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Court Decision Means Hope for TPS Recipients Who Seek Green Cards
June 13th, 2014
A U.S. Federal District Court recently held that a grant of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is considered an “admission” for U.S. immigration purposes .With few exceptions, a person who enters the U.S. illegally will be unable to apply for a gre…
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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Narrow CSPA Interpretation; Derivatives Are Out-Of-Luck
June 11th, 2014
The Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) was intended to provide relief to prospective immigrants who “age out” of their preference category because they reach age 21 before their application can be completed. CSPA allows those hopeful beneficiarie…
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Categories: Immigration Blog
White House Promotes Regulations that Foster Entrepreneurship at Home and Abroad
April 11th, 2014
As part of an effort to attract the world’s “best and brightest” and enhance American competitiveness, the White House released a fact sheet outlining proposed regulations directed at foreign entrepreneurs and high-skill immigrants. The propose…
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Categories: Immigration Blog
USCIS Announces Completion of FY 2015 H-1B Random Selection Process
April 11th, 2014
On April 10, 2014, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the computer-generated random selection process, or “lottery,” was completed for FY 2015. USCIS announced that it had received approximately 172,500 H-1B petition…
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Categories: Immigration Blog
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US CIS Reaches FY2015 H-1B Cap
April 7th, 2014
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (US CIS) has announced today, April 7, 2014, that it has received enough petitions to meet the FY2015 H-1B statutory cap (65,000) and the U.S. advanced degree exemption (20,000). Before completing the random s…
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Department of Labor Targets Eight Types of Cases for Audits or Supervised Reviews
February 6th, 2014
In response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the Department of Labor (DOL) recently released a list of eight criteria used in flagging PERM (labor certification) cases for audits and possible supervised recruitment. The following are a…
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FY2015 H-1B Cap Expected to be Rapidly Reached
January 20th, 2014
US CIS will begin accepting H-1B petitions on Monday, April 1st, for the new fiscal year starting on October 1, 2014. It is expected that USCIS may receive more petitions than the allowable H-1B cap during the initial acceptance period. If this occur…
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BIA Holds that E-2 Spouse Who Worked without an EAD is Still Eligible to Adjust Status
January 7th, 2014
According to a recent unpublished decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations did not bar an E-2 dependent spouse who worked without first applying for and obtaining an employment authorizatio…
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“Parole in Place” for Undocumented Spouses, Children and Parents of Members of the Military
November 27th, 2013
On November 15, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and immigration Services’ (USCIS) released a memorandum which clarifies and draws attention to an existing policy permitting immigration officers to “parole in place” undocumented aliens who are immediate…
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Categories: Immigration Blog
Alien’s Parole into the U.S. Does not “Restart the Clock” on a Period of Unauthorized Employment
November 21st, 2013
In a recent unpublished decision, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denied an applicant’s adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident because the applicant engaged in more than 180 days of unauthorized employment as an F-1 stud…
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