Obama Speech on Dream Act Candidates Policy Announcement
“It is the right thing to do”- President Obama delivered a powerful speech explaining why he has taken the step today to allow undocumented students to receive temporary relief and[…]
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July 2012 Visa Bulletin Commentary
The July 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[…]
Good news for Small Businesses- Start-Up America initiative update
Here is an article published by Hometownsource.com. It discusses announcements made by the White House today that will help small businesses. There is no direct discussion about a new visa[…]
Fastest Reversal in USCIS Denial!- Immigrant Entrepreneur Gets Visa After ‘World News’ Story
This story was reported yesterday on ABC news, which I reposted on this blog (see below). I have never seen such a quick reversal in an immigration decision and certainly not[…]
We need better immigration laws for entrepreneurs and investors.
This case exemplifies how the US is losing out on incredibly talented people from creating jobs and investing in the US economy. Watson Immigration Law eagerly awaits positive changes that[…]
Investment visas for house buyers
As an immigration attorney with a paricurlar interest in investment visas, the buzz over the new proposed bill is no surprise. The United States needs an injection of money. There[…]
Obama policy lifts deportation threat for many young immigrants
From The Seattle Times: By ROBERT PEAR The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Thursday that it would suspend deportation proceedings against many illegal immigrants who pose[…]
Senate Blocks Action on Defense Bill, DREAM Act
Copied from AILA: On 9/21/10, the Senate failed to reach the 60 votes needed to pass a motion to proceed to consideration of the fiscal 2011 defense authorization bill (S.[…]
H1b Cap Reached!
As of December 21, 2009, USCIS has received sufficient petitions to reach the statutory cap for FY2010. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions on behalf of persons[…]
H1B update as of November 20th, 2009
As of November 20, 2009, approximately 56,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed. USCIS has approved sufficient H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees to meet the exemption of 20,000[…]