Lin & Valdez, L.L.P.


		11/24/11 H-1B Cap Reached on November 22, 2011
		11/07/08 New Third Country National Non-Immigrant Visa Policies at U.S. Consulates in Mexico
		10/16/06 Success Story: PERM Labor Certification Approved for Senior Software Engineer
		10/10/06 Success Story: PERM Labor Certification Approved for Specialty Cook
		10/09/06 NIW Tips (2): National Interest Waiver. What National Interest?
		10/07/06 Success Story: RN Gets Permanent Residency in 99 Days
		09/29/2006 NIW Tips (1): How Important Is the Number of Publication and How Many Is Enough?
		08/30/06 Success Story: Audited PERM Labor Certification Approved
		08/26/06 Success Story: Christian Granted Withholding of Removal With Our Representation 7 Years After Entering the US
		08/25/06 RNs and Physical Therapists: Schedule A Quota May Run Out in November
		Aug. 13, 2006 EB-1 and NIW: Don’t Be Shy to Ask for Reference. Most Experts Are Willing to Help
		August 10, 2006 Success Story: NIW For Medical Scientist Approved in Four Months
		Aug. 6, 2006 DOS Issues Guidance on Visa Processing for Lebanese Citizens
		Aug. 6, 2006 Success Story: PERM Labor Certification Approved in Seven Days
		July 28, 2006 VSC Transfers 5,000 I-129 Petitions and 22,000 I-130 Petitions
		July 20, 2006 SSA Updates Guidance Manual to Include E and L Spouses As Authorized to Work Without DHS Authorizati
		July 20, 2006 FY2007 H-1B Advanced Degree Cap Usage Figures Surpass 17,000
		June 17, 2006 USCIS Announces Issuance of RFEs for Over 10,000 Alien Fiance(e) Petitions
		June 10, 2006 Success Story: PERM Labor Certification Approved in 4 Days
		Jnue 1, 2006 Breaking News: H-1B Cap Reached for Fiscal Year 2007
		May 30, 2006 Success Story: EB-1 Extraordinary Ability Case Filed on February 14 Approved on May 24
		May 26, 2006 USCIS Announces Future Premium Processing Eligibility for Certain I-140s, I-765s and I-539s
		May 25, 2005 USCIS Posts Updated H1-B Cap Usage and Begins Bi-Weekly Updates
		May 25, 2006 Breaking News: Senate Passes Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill, S. 2611!
		May 20, 2006 L-1B Cases Approved in 5 and 7 Days
		May 18, 2006 Updated Fiscal Year 07 H1-B Cap Usage As of May 16, 2006
		May 4, 2006 Conditional Asylees Based on the Coercive Population Control Program Must Update Adress With EOIR
		May 3, 2006 USCIS Delays in Issuing Receipt Notices for I-129s and I-140s
		May 2, 2006 USCIS Update Cap Count for H-1B Cases Filed For Fiscal Year 2007
		April 28, 2006 Ombudsman𠏋 Office Proposes Drastic Change to Asylum Procedure
		April 12, 2006 Official Early Cap Count for H-1B Applications Released
		April 11, 2006 Success Stories: L-1 Visa Approved to Two Groups of Lin & Valdez Clients
		April 10, 2006 Success Stories: E-2 Visa Approved for Religious Craft Store
		April 9, 2006 Early Count Shows that H-1s Are Filed At About the Same Pace as Last Year
		March 24, 2006 Big Change to Filing I-129 and I-140 Petitions
		March 8, 2006 Success Story: PERM Labor Certification Approval for "Buyer" of Supermarket
		March 5, 2006 Success Story: PERM Labor Certification Approval for Mechanical Engineer
		March 2, 2006 Success Story: PERM Labor Certification Approval for Japanese Cook
		Feb. 25, 2006 Success Story: PERM Approval for Accountant
		Feb. 18, 2006 HHS Released the 2006 Poverty Guideline Which Takes Effect on March 1, 2006
		Feb. 16, 2006 USCIS Issued New Guidance Addressing Schedule A Posting Guidance for RN and Physical Therapists
		Feb. 15, 2006 Success Story: PERM Labor Certification Approval for Graphic Designer
		Feb. 12, 2006 DOL Proposed Rules to Restrict Time Allowed to File Immigration Petition After Labor Certification
		Feb. 7, 2006 Problems With PERM And Labor Certification Cases in the Backlog Elimination Centers
		Feb. 3, 2006 What If You Receive PERM Approval Notice, But not the Certified Form 9089
		February 2, 2006 Success Story: PERM Case Approved for Credit Analyst
		Jan. 27, 2006 State Dept. Remarks on Outlook for Employment-Based Visa Numbers
		Jan. 26, 2006 H-1B Candidtae: Dont's Wait Until April to Prepare. Also, Some Employers Can Still Sponsor
		Jan. 25, 2006 Update on Labor Certification Backlog Elimination Centers (BEC)
		Jan. 21, 2006 Success Story: PERM Approval for Transportation Planner
		Dec. 12, 2005 Success Story: Physical Therapis Application Approved in Eight Days!
