Employment Based Green Card
Foreign Beneficiary May Challenge Revocation of I-140 Immigrant Petition
One of the most widely used provisions of American Competitiveness in the Twenty First Century Act (AC21) is the portability provisions that permits employment-based green card beneficiaries to move the green card application to a new employer provided certain conditions are met. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit with jurisdiction over…
Read MorePresident’s Executive Actions on Immigration
On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced a series of immigration initiatives that could become effective as early as in the next 3 to 6 months. More than 4.5 million individuals potentially may stand to benefit from these long-awaited Executive Actions, including recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. These initiatives will allow…
Read MoreNewsAlert! EB-2 India Retrogression Imminent
We have learnt from Mr. Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division for the Department of State (DOS), that retrogression of employment-based, second preference (EB-2) India would happen as early as November and given the current demand, the dates may possibly move to early 2005. This is largely due to the huge…
Read MoreBrookings Study provides valuable data on job vacancies in the STEM field
Knowledge and educational training in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, also known as STEM, are vital to economic growth to our country. STEM is important, because it reaches every aspect of our daily lives, from computers and smartphones to science, nature, and animals, as well as roads, bridges and banks. According to the Brookings Institution,…
Read MoreSupreme Court Decision on CSPA Makes Life Harder for Immigrant Families
The U.S. Supreme Court has just made life harder for immigrants and their families by issuing a landmark ruling essentially stating that children who have gone the legal route, and are waiting in line with their parents for permanent residency, have to go to the back of the line once they turn 21 years old,…
Read MoreJuly 2014 Visa Bulletin: Forward Movement for EB-2 India
U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the July 2014 Visa Bulletin which is the tenth Visa Bulletin for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. Under the Employment Based (EB) category, cutoff dates for EB-2 India has moved significantly to September 1, 2008. Based on the April 21, 2014 meeting between Mr. Charlie Oppenheim of…
Read MoreValidity of Medical Exams
In general, all applicants filing Form I-485 Adjustment of Status (AOS) must submit Form I-693, the standard form to report results of a medical examination to US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS). This form, signed by a designated civil surgeon, determines admissibility to the United States and ensures that the foreign applicant is not inadmissible…
Read MoreDOJ and DOE push for enforcement of educational equality
Often, immigrants with school-aged children and questionable legal status may be fearful of enrolling their children in public school, as they lack awareness of the mandated law concerning the basic right of all children residing in the US the opportunity to attend elementary and secondary level public schools, regardless of their immigration status. Federal, state,…
Read MoreUSCIS Issuing RFE for Expiring Medical Exams
It has come to our attention that the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun issuing request for additional evidence (RFE) for updated medical exams. As many of our readers know, medical examination report (I-693) is a required document for application for adjustment of status (AOS). The endorsement of a civil surgeon on Form…
Read MoreMay 2014 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 India Remains Unchanged (DOS Prediction)
U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the May 2014 Visa Bulletin which is the eighth Visa Bulletin for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. Under the Employment Based (EB) category, cutoff dates for EB-2 India remain at November 15, 2004 though cutoff dates for EB-3 India have moved forward by couple of weeks to…
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