Counselors and Attorneys at Law
F-1 students who have an H-1B petition that remains pending on Oct. 1, 2018, risk accruing unlawful presence if they continue to work on or after Oct. 1 (unless otherwise authorized to continue employment), as their “cap-gap” work authorization is only valid through Sept. 30.
USCIS is proposing to revise our Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver, to remove the receipt of means-tested benefits from the eligibility criteria. A means-tested benefit is a public benefit where eligibility for the benefit, the amount of the benefit, or both, is based on
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin implementing the June 28 Updated Guidance for the Referral of Cases and Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Cases Involving Inadmissible and Deportable Aliens Policy Memorandum (PM) (PDF, 140 KB) on Oct. 1, 2018. USCIS will
On Aug. 24, 2018 the Department of Labor certified a PERM labor certification we filed for our client. This labor certification application was filed by a company for the position of accountant. This case was filed on June 12, 2018 and approved in around 70 days outright without
On August 7, 2018 the USCIS approved an O-1 alien of extraordinary ability we filed for a restaurant for the head chef the company intends to hire. This application was received by the USCIS on March 30, 2018. Even though a RFE was issued by the USCIS,
WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued updated guidance (PDF, 140 KB) today that aligns its policy for issuing Form I-862, Notice to Appear, with the immigration enforcement priorities of the Department of Homeland Security. A Notice to Appear (NTA) is a document given
On June 25, 2018 the Department of Labor certified the second approval to another PERM labor certification we filed for our client. This labor certification application was filed by a cleaner store for the supervisor position. This case was filed on March 13, 2018 and approved outright
On June 21, 2018 the Department of Labor certified the third approval to another PERM labor certification we filed for our client. This labor certification application was filed by a company for the position of human resource specialist. This case was filed on March 5, 2018
On May 31, 2018 the USCIS approved another EB-5 immigrant investor application we filed for our client. This case was filed on Dec. 8, 2016 and it was approved without receiving any Request for Additional Evidence. Our client in this case is a young EB-5 immigrant
On June 11, 2018 the Department of Labor certified and approved another PERM labor certification we filed for our client. This labor certification application was filed by our client for the position of Network and Computer Systems Administrator. This case was filed on Feb. 15, 2018 and