On August 29, 2011 USCIS announced that it will be changing a series of federal regulations so that filings and benefits requests will be handled electronically. The changes are designed...
I recently had a consultation with an employer who had several employees working for him but the employer had not completed I-9 forms for any of them. I informed the...
As of August 12, 2011 approximately 25,300 H-1B cap-subject petitions have been receipted in by USCIS. An additional 14,700 petitions for immigrants with advanced degrees have also been receipted in.
As of July 22, 2011 USCIS has receipted 21,600 H-1B cap subject petitions and 13,300 Masters cap exemption H-1B petitions. There's still plenty of time for employers and employees to...
The new Georgia Immigration law has caused a lot of confusion and questions. I have been fielding calls from concerned immigrants and employers in the past few weeks since the...
Breaking news. A federal judge has granted an injunction against certain parts of the Georgia Immigration law that were supposed to go into effect on July 1, 2011. More information...
As of June 17, 2011 there have been 16,300 cap eligible H-1B petitions filed towards the 65,000 H-1B visas available every year. An additional 10,800 H-1B petitions have been filed...
On May 13, 2011 USCIS announced the launch of I-9 Central. The site provides “employers and employees simple one-click access to resources, tips and guidance to properly complete Form I-9...
As an immigration attorney I sometimes have consultations with people who are in removal proceedings because they did not receive a notice from USCIS (at least that’s what they claim). ...
On Friday, May 13th the State Department announced that the results of the 2012 Diversity Lottery it had previously posted were invalid and voided. Every year 50,000 Lottery winners are...
