PRESS RELEASE
February 25, 2015 USCIS DIRECTOR MEETING H4 Employment VISA – Purpose: Allow employment by the spouse of a worker with H1B VISA, effective May 26, 2015. To address the inability of spouse to work which can present an economic hardship to the H1B VISA worker. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is currently under injunction […]
In an interview with the American Immigration Lawyers Association, February 2015, Charlie Oppenheim of the Department of State predicted that EB2 China will advance by another 3 to 6 weeks in the coming months, while EB3 China will experience rapid forward movement. The priority date for EB3-China will be more than 17 months ahead of […]
October 1, 2014 USCIS will issue new employment authorization documents (EADs) with a September 30, 2016 expiration date to Liberians whose DED (deferred enforcement departure) has been extended under the Presidential Memorandum of September 26, 2014, and who apply for EADs under this extension. Given the timeframes involved with processing EAD applications, DHS recognizes that […]
September 2014 The Department of Homeland Security conducts annual reviews of immigration enforcement actions involving hundreds of thousands of aliens who may or are in violation of U.S. immigration laws. In the review of 2013 statistics, DHS apprehended over 662,000 aliens (64% are from Mexico), 441,000 aliens were detained, and 438,000 aliens were removed (72% […]
September 13, 2014 – White House Press Release The U.S. will admit up to 70,000 refugees for the 2015 fiscal year justified by humanitarian concerns, pursuant to section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157). The 2015 allocation will be provided as follows:
The Minnesota IMPLAN Group conducted an economic impact analysis which demonstrated the positive benefits of the EB-5 program. For example, the 2010-2011 EB-5 supported over 28,000 jobs in the United States, contributed $2.2 billion dollars to the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), and accounted for $346,790,317 in federal taxes and $218,437,866 in state and local […]
Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Department of State Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division, announced that effective August 23, 2014, China EB-5 has become unavailable for the reminder of FY2014. Applicants prior to the August cut-off will still be allotted visa numbers for qualified petitioners. Petitions may continue to be filed pursuant to the normal filing […]
Marriage Green Card – Honduras Born
Marriage Green Card – Honduras Born The client entered the U.S. illegally, from Honduras. Although Honduras citizens were later granted Temporary Protective Status by the U.S., allowing the client to legally work in the U.S., the illegal entry record would normally prevent an individual from becoming an U.S. citizen in the future. A few years […]
EB-1A (Alien for Extraordinary Ability) – China Mainland Born Artist
EB-1A (Alien for Extraordinary Ability) – China Mainland Born Artist Our client was an accomplished China born artist. Before Mr. Zhang came to us, he had tried several other immigration attorneys. However, no one was willing to take his case. This is because EB-1A is considered the most complicated among the employment-based first-preference immigration visa, […]
H1-B – China Mainland Born Foreign Worker
H1-B – China Mainland Born Foreign Worker This client had worked for an U.S. company for three years with H1-B work VISA status. Before her H1-B expired, her company tried to renew the H1-B visa. However, USCIS requested the petitioner to demonstrate why it was necessary to hire the client instead of an U.S. worker. […]
