Immigration bill passes crucial test
Senate votes 67-27 on immigration bill! Here is what Reuters reports on it. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/24/us-usa-immigration-idUSBRE95N1EB20130624
Author: Tahmina Watson
Immigration Reform & The 8 New Faces of Immediate Relatives (Family-based)
WIL CIR Chart for Immediate Relatives
Immigration Reform & The 8 New Faces of Immediate Relatives (Family-based)
Immigration reform will change the face of family-based categories quite drastically. While the two casualties are the elimination the F4/Sibling category and age restriction of F3/married son/daughter of USC category,[…]
Immigration Reform and The V-Visa (family-based)
Dear Readers, thank you for all your questions and comments. For everyone who has asked or searched about the V-visa or status of pending petitions, you will likely find this[…]
Invest Visa Senate Amendments: A Proud Moment for Watson Immigration Law
Today is a very proud day for Watson Immigration Law. Our readers will know that the Startup Act has been a passion of this lawfirm for the last several years.[…]
Senator Moran Files Amendments To The Invest Visa Provisions For Senate Floor (Startup Act/X-visa/EB6)
Senator Moran has been a champion and advocate for jump starting the economy through the Startup Visa Act. He introduced the Startup Act in past years and has worked relentlessly[…]
You’ve Been Charted! (by WIL and CIR)
Ever since the bill for comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) was released, some of us have lost sleep. A lot of sleep, in fact. Thank goodness for coffee and eye make[…]
Immigration reform: Family Based Pending Petitions
Dear Readers, the most common question I am seeing is this: Qs. I have a pending F3 or F4 petition. What will happen to my petition if immigration reform happens?[…]
Changes in family-based immigration law- after immigration reform
We are so grateful that www.ILW.com, America’s most prestigious immigration website has reprinted this story. Check it out here. http://discuss.ilw.com/content.php?2028-Article-Changes-in-family-based-immigration-law-after-immigration-reform-by-Tahmina-Watson Thank you ILW!
July 2013 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The July 2013 visa bulletin was released on Friday. Here’s the pertinent information most of my readers are looking for: For all countries except India, China, Philippines, and Mexico: F2A preference has[…]