by admin | Dec 28, 2012 | News
USCIS Service Centers are taking a more restrictive approach to filing deadlines for foreign student (F-1) Optional Practical Training (OPT) applications, which, in turn has resulted in denials. Because there are several deadlines to consider in handling an OPT...
by admin | Dec 28, 2012 | News
As part of its initiative, “Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR),” USCIS recently launched a new website called “Entrepreneur Pathways,” designed to help business people understand what immigration options are open to them and to help navigate through detailed overviews...
by admin | Dec 28, 2012 | News
The adjudication of H-1B cases filed since April 2012 has been woefully delayed and USCIS has provided little guidance on when these backlogs will be cleared. The H-1B cap was reach on June 11, 2012 for work commencing October, 1, 2012, but as late as mid-September...
by admin | Dec 28, 2012 | News
Since the election, there have been some substantive, immigration legislative movements. These efforts, while unlikely to survive this congressional session, are expected to make their way into the comprehensive immigration reform debate next year. First, the House of...
by admin | Dec 28, 2012 | News
Almost immediately after President Obama’s re-election on November 6, 2012, the issue of immigration and the Latino vote dominated the news, and the prospect of comprehensive immigration reform rekindled. National Journal Editorial Director Ron Brownstein recently...
by admin | Oct 19, 2012 | News
The following additional items may be of interest to our readers: Worldwide EB-2 Becomes Current in November: The worldwide employment-based second preference category (advanced degree/exceptional ability) becomes current again in November, as announced in the Visa...
