Counselors and Attorneys at Law
Release Date: July 24, 2017 WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will resume premium processing for certain cap-exempt H-1B petitions effective immediately. The H-1B visa has an annual cap of 65,000 visas each fiscal year. Additionally, there is an annual “master’s cap” of
On July 11, 2017, the USCIS approved another E-2 application we filed for our client. It was approved in just 8 days after the filing as the application was received by the USCIS on July 3, 2017. Our client in this case has made a small-amount
On July 3, 2017 the USCIS approved another L-1A application we filed for our client. The application was filed on June 20, 2017 and hence approved in 2 weeks. Our client in this case is a foreign company in the oil and gas service industry in
WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today published a revised Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Form I-485). The new Form I-485 and instructions have been substantially updated to reduce complexity after collecting comments from the public and stakeholders. The revised version
WASHINGTON — USCIS announced today that starting Monday, June 26, the agency will resume premium processing for all H-1B petitions filed for medical doctors under the Conrad 30 Waiver program, as well as interested government agency waivers. The Conrad 30 program allows certain medical doctors
Additional Visas for Temporary Workers Provided Until End of Current Fiscal Year WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses in danger of suffering irreparable harm due to a lack of available temporary nonagricultural workers will be able to hire up to 15,000 additional temporary nonagricultural workers under the
On June 6, 2017, the Asylum Office in Houston notified our office of its grant of asylum to a Lin & Valdez client represented by Attorney Stewart Lin. With the approval, our client is allowed to apply for the qualified family members in home country for refugee visa. Needless
n May 16, 2017 the USCIS approved another L-1A application we filed for one of our clients. Our client in this case is a foreign company operating a restaurant business in the US through its subsidiary company. The L-1A beneficiary of the application is the president of the US subsidiary. Even
On May 1, 2017 the Department of Labor certified and approved another PERM labor certification we filed for our client. This labor certification application was filed by an employer for the position of Management Analyst. This case was filed on Feb. 27, 2017 and hence was approved
On March 19, 2017, the USCIS granted an I-601A provisional waiver we filed for our client. As the application was received by the USCIS on Jan. 24, 2017, the case was smoothly approved in less than 3 months. With the grant of this waiver, our client