March 2010 IMMIGRATI0N UPDATE
Headlines: 1. Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) introduce Start Up Visa Act of 2010. – Allows an immigrant entrepreneur to receive a two-year conditional resident status if he or she can show that a qualified US investor is willing to dedicate a minimum of $250,000, to the immigrant’s start up venture. 2. […]
H-1B UPDATE: FILING DATE APPROACHES; SCRUTINY AT POES INCREASES; USCIS ISSUES H-1B GUIDANCE UNDER ECONOMIC STIMULUS
H-1B filing date approaches. Employers will be able to submit cap-subject H-1B petitions on April 1, 2010, for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 H-1B program. The numerical limitation, or cap, for FY 2010 was reached on December 21, 2009. Beneficiaries of cap-subject petitions may begin employment in H-1B status no earlier than October 1, 2010. […]
NEW USCIS POLICIES REGARDING HAITIAN ORPHANS: A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT DO THEY GO FAR ENOUGH?
Following the devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Haiti, the Department of Homeland Security has announced a number of measures to aid both Haitian nationals already in the United States, and certain Haitians who were in the process of coming to the United States as relatives of U.S. citizens. This article does not attempt […]
February 2010 Immigration Update
Headlines: 1. USCIS Releases Tips on Filing I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker – USCIS released a Q&A on ways to ensure that an Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker will not be rejected. 2. USCIS Issues Controversial Memo on Determining Employer-Employee Relationships for Adjudication of H-1B Petitions – The memo states that a lack of […]
January 2010 Immigration Update
Headlines: 1. FY 2010 H-1B Cap Reached – December 21, 2009, is the "final receipt date" for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date in FY 2010. 2. Self-Check Verification In the Works, USCIS Head Says; ‘Verification Initiative for Business Enterprise’ Discussed – The recent pace of filings suggests that H-1B numbers […]
