Monthly Archives: March 2008

The following is not legal advice.  Please contact a qualified immigration lawyer for assistance with your unique legal matter. March madness is over. Our office filed all of our cap-subject H-1B petitions today and we will hold our breath for … Continue reading →

On Saturday my partner and I spent the day  at our office reviewing the cap-subject H-1B packages to be delivered to the USCIS on Tuesday and it was hard to believe that some of these talented beneficiaries, many of whom … Continue reading →

The USCIS has provided the following information on its website:  “If you have knowledge of suspected criminal violations, misconduct, wasteful activities, and allegations of civil rights or civil liberties abuse, you may report them to the DHS Office of Inspector … Continue reading →

March Madness is almost over and cap-subject H-1B petitions will need to be in the hands of the USCIS within the next week.  The USCIS has released Questions and Answers #1:  H-1B Petition Mailing During Cap Season.

The following is not legal advice.  Please consult a ualified immigration lawyer for advice on your partiular legal matter.  The H-1B cap for FY 2009 is once again expected to be exhausted by the end of next week.  Petitions for cap-subject … Continue reading →

According to The Associated Press:  “Saying the nation’s immigration system is broken, Pennsylvania’s largest grower of fresh-to-market tomatoes announced Monday he will no longer produce the crop because he can’t find enough workers to harvest it.” It will be interesting … Continue reading →

The following is not legal advice.  Please contact a qualified immigration lawyer regarding your specific legal matter. The USCIS requires that for occupations that require a State license, such as teachers, that the beneficiary of the H-1B Visa have the … Continue reading →

Robert Hildreth, a Boston Financier paid more than $130,000 to bail out 40 immigrants who were swept in a Massachusetts raid.  The video of this story can be viewed on cnn.com.

According to an entry by USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez that appeared in the Leadership Journal on the dhs.gov site:  “The Times got it wrong again. I feel compelled to set the record straight for 17,000 employees who work late nights … Continue reading →

According to a USCIS Press Release:  “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revised the filing instructions for the Petition for Alien Relative (Form I-130).   Effective immediately, all petitioners filing stand-alone Form I-130s must file their petitions with the Chicago … Continue reading →