| Contents | Vol. 4, No. 2,
January 15, 2010 |
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| If visa cutoff dates don’t move, are visas being issued? | ||||||||||||
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This is a question that is
being asked often these
days. The answer is
unequivocally yes, visas are
being issued. This year, for
the first time ever, we are
seeing the effect of a new
policy that has been put in
place. Before explaining the
new policy, let me first
explain the old.
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The USCIS update of their AOS processing statistics |
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Remember "Bagdad Bob"? He was the propaganda flack for Saddam Hussein who, even when tanks were outside his building, boldly proclaimed that "the invaders have been thrown back and are nowhere near us." Many feel that after the invasion of Iraq was over, he found a new job as the head of public affairs for the USCIS. Their press releases are certainly worthy of him.
To read the full article, click here |
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Can I enter using an unexpired H-1b visa that has my former company’s name on it even though I don’t
work for them anymore? |
This question is commonly asked in both by clients calling our office as well as people
posting questions in our discussion forum, so please pass this along to any of your friends, colleagues,
co-workers, and others that travel using H1b visas so that they understand their rights when traveling.
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To read the full article,
click here |
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DHS site visits |
We have received a number
of phone calls from adjustment
of status applicants, informing
us that someone from DHS came
around for a site visit. In
every case, it turned out to be
a routine H1B site visit.
Coincidentally, in each case
our client not only held H1B
status, but was also an
applicant for adjustment of
status. |
To read the full article, click here |
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| India EB3 movement based on CIS AOS report |
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Assuming that no new AOS applications are found, and there is no legislative relief, I've put together a chart of projected India EB3 priority date movement based only on the CIS adjustment of status report dated January, 2010. I've done this because so many people have asked questions about specific priority dates. The following is a rough approximation of the India EB3 cutoff date movement based on known, existing demand: |
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To read the full article,
click here |
| If visa cutoff dates don’t move, are visas being issued? |
|
This is a question that is
being asked often these
days. The answer is
unequivocally yes, visas are
being issued. This year, for
the first time ever, we are
seeing the effect of a new
policy that has been put in
place. Before explaining the
new policy, let me first
explain the old.
To read the
full article,
click here |
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Why should I file my PERM now? We have been telling anyone who will listen that if they are interested in immigration to the United States, they need to get their PERM on file as quickly as possible. Why? Because we believe that we are about to see a very large number of PERM filings in the near future. |
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