December 2018 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The December 2018 visa bulletin was released yesterday. It made for very disappointing reading as EB1 did not become ‘current’ as we were anticipating. The visa bulletin has never been[…]
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USCIS to Continue Implementing New Policy Memorandum on Notices to Appear
The administration continues its efforts in curbing legal immigration. The Notice to Appeal memo will be implemented in additional cases starting November 19th. Below is a copy of the news[…]
Tahmina to Appear on British Forum on Tax, US Immigration and UK Pensions- Saturday 17th at 12:30pm
Tahmina will be joining a panel on the Brit Forum on Tax, US Immigration and UK Pensions. The event will be held on Saturday November 17th at 12:30 pm in[…]
We’ve Updated Our Presentation, Publication and Media Pages- Check Them Out!
Our regular readers and followers will know that we are frequently in the news- whether we’ve shared comments and opinions with media reporters, or published articles, or even made presentations[…]
Tahmina Appears on WA Indivisible Podcast
It was an honor to appear as a guest on the Washington State Indivisible Podcast hosted by Stephan Cox. Here is a link. Hope you will enjoy and share!
Tahmina To Speak At #MyVoteMyVoice at Optimism Brewery on October 22, 7-9pm
In one of the most consequential elections of our times, local Seattle community organizers have organized an event “My Vote My Voice” #MyVoteMyVoice on October 22 from 7pm to 9pm[…]
November 2018 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The November 2018 visa bulletin was released today. Below are the new priority dates. It is worth noting that EB1 all countries is still not current. We have a number[…]
Tahmina Appears on Start Dis Podcast
It was an honor to appear on Start Dis Podcast hosted by the wonderful Jacqui Oh. Here is a link to the episode. A huge thanks to Jacqui for having[…]
Public Charge- Proposed Rules Published Today
USCIS published the proposed rules on ‘public charge’ policy changes. This will affect green card applications in a drastic way. Here is a link to the rules proposed. I will[…]
Students waiting for H1B visas to face unlawful presence starting October 1 2018
USCIS released a notice confirming that international students on F1 who are beneficiaries of H1B applications filed in April 2018 and are still waiting for adjudication, will start to accrue[…]