OUTSIDE THE BOX THINKING, DELIVERING CUTTING EDGE SOLUTIONS!

by

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 an attorney-client relationship between us. Therefore, your communication with us through this forum will not be considered as privileged or confidential.

Question #1 – H1B Nonimmigrant Work Visa

Is the USCIS finished with the acceptance process for the FY2016 Cap? My future employer filed my case and we still have not received a notification that my case was accepted.

Continue reading

by

Reminder: USCIS will begin accepting employment authorization (EAD) applications from certain H-4 dependent spouses on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 – qualified H-4 nonimmigrants should start the process as soon as possible. Please note that EAD applications CANNOT be filed until May 26th.

USCIS Director León Rodríguez announced on Tuesday, February 24th, that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants who are seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident (LPR), effective May 26, 2015.

Finalizing the H-4 employment eligibility was one of President Obama’s key elements in his immigration executive actions announced last November.

Continue reading

by

The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click here to view the June 2015 Visa Bulletin

As projected by the U.S. Department of State, the June 2015 Visa Bulletin shows the EB2 date for nationals from India moved from 4/15/08 to 10/1/08; the EB3 date for nationals from India made a small movement from 1/15/04 to 1/22/04; the EB2 for Chinese Nationals moved from 6/1/12 to 6/1/13; the EB3 for Chinese Nationals moved from 5/1/11 to 9/1/11; and EB3 for WW moved from 1/1/15 to 2/15/15; and the F2A category moved from 9/1/13 to 10/1/13, except Mexico which stayed at 8/8/13. The F2A category is reserved exclusively for Spouses and unmarried children (under the age of 21) of green card holders (LPRs).

Continue reading

by

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will be presenting a national Spanish language Enlace session. ENLACE stands for ENgaging LAtino Communities for Education and it will take place on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm (EST).

The Enlace session will include the following:

– USCIS agency updates;

Continue reading

by

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, May 15, 2015. Act now and submit your questions!

Continue reading

by

USCIS has released a News Alert highlighting some of the available immigration relief measures that may assist eligible Nepali nationals. The country of Nepal was devastated by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit on April 25, 2015.

Immigration relief measures that may be available upon request include:

• Change or extension of nonimmigrant status for an individual currently in the United States, even if the request is filed after the authorized period of admission has expired;

Continue reading

by

Immigration Policy Center Releases Updated State-by-State Fact Sheets (2015)

The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) has released all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the United States (Overall), for a total of fifty-two updated fact sheets with accompanying info graphics and other details. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants, Asians and Latinos in each state. The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) is the research and policy division of the American Immigration Council (AIC).

As Washington D.C. continues the discussion of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this IPC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Mississippi, Missouri & South Carolina.

Continue reading

by

USCIS has released a News Alert highlighting some of the available immigration relief measures that may assist eligible Yemeni nationals. The country of Yemen has going conflicts between several different groups, which are pushing the country to the edge of civil war.

Immigration relief measures that may be available upon request include:

• Change or extension of nonimmigrant status for an individual currently in the United States, even if the request is filed after the authorized period of admission has expired;

Continue reading

by

USCIS announced (by email alert) on Monday, May 04, 2015 that they have completed the data entry of all Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 H-1B cap– subjected petitions that have been selected randomly through a computer generated process. USCIS will begin returning all H-1B petitions that were not selected but because of the large amount received; the return time frame is unknown. They also ask that petitioners not contact them until they have received a receipt notice or had their unselected petition returned.

Note: USCIS will announce when all the unselected petitions have been returned.

Source of Information:

Continue reading

by

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) will be holding a Spanish-language Teleconference on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 between 10:00am to 11:00am (EST). The subject of the event will be the Central American Minors (CAM) Refugee/Parole Program and will include Q&A.

The CAM program provides certain children in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras with a safe, legal, and orderly alternative to the dangerous and costly journey that some children are taking to the United States. For more details on this program please review the link, “In-Country Refugee/Parole Processing for Minors in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala (Central American Minors – CAM)“.

Event Information:

Continue reading
Contact Information
1177 Annapolis Rd #70
Odenton, MD 21113
Toll Free: 1-800-447-0796Local: 240-390-0600Fax: 240-390-0603

Please do not include any confidential or sensitive information in a contact form, text message, or voicemail. The contact form sends information by non-encrypted email, which is not secure. Submitting a contact form, sending a text message, making a phone call, or leaving a voicemail does not create an attorney-client relationship.

Copyright © 2026, MVP Law Group, P.A.
JUSTIA Law Firm Blog Design