Microsoft To Cut 18,000 Jobs: Immigration Status When Laid-Off
On Thursday July 17, 2014, Microsoft made an announcement that 18,000 will be slashed– most by December 2014 and all by June 2015. While this is a blow to the[…]
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EB5 Processing Times
The USCIS published current processing times for EB5 applications. Currently, this is how long it is taking for the following petitions: 13.2 months to process I-526 petitions 7.9 months for[…]
AILA Annual Conference in Boston a Great Success
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) helds its annual conference in Boston, MA from June 18-21. The event was a great success. As mentioned in a previous post, Tahmina was[…]
Obama will act alone on immigration
Today, President Obama said in a speech that the US cannot wait any longer without immigration reform. Given that Congress will not act, he has no choice but to take[…]
Leon Rodriguez – New USCIS Director
This week, the Senate confirmed that Leon Rodriguez will be the new USCIS Director. Watson Immigration Law congratulates Director Rodriguez on his new appointment. While this is a challenging role,[…]
Tahmina Speaks At AILA Annual Conference
It was a great honor to have been invited to speak at the American Immigration Lawyers Association annual conference held in Boston, MA from June 18-21. Almost 3500 immigration lawyers[…]
KCWWL Judicial Appreciation Luncheon Huge Success
The King County Chapter of Washington Women Lawyers holds a dear place in my heart. I was on the board from 2006 to 2010 ending my term as the President.[…]
July 2014 Visa Bulletin Is Out!
The July 2014 Visa Bulletin was released a short while ago. Our usual commentary to follow soon, stay tuned!
Breaking news: Work permission for H4 visa holders- almost here!
Breaking news: H4 visa holders to get employment authorization and high-skilled immigrant retention proposals! In the early hours of May 6, 2014, the Department of Homeland Security issued a press[…]
H1Cap for FY 2015 processed
Copied from USCIS.gov. USCIS announced today that data entry of all FY15 H-1B cap petitions has been completed. USCIS will now begin returning all H-1B cap petitions that were not selected[…]