March 2013 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The March 2013 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[…]
Category: Employment-Based Immigration
Immigration Innovation Act 2013- High Skilled Worker Bill Introduced.
On January 29th, a new bill was introduced that would help retain high skilled workers. The bipartisan bill seeks to reform employment-based H-1B and student visas, increases access to employment-based[…]
Workshop: H1b & the StartUp
As part of our Start-up Law Talk workshop series, our next workshop is on H1b visas. The event will take place next Monday January 14th 2013 from 5:30 – 8:30pm[…]
February 2013 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The February 2013 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[…]
Entrepreneur in Residence Update from USCIS
Today, December 12, 2012, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) finally provided an update to the much talked about Entrepreneur in Residence program. Like many others, I too[…]
January 2013 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The January 2013 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[…]
Why We Need Start-Up Visa Laws for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
The below article was originally published on Watson Immigration Law Blog on December 5th. The article drew attention from Yahoo! News, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, International Business Times, San Jose Mercury News,[…]
Why We need Startup Visa laws for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Why We need Startup Visa laws for Immigrant Entrepreneurs – Tahmina Watson, immigration attorney With the recent election, America’s voters have placed renewed trust in President Obama, and immigration remains[…]
EB5 Visa Update
Today, December 3rd, 2012, USCIS Director Mayorkas announced at a Stakeholder meeting that a new EB5 program office will be created and housed in Washington DC. It is hoped that[…]
STEM bill passes House
The STEM bill passed the House today. See below information from the House Judiciary Committee: House Approves STEM Legislation For Immediate Release November 30, 2012 Contact: Jessica Baker, (202) 225-3951 House[…]