Start-Up Act 2.0 Introduced Today
The Start-Up Act 2.0 was introduced this morning with the hope that bipartisan support may enable it to pass through Congress. Built on the Jobs Act, it is hoped that[…]
Author: Tahmina Watson
Start-Up Act 2.0 To Be Introduced On May 22, 2012
On May 22, 2012 a new bill called The Start-Up Act 2.0 will be introduced in Congress. It will be built upon the Start-Up Act introduced by Sen. Moran and[…]
Set Back in Violence Against Women Act
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has been a powerful immigration tool to help vulnerable victims of domestic violence. Over the years, I have been able to assist many a[…]
FY2013 H-1B Cap Count (Updated 5/14/12)
Copied from AILA: Cite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 12040939 (posted May. 14, 2012)” May 11, 2012 H-1B Cap Count As of May 11, 2012, approximately 36,700 H-1B cap-subject petitions[…]
Sen. Moran Advocates for the Start-Up Act
On May 9th, Senator Moran urged the government to implement the Start-Up Act. Here is a video of his speech. Watson Immigration Law applauds the Senator for his on-going efforts[…]
June 2012 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The June 2012 visa bulletin was released yesterday but then removed from the DOS website. AILA was able to copy the bulletin before it was removed. Here are our usual[…]
DOS on EB-1 and EB-2 Visa Availability
Copied from AILA: Cite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 12050945 (posted May. 9, 2012)” AILA Liaison received the following information from the Department of State regarding the recent priority date[…]
June 2012 Visa Bulletin Released
May 9, 2012: Earlier in the day, I posted the below note about the June 2012 visa bulletin. It appears the Department of State has removed the link for the[…]
FY2013 H-1B Cap Count (Updated 5/7/12)
Cite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 12040939 (posted May. 7, 2012)” May 4, 2012 H-1B Cap Count As of May 4, 2012, approximately 32,500 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally,[…]
FY2013 H-1B Cap Count (Updated 4/24/12)
Copied from AILA: Cite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 12040939 (posted Apr. 24, 2012)” As of April 20, 2012, approximately 25,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 10,900[…]