USCIS Updates Rejection Criteria for Form I-129
USCIS has announced that it is expanding its rejection criteria for Form I-129 to include those petitions that do not list the petitioner’s or applicant’s name and primary U.S.[…]
Category: News Updates
Watson Immigration Law Celebrates its 10th Anniversary by Offering Free Consultations on 6/11 and 6/13
Watson Immigration Law is celebrating its 10th Anniversary by offering free immigration consultations on June 11, 2019 and June 13, 2019, from 10 AM to 3 PM! Please use the[…]
Ken Cuccinelli to be Named as New Director of USCIS
Current Director of USCIS, L. Francis Cissna, has reportedly told his staff that he will be leaving his post at the end of the month. He is set to be[…]
Watson Immigration Law Celebrates its 10th Anniversary by Offering Free Consultations on 6/11 and 6/13
Watson Immigration Law is celebrating its 10th Anniversary by offering free immigration consultations on June 11, 2019 and June 13, 2019, from 10 AM to 3 PM! Please use[…]
Trump Issues Memorandum on Enforcing the Legal Responsibilities of Sponsors of Aliens
Today Trump issued a memorandum making it mandatory for state and local agencies to sue I-864 sponsors for all means-tested benefits that are paid to adjustment of status applicants/beneficiaries. These[…]
DHS Proposing Rule to “Strengthen” the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program
Changes are coming on the H-1B front, and likely none of them good. The Department of Homeland Security will be proposing a rule that, among other things, will attempt to[…]
Texas Service Center to Begin Accepting Form I-129 for Certain H-1B Petitions
USCIS announced today that the Texas Service Center will begin processing certain cap-exempt H-1B petitions. In addition to this announcement, USCIS also switched up other filing addresses and procedures. For[…]
Watson Immigration Law Celebrates its 10th Anniversary by Offering Free Consultations on 6/11 and 6/13
Watson Immigration Law is celebrating its 10th Anniversary by offering free immigration consultations on June 11, 2019 and June 13, 2019, from 10 AM to 3 PM! Please use[…]
USCIS Completes Data Entry of Fiscal Year 2020 H-1B Cap Subject Petitions
USCIS has just announced that it has completed data entry and processing for all H-1B cap-subject petitions which were selected in the lottery for fiscal year 2020. They will now[…]
June 2019 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The June 2019 Visa Bulletin was just released. Most jarring was the massive retrogression that occurred for the EB1 India category, which retrogressed an astonishing 2 years, 1 month, and[…]