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