		Dec. 1, 2005 President Bush Disscusses Immigration Reform Issue: Complete Text of His Recent Remarks
		Nov. 30, 2005 Cap for H-1 Applicants with US Mater Degrees Still Available
		Nov. 29, 2005 Computer Staffing Firm to Pay $2.65 Million In Back Wages and Penalties for Immigration Law Violatio
		Nov. 8, 2005 The New Look of Labor Certifications Is In Blue
		Nov. 5, 2005 H-1 Relief Legislation, and the Defeat to the Attempt to Eliminate H-1B Relief from Budget Bill
		Nov. 4, 2005 DOL Backlog Center Cases Not Disposed in Strict Chronicle Order Due to Various Factors
		Oct. 25, 2005 Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Proposal to Provide H-1B Visa and EB Immigration Relief
		Oct. 22, 2005 Success Story: Unique PERM Labor Certification Approval
		Oct. 19, 2005 Success Story: EB-1 Outstanding Researcher Case Saved By Attorney Stewart Lin
		Oct. 6, 2005 Insight To the Retrogression In Employment-Based Visa Availability
		Oct. 6, 2005 New $1,500.00 Fee For L-1 Petitions Approved by House Judiciary Committee
		Oct. 1, 2005 Last Minute Tips to Help With Retrogression Cases
		Sept. 26, 2005 Breaking News: Our Office is Open, But USCIS Offices in Houston Area Closed Until September 29, 2005
		Sept. 25, 2005 H-1B Advance Degree Exemption for Both 2005 and 2006 Are Still Available
		Sept. 14, 2005 Breaking News: Great Regression for EB-1 and EB-2 for People from China and India
		Sept. 14, 2005 Current Development on Labor Certification Backlog Reduction
		Sept. 10, 2005 The Important Role Reference Letters Play in NIW and EB-1 Petitions
		Sept. 10, 2005 House Immigration Subcommittee Votes to Eliminate Visa Lottery Program
		Sept. 1, 2005 H-1B Lottery for Cases Received by USCIS on August 10, 2005
		Aug. 30, 2005 Another Win In Court For "Imputed Political Opinion" Asylum Petition
		Aug. 23, 2005 H-1B Numbers for U.S. Masters Graduates Remain Open
		Aug. 22, 2005 DOL Proposed a 45-day Deadline for Filing I-140 to Reduce Fraud in Employee Substitution in Approved Labor Certification Situations
		August 12, 2005 Breaking News: H-1 Cap Reached On August 10, 2005
		Aug. 5, 2005 H-1 CAP PROBLEM ARISES: CURRENT CAP COUNT FOR NON-IMMIGRANT WORKER VISAS
		07/25/2005 Processing Dates Available as of July 20, 2005
		05/03/2005 Filing for additional 20,000 H-1B to start May 12
		04/18/2005 H-1B Update
		03/30/2005 Chaos in H-1B Applications
		03/14/2005 Alice in the Wonderland? Where Are We Heading With the New H-1B 20,000 Exemption?
		03/14/2005 USCIS Issues New Form I-129
		02/23/2005 LABOR CERTIFICATION - PERM
		02/17/2005 A Sounding Victory for Our Client
		02/16/2005 Beware of Immigration Scams
		02/11/2005 State Dept. Receives More Than Six Million DV Lottery Entries
		02/09/2005 Expediting Advance Paroles for Applications Filed at NBC
		01/23/2005 9-Year Wait Ahead of Aliens Granted Conditional Asylum Based on CPC In 2004
		01/20/2005 Money-Saving Tip: File H-1 Before 03/08/2005 If You Want to Change Job
		01/18/2005 Processing Time Reports for January Now Available
		01/17/2005 DHS Developed Policies to Help Victims of Tsunami Disaster
		01/15/2005 DOS Expands Reciprocity Period for B Visas for Chinese Nationals
		01/03/2004 Regression of EB-3 Visa Numbers for Applicants from Mainland China, India, and the Philippines
		12/30/2004 Accrued Unlawful Presence Prior to Filing for Adjustment of Status? Don't leave the U.S.!
		12/22/2004 Backlog Processing Centers Are Sending Letters Out. Is That Good or Bad?
