by admin | Feb 11, 2015 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Family Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas
In limited circumstances, I-130 petitions may be filed directly with a US embassy, which will forward the request to a USCIS overseas office for adjudication. The I-130 is the first part of a family based immigrant visa petition. In 99% of all cases, the I-130 is...
by admin | Feb 8, 2015 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Family Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the PERM regulations, which govern the labor certification process for the permanent employment of immigrant foreign workers and establish responsibilities of employers who wish to employ these workers permanently in the United...
by admin | Jan 28, 2015 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
Dependents of H-1B visa holders (individuals working in a specialty occupation) are currently eligible for H-4 status, but unable to obtain work authorization from USCIS. However, USCIS is currently completing work to finalize a new regulation that would allow H-4...
by admin | Jan 26, 2015 | Immigration News
MEETING WITH CONSULAR SECTION By Heidi Son, Esq. US Embassy, Amman Jordan November 2014 Having just recently moved to Amman Jordan less than three months ago, I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing the Consular Chief of the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan, Ian...
by admin | Jan 25, 2015 | General Immigration, Immigration News
We would like to update our clients on current processing times for the various USCIS processing centers. California Service Center Processing Time Report (1/20/15) H-1B: 2 months L: 1 month TN: 2 months Nebraska Service Center Processing Time Report (1/20/15) I-140...