We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
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AILA and Partners to Help Thousands Apply for Citizenship on Saturday, April 21st
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is proud to sponsor the 6th annual Citizenship Day on Saturday, April 21, 2012. This single-day workshop with sites around the country provides assistance to lawful permanent residents eligible for naturalization. In partnership with the “ya es hora ¡Ciudadanía!” campaign, AILA…
UPDATE: USCIS National Customer Service Center
April 20, 2012, USCIS National Customer Service Center (NCSC) will not be available to receive calls about individual cases from 12:30PM – 4:30PM ET. The NCSC will be available to answer general immigration questions during that time.
LATEST UPDATE: H-1B FY2013 CAP COUNTS
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of April 13th, 2012, 20,600 H-1B Regular CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 65,000 cap. As of April 13th, 2012,…
MVP LAW GROUP – Immigration Q&A Forum, Friday, April 13, 2012
MVP Law Group, P.A. makes available the information and materials in this forum for informational purposes only. The information is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice or any contractual obligations. Further, the use of this site, and the sending or receipt of this information, does not create…
USCIS Changes Look and Feel of Form I-797C
As of April 2, 2012, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) began to issue Form I-797C, Notice of Action, with a new look and feel. The new Form I-797C is now printed on plain white paper. The USCIS believes that this change is estimated to save the agency…
LATEST UPDATE: H-1B FY2013 CAP COUNTS
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap. As of April 9th, 2012, 17,400 H-1B Regular CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 65,000 cap. As of April 9th, 2012,…
MVP “Immigration Q & A Forum” – This Friday, April 13, 2012
We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer…
MAY 2012 VISA BULLETIN
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. Click here to view the May 2012 Visa Bulletin. The May 2012 Visa Bulletin still shows employment based third preference (EB-3) visas as oversubscribed while the employment based second preference (EB-2) is current for all areas of chargeability except for…
H-1B FY2013 CAP COUNT
USCIS has reported that 22,323 cap-subject H-1B petitions have been received as of April 4, 2012. Approximately 25% of these cases are for U.S. advanced degrees. According to USCIS, the number of filings received in the first few days of the FY2013 H-1B season is almost double the number of…