		12/19/2004 Breaking News: PERM Regulation Is Finally Coming Out!
		11/11/2004 Key Ruling by the Supreme Court: DUI Not Grounds for Deportation
		11/11/2004 Processing Time Reports for November Now Available
		11/10/2004 Employment Opportunity With Lin & Valdez
		10/22/2004 USCIS Will Continue to Honor I-551 Stamp as a Proof for Permanent Resident Status
		10/18/2004 Presidential Determination on FY2005 Refugee Admissions – Set at 70,000
		10/02/04 Breaking News: The H-1B Cap Reached on October 1, 2004
		09/21/04 PERM Regulation Delayed
		09/21/04 Fiscal 2005 H-1Bs Likely to Stay Open for Several More Weeks
		09/15/04 National Benefit Center Implementing Plan to Reduce K-3 Backlog
		09/14/04 Social Security Administration Establishes New Requirements for Number Issuance to F-1 Students
		09/03/2004 As of August 18, 2004, the H-1B Petitions Received Subject to Cap Has Reached 45,900
		09/03/2004 USCIS Continues Rapid Expansion of InfoPass to District Offices Nationwide
		08/30/2004 Substituting H-1B Can Apply for Extension After the Six-Year Period
		08/23/2004 INFOPASS APPLICABLE IN HOUSTON DISTRICT OFFICE
		08/20/2004 FY 2005 Cap-Subject H-1B Filings Reach 40,000 As of August 4, 2004
		08/19/2004 USCIS Launches InfoPass in Boston
		08/13/2004 USCIS Launches InfoPass, an Online Appointment System, in District Offices
		08/11/2004 DHS Will Enforce Expedited Removal to Illegal Aliens Not From Mexico or Canada
		08/10/2004 CSC To Adjudicate Immediate Relative Cases from NSC and TSC
		08/10/2004 DHS To Begin Biometric Exit Pilot As Part of US-VISIT Program
		07/31/2004 USCIS Publishes Interim Rule Lifting the One Year Limitation on EADs
		07/28/2004 Big Change! The Photo Used for Immigration Application Will be Changed to Passport-Style Photos
		07/25/2004 USCIS to Allow MTRs or New Applications for Previously-Denied Status Changes for F and J Students
		07/23/2004 Good News, DHS Publishes Notice on Status for F/J Students Affected by the H-1B Cap
		07/23/2004 DOL PUBLISHES LABOR CERTIFICATION BACKLOG REDUCTION PLAN - CENTRALIZED PROCESSING PROPOSSED
		07/21/2004 Subcommittee of the House Would Vote a Bill Which Will Prevent Banks From Accepting ID Card
		07/14/2004 What Happens When You Enter With Advance Parole Through Custom for Inspection?
		07/08/04 TX Attorney General Wins Judgement Against Woman Who Defrauded South Texas Immigrants
		07/07/2004 Backlog Elimination Strategy Proposed by USCIS. Is it Practical
		6/29/2004 H-1B Quota Used As of May, 2004
		6/29/2004 H-1B "Cap Gap" Notice Sent to OMB
		6/29/2004 Does Visa Revalidation Program affect you?
		01/18/2004 Employer is the Petitioner for Outstanding Professors and Researchers
		01/14/2004 ALIEN STUDENTS WHO DO NOT ATTEND SCHOOL WILL BE PLACED IN CRIMINAL DATABASE
		01/08/2004 ANALYSIS ON THE TEMPORARY WORKER PROGRAM FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (CHINESE ARTICLE)
		11/26/2003 SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE IS CRUCIAL TO SUPPORT H-1B SPECIALTY OCCUPATION APPLICATION
		10/28/2003 CHANGE OF EMPLOYER IS OK IF ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS HAS BEEN FILED AND PENDING FOR OVER 180 DAYS
		7/20/2003 REMOVE THE CONDITIONS ON PERMANENT RESIDENCE BASED ON MARRIAGE
		7/01/2003 LONGER CONSULAR PROCESSING EXPECTED
		6/20/2003 OPEN HOUSE
		6/05/2003 ONLY GUARANTEED PAYMENT IS COUNTED INTO ACTUAL WAGE FOR H-1B APPLICATION PURPOSE
		5/19/2003 TSC IS SENDING E-MAILS FOR PROCESS APPROVAL
		5/13/2003 ASYLUM DENIED, WITHHOLDING OF REMOVAL GRANTED
		4/25/2003 9:08:28 AM REMINDER TO NEW GRADUATES: ALWAYS KEEP A LEGAL STATUS
		4/8/2003 11:52:26 AM J-1 WAIVER APPLICATION TO DEPT. OF HHS AND NIH