The United States Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) has issued a correction to the Nebraska Service Center (NSC) processing times published on February 20, 2009. The current processing time for Form I-485, Employment Based petitions is 8/15/07.
Effective March 2, 2009, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will expand their premium processing service to certain Form I-140 petitions. This service will be expanded to include alien beneficiaries who have almost reached their limitation of stay on H-1B visa status. For the specific details, please read…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Centers were released on February 20, 2009 with processing dates as of December 31, 2008. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time…
The American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) Business Committee prepared a list of frequently asked questions about the H-1B provisions included in the new economic stimulus bill – the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The list discusses the impact of the H-1B provisions on H-1B employers, provides an explanation…
On Friday, the House of Representatives passed a multi-million dollar stimulus bill designed to jumpstart the United States’ economy. For the business immigration world, the bill includes the Sanders H-1B amendment . This amendment heavily burdens recipients of Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) funds with strict regulations for hiring foreign…
After an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) beginning in September 2008, the seventh and final defendant of the restaurant raids was sentenced. The Asian buffet restaurant owner was sentenced to eight months of home confinement and three years probation on charges of knowingly employing illegal aliens…
The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin. The March 2009 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 China and India. Click here to view the March…
After an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Alabaster Police Department, a Birmingham, Alabama construction company owner was indicted on charges of harboring and employing illegal aliens. As a result of the investigation, the owner was charged in a three-count indictment. If convicted of all…
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Centers were released on January 23, 2009 with processing dates as of November 30, 2008. If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time…
Effective February 20, 2009, ALL federal contractors and subcontractors will be required to begin using the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) E-Verify system. This program allows for employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their employees. This new rule which is addressed in Executive Order 12989 reinforces the…