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Our Los Angeles immigration lawyers provide a free initial consultation for most cases.
Call us at (213) 622-2255 today to start your case!
The US Department of State has issued the priority dates to be used by itself and USCIS for immigrant visas during the month of June.
In the family based categories, the F3 category for Mexico did not move. In the F4 category, only Mexico and the Philippines moved, and they moved forward. All other categories advanced.
Over 300 amendments to the comprehensive immigration reform bill have been filed. Some of these amendments will be defeated, some will not. The number of amendments introduced illustrates why it is not possible to give case specific advice on what may or may not be in the final bill.
As of May 7, 2013, employers are required to use the March 8, 2013 version of form I-9. The form, and its instructions, can be found on the USCIS website at http://www.uscis.gov/i-9
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin rolling out its automated I-94 system on April 30th.
USCIS has updated its processing times and has added the I-821D, DACA application, to the list of the forms tracked. The news is not good.
The “Gang of Eight” has introduced the immigration reform bill in the Senate.
The bill has been titled the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.” This bill is what eight