February 2019 Visa Bulletin Commentary
February 2019 Visa Bulletin Commentary February 2019 For all countries except India, China, Philippines, and Mexico: F2A category priority date advances 23 days to 1 December 2016, F2B preference[…]
News Update: USCIS Now Accepting Copies of Negative P Visa Consultations Directly from Labor Unions
We file a fair number of P-visa applications at our office. This news update is concerning given the arbitrary adjudications we have seen across employment-based cases. Copied from USCIS: Effective[…]
H1B Final Rule- A Last Hurrah of H1B Filings as We Know It
This morning at around 7:30am PST, the DHS released the final rules for changing the H1B filing procedures. While there is no ‘hurrah’ about H1Bs, it certainly will be the[…]
Happy Holidays from Watson Immigration Law!
To all our readers, listeners, colleagues and clients, We wish you a wonderful holiday season and happy new year! We started the year with our article published in the Huffington[…]
Tahmina appears on tax expert Liz Soria’s podcast
I was recently a guest on Florida tax expert Liz Soria’s podcast Tax Advisor and Biz Coach Success Podcast. Liz is a renowned US tax expert who discusses the intersections[…]
January 2019 Visa Bulletin Commentary
January 2019 Visa Bulletin Commentary For all countries except India, China, Philippines, and Mexico: F2A category priority date advances 31 days to 8 November 2016, F2B preference advances 29 days[…]
January 2019 Visa Bulletin is Out!
The Department of State released the visa bulletin for January 2019 this morning. Here is a link. Our usual commentary to follow shortly. But most important news is that EB-1[…]
Yes! Magazine publishes Tahmina’s article
I am so honored that Yes! Magazine published my article about my notes to my activist friends! Published last Friday, December 7th, the article has garnered much acclaim. Hope you[…]
Tahmina Talks to SHRM About H1B Preregistration Proposed Rules
It was an honor to speak with SHRM‘s Roy Maurer about the DHS proposed rules published on Monday December 3rd 2018 which seek to change the H1B visa lottery process.[…]
Tahmina Talks to CNN About New DHS H1B Pregistration Proposed Rule
Last friday, November 30th, the Department of Homeland Security released ‘unpublished’ proposed rules regarding new H1B preregistration procedures. Those rules were formally published today on Monday December 3rd. I posted[…]