November 2012 Visa Bulletin Released
The Department of State released the November 2012 visa bulletin a little while ago. EB2 All Countries is finally current but EB2 India has not advanced as much as hoped.[…]
Author: Tahmina Watson
New demand data from DOS re. EB priority dates
The Department of State released a visa demand data chart (courtesy of AILA) regarding visas available in fiscal year 2013. As many of you are waiting for the visa bulletin to be[…]
Workshop: H1b and the Start-Up
Start-Up Law Talk Workshop: H1b and the Start-Up Save the date! November 12, 2012 from 5:30 pm to 8pm. As part of our Start-Up Law Talk workshop series, we will[…]
Start-Up Law Talk Workshop: Independent Contractor Agreements
The Workshop is tonight!! Don’t miss it! See below: Our Start-Up Law Talk workshop series continues with Independent Contractor Agreements. The event will be held on October 8, 2012. Find[…]
Immigration updates
While I have been bogged down with a chain of deadlines, the immigration train keeps chugging along with some very important updates. I will likely write more about each item[…]
H.R. 6429- STEM Jobs Act Fails
Copied from AILA: H.R. 6429, the STEM Jobs Act, introduced on September 18, 2012 by Rep. Smith (R-TX), creates new visa categories for foreign PhD and masters graduates in the fields[…]
Smart Jobs Act to create STEM visas
On May 16th, a new bill was introduced in Congress called the Smart Jobs Act. The bill seeks to eliminate the diversity lottery program to use the visas to STEM[…]
Deferred Action Approvals Begin
The USCIS released data on September 14, 2012. So far, 82361 petitions have been released. Of those, 63,717 have been scheduled for biometrics. 1660 petitions are now ready for review.[…]
EB5 extension passes through Congress
Yesterday, S.3245 passed to extend 4 immigration programs: EB5, Special Immigrant Non-Immigrant Program, Conrad State 30 J-visa waiver program and the e-verify program. The bill is now pending signature from[…]
October 2012 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The October 2012 visa bulletin was released today. Here’s the pertinent information most of my readers are looking for: For all countries except India, China, Philippines, and Mexico: F2A preference has advanced[…]