H1b Lottery: Puget Sound Business Journal Says It Best!
While it may be April Fool’s today, it is indeed a very serious day for American businesses trying to hire highly skilled workers. As my clients anxiously wait to see[…]
Category: News Updates
H1b FY 2015- Today is the day!
H1b applications for fiscal year 2015 will start to be accepted tomorrow, April 1st. That means, you can file today and with overnight shipping to reach USCIS tomorrow. Regulations[…]
Discharge Petition on Immigration today
The House Democrats will be filing a “discharge petition” today on the immigration bill HR15 Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization introduced in the House. 218 votes are needed[…]
Immigrant Investor Visas: One Man’s loss is Many Men’s Gain.
Immigrant Investor Visas: One Man’s loss is Many Men’s Gain. My regular readers may recall my recent article about the global competition over wealthy investors. Indeed there is such a[…]
Fiscal Year 2015 H1b Season in Full-Swing- Deadline Approaching Fast!
The H1b Season is once again upon us and it is a busy one! Demand appears to be a little higher than last year (or at least the same) which[…]
EB5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program Update from USCIS
The USCIS held a stakeholder meeting today discussing updates on the EB5 program and current state of affairs. The EB5 program Director Nicholas Colucci spoke extensively about the new office,[…]
KOMO News Discusses Immigration Reform With Tahmina
Local Seattle TV news channel KOMO News (ABC affiliate) covered the story of immigration reform last week. Watson Immigration Law is grateful to KOMO, Reporter Tracy Vedder, to our client[…]
Meeting with Congresswoman Delbene
I had the distinct honor of representing FWD.us once more through the Washington Compact at a meeting with Congresswoman Delbene recently. Her warmth and charm as well as her real[…]
Republican Immigration ‘Principles’- Here Is The Document
Today, the long awaited immigration principles were released. Here is the document. DRAFT Standards for Immigration Reform 1 29 14. In essence, regarding a pathway to citizenship, citizenship will be considered[…]
John Beohner Desribes His Job To Jay Leno
As we await the much anticipated ‘immigration principles’, it was interesting to see John Boehner, Speaker of the House, on Jay Leno on January 23rd. While he described his job[…]