foreigners.
The bill was created in response to the case of Hotaru Ferschke, a Japanese woman, who married an US marine that was killed in Iraq. Since she was not a US citizen, Ferschke could not immigrate to the US in order to raise their son. The bill passed would prevent foreigners married to US service members from having to consummate their marriage in order to qualify for US citizenship. Hotaru and Michael Ferschke were married over the phone in July 2008, learned Ferschke was pregnant shortly after he deployed from Okinawa and a month later he was killed in Baghdad. Hotaru was denied paperwork for legal immigration to the US because the Department of Homeland Security stated their marriage wasn’t in accordance with US law.
Many senators and representatives are working to get the bill passed in both houses, the bill’s sponsor Rep. John J. Duncan (R-TN) said, “any person looking at this case can see that this loophole is tragic and deserved to be closed.” It’s still unclear when the bill will make it to the senate.
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.
Click here to view the January 2011 Visa Bulletin.
The January 2011 Visa Bulletin still shows employment based third preference (EB-3) visas as oversubscribed while the employment based second preference (EB-2) is current for all areas of chargeability except for China and India.
The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of December 1, 2010.
If you filed an appeal, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.
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Question #1 – Temporary Work Visa – H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa
Is the H1B CAP still available? If so, can I still file and get accepted before the cutoff?
On October 28, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) commenced their first quarterly public engagement in Spanish. The series are part of an effort to communicate with the many different people USCIS services and each event will focus on a specific topic related to immigration or citizenship. In addition, live question-and-answer sessions via USCIS officials will be available to anyone.
“How to Help Your Relative Become a Legal Resident” was the theme of the first engagement which was held on October 28 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm. The rest of the series is planned to be held on January 21, April 28, and July 28. If you would like to find out how to participate in the next engagement visit www.uscis.gov or call 1-800-375-5274(toll-free).
MVP “Q & A Forum” – This Friday, December 3rd, 2010
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 Blog.
If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, AZ SB1070, priority dates, or the debate focused on Ending Birthright Citizenship, please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on November 18, 2010 with processing dates as of September 30, 2010.
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 particular case.
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a reminder that its new application and petition fees go into effect November 23, 2010.
The new fees increase application and petition fees by approximately 10 percent but naturalization fees will remain the same.
To review the increased USCIS filing fees, please click here.
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