September 2017 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The September 2017 Visa Bulletin was recently released. Most notably, F1 and F4 retrogressed for all countries except Mexico and the Philippines to May 1, 2010 and January 1, 2002 respectively.[…]
Category: Family-Based Immigration
The RAISE Act: The Opposite of Strengthening the US Economy
If we could give points for the most mean-spirited, misleading, and most unAmerican bill ever introduced, the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act or “RAISE” Act would win hands[…]
August 2017 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The August 2017 Visa Bulletin was recently released. Most notably, EB3 for all countries except China, India, and the Philippines is current for the first time since July 2007! If[…]
Work Permission for Abused Spouses of A, G, E-3 and H visa holders: The Details
As an immigration lawyer, I often hear heartbreaking stories of abuse. Abuse of immigrants, visitors, undocumented aliens and many more. Sometimes there is a solution, but more often than not,[…]
October Visa Bulletin Retrogression Announcement
Copied from AILA Practice Alert: DOS Rolls Back “Dates for Filing” for Some Visa Categories in Revised October Visa Bulletin AILA Doc No. 15091002 | Dated September 25, 2015 Update:[…]
Charlie Oppenheim Talks New-Visa-Bulletin with AILA
Copied from AILA website- very useful read: Check-in with DOS’s Charlie Oppenheim AILA Doc No. 14071401 | Dated September 15, 2015 This is series of monthly reports from the AILA[…]
October 2015 Visa Bulletin- Huge Changes- Take Note
The October 2015 Visa Bulletin was released today with some profound changes. As part of the Executive Action measures to bring positive policy changes, and to coincide with the idea[…]
Employment-based adjustment (and family-based)- Executive Action Changes
Executive Action changes are on it’s way for adjustment of status for cases that are generally stuck in the backlog! This is the beginning of seeing some real changes that[…]
Legal updates- quick snapshot
Dear Readers, June and July have been busy months of speaking engagements as well as meeting various deadlines mainly H1b RFEs. (You know what I am talking about if you[…]
Immigration benefits, same-sex marriage and recent SCOTUS ruling
On June 26th 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex married couples have equal rights and protection of the law. Thus, with a[…]