• H-2B Visa Cap Count Update as of February 22, 2013

    • March 2, 2013
    • Category: H-2B Cap
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    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its count of H-2B filing for temporary non-agricultural visas (H-2Bs) for employment for the first and second halves of FY 2013.

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  • Advance Notification of the Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for April 2013

    • March 2, 2013
    • Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
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    ForĀ April, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2013 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. Ā When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbersĀ BELOWĀ the specified allocation cut-off number:

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  • Diversity(DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for March 2013

    • March 2, 2013
    • Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
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    For March, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2013 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. Ā When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

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  • Comprehensive Immigration Reform: A Comparison of the Obama and Bipartisan Senators’ Plan

    • February 11, 2013
    • Category: General
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    We have had some exciting news on the Comprehensive Immigration Reform front recently.Ā  Both President Obama and the ‘Gang of Eight’ bipartisan senators have released their plans for reform.Ā  So far, these are only a set of principles or plans and none of this is law or policy just yet.Ā  Both plans have similarities and

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  • USCIS Ombudsman EB-5 Stakeholder Meeting To Take Place March 5, 2013

    • January 29, 2013
    • Category: EB-5
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    Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Maria OdomĀ will convene an EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program stakeholder meeting in Washington, D.C. onĀ Tuesday, March 5, 2013Ā fromĀ 1:30 pm to 4:00 pmĀ (Eastern).

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  • H-2B Visa Cap Count Update as of January 25, 2013

    • January 29, 2013
    • Category: H-2B Cap
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    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its count of H-2B filing for temporary non-agricultural visas (H-2Bs) for employment for the first and second halves of FY 2013. As of January 25, 2013, USCIS has receipted filings on behalf of 32,274 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for First Half of FY-2013.Ā  This

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  • H-1B Visas: Employers Start Preparing Now!

    • January 11, 2013
    • Category: H-1B Cap Count, H-1B Visas
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    On June 11, 2012, USCIS received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the statutory cap for FY-2013.Ā  The first date to file an FY-2014 H-1B petition would be April 1, 2013.Ā  For FY-2014, my prediction is that the H-1B statutory cap will be met much earlier than June 2013.Ā  Employers should therefore plan to

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  • Advance Notification of the Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for February 2013

    • December 28, 2012
    • Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
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    For February, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2013 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

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  • Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs Which Will Apply In January 2013

    • December 28, 2012
    • Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
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    For January 2013, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2013 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

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  • Interviewed About Immigration & Unlawful Presence Waivers

    • December 15, 2012
    • Category: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Waivers
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    I was recently interviewed by Heather Navarro, a graduate student at USC, about immigration trends and unlawful presence waivers.

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