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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 Blog.

If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, September 6, 2019. Act now and submit your questions!

USCIS issued a news alert on Thursday, August 15th stating that they have returned all fiscal year 2020 (FY 2020) H-1B cap-subject petitions that were not selected in their computer-generated lottery. USCIS completed the data entry of all selected H-1B cap-subject petitions on May 17th (USCIS Completes Data Entry of Fiscal Year 2020 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions). If you submitted a cap-subject petition between April 1st and April 15th of this year and have not received a receipt notice or a returned petition by August 29, 2019, contact USCIS for assistance.

Source of Information:

USCIS.gov, 8/15/19, News Alert:

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a Teleconference on Monday, September 9, 2019 from 2 to 3 p.m. (Eastern). This event is entitled “EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program: Listening Session”. During the teleconference, USCIS officials will provide updates on the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, followed by a question and answer session. USCIS trying to have more dialogue with the public on the EB-5 program.

Event Information:

DATE: Monday, September 9, 2019

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2019 statistics (Third Quarter) in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2019 statistics (Third Quarter) covers April 2019 through June 2019.

The link to each FY2019 (Third Quarter) program factsheets is listed below:

Permanent Labor Certification Program – Select Statistics

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Question #1 – Naturalization

Will I be asked all 100 civics questions during the naturalization interview?

USCIS issued a news alert on Thursday, August 15th stating that they have returned all fiscal year 2020 (FY 2020) H-1B cap-subject petitions that were not selected in their computer-generated lottery. USCIS completed the data entry of all selected H-1B cap-subject petitions on May 17th (USCIS Completes Data Entry of Fiscal Year 2020 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions). If you submitted a cap-subject petition between April 1st and April 15th of this year and have not received a receipt notice or a returned petition by August 29, 2019, contact USCIS for assistance.

Source of Information:

USCIS.gov, 8/15/19, News Alert:

The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click the link to view the September 2019 Visa Bulletin

The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during the reported month for: “Application Final Action Dates” (consistent with prior Visa Bulletins) and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center using Consular Processing (outside of the US) or file on their own with USCIS Form I-485 (within the US).

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 Blog.

If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, August 23, 2019. Act now and submit your questions!

The Foreman Wolf restaurant group, which owns the Bar Vasquez, an upscale Latin-themed drinking/eating establishment in Baltimore, Maryland have planned a three-night Fund Raiser to fight family separation at our southern border and during deportations. They have joined together with other local Latin restaurants in Baltimore to raise awareness about family separations.

They have planned for three nights of dinner and drinks to benefit “Families Belong Together”, a coalition fighting the separation and detention of immigrant families. “Entre Amigos”, a dinner series, pairs Foreman Wolf’s Bar Vasquez with popular restaurants Clavel, Alma Cocina Latina and Puerto 511.

For complete details, please review Bar Vasquez’s Web Page, “Entre Amigos” for more details.

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