by admin | Sep 25, 2017 | General Immigration, General News, H-1B, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
On September 18, 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has resumed premium processing for all H-1B visa petitions selected under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 cap. Likewise, premium processing has also resumed for the...
by admin | Sep 6, 2017 | General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
On September 5, 2017, President Trump made a decision ordering the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA is a program that began during the Obama-era that protects young undocumented immigrants from deportation. It is believed that...
by admin | Aug 29, 2017 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
On August 28, 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an expansion of in-person interviews. In compliance with Executive Order 13780, “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States,” this expansion...
by admin | Aug 16, 2017 | General Immigration, Immigrant Visas, Visas
On Monday, July 31, 2017, attorneys Barbara Wong and Jenny Wang gave a brief overview of the National Interest Waiver visa category. You can also watch the recording on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZaDLltjsKc If you have any questions about this event,...
by admin | Aug 10, 2017 | Bulletin, Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its September 2017 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there has been a significant advancement for the priority dates for EB-2 and EB-3. There continues to be no advancement for the priority dates for EB-1 for China and India...
by admin | Aug 10, 2017 | General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
On August 2, 2017, Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) introduced a revision to the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act. The main purpose of this bill is to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to: Establish a...
by admin | Aug 3, 2017 | General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its August 2017 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there has been a significant retrogression for the priority dates for EB-2 and EB-3 worldwide and no advancement for EB-2 for India and EB-3 for China. There has also been no...
by admin | Jun 15, 2017 | General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its July 2017 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there has been a significant retrogression for the priority dates for EB-3 for China. There has also been no advancement for the priority dates for EB-1 for China and India following...
by admin | Jun 8, 2017 | General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
On June 6, 2017, in a Department of Labor (DOL) News Release, the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Alex Acosta, announced plans to increase protections of American workers and “aggressively confront” visa program fraud and abuse. As a clear sign of a policy shift, Secretary...
by admin | May 15, 2017 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
On a monthly basis, the United States Department of State (USDOS) releases a visa bulletin that summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers of the current month to indicate when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to submit required documentation to the...
