September 2015 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The September 2015 Visa Bulletin was released today. To our regular readers, we will start to cover the China EB5 category from hereon given the retrogression issues involved and it’s[…]
Author: Tahmina Watson
Tahmina interviewed by the American Immigration Lawyers Association about her book
Thank you to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) for inviting me for the AILA Interview of the Month (AIM). I am honored and grateful. I should have been a[…]
Tahmina Speaks About Startup Visa Issues at Bitspiration Festival in Poland
It was such an incredible honor and privilege to be invited to speak at the Bitspiration Festival in Warsaw, Poland. Held 22-23 June 2015, the event was attended by a[…]
Tahmina speaks about Startup Visas at SXSW-V2V
I had the distinct honor and privilege of speaking on a panel at South By South West Las Vegas (SXSWV2V) last week. Following our panel on Startup Visas at SXSW[…]
Legal updates- quick snapshot
Dear Readers, June and July have been busy months of speaking engagements as well as meeting various deadlines mainly H1b RFEs. (You know what I am talking about if you[…]
EB5 Processing Time Update from USCIS
USCIS Processing Time Information for the Immigrant Investor Program Office Posted: July 27, 2015 Instructions on Using the Chart Below is a chart that shows the form number, form name[…]
USCIS complete return of all H1b cap petitions not selected in the lottery
Here is a copy/paste of USCIS’s announcement of returned H1bs. USCIS announced on July 14, 2015, that it completed processing the return of fiscal year 2016 H-1B cap-subject petitions that[…]
Premium Processing for H1b Resumes
This morning USCIS announced that it will lift the suspension on premium processing filings for all H1bs. Previous guidance was that the suspension would be until July 27th. This is[…]
August 2015 Visa Bulletin is Out!
The Dept. of State released the 2015 August Visa Bulletin today. Here is a link. Usual commentary to follow soon. pertinent note copied below: D. CHINA-MAINLAND BORN EMPLOYMENT THIRD, AND THIRD[…]
Immigration benefits, same-sex marriage and recent SCOTUS ruling
On June 26th 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex married couples have equal rights and protection of the law. Thus, with a[…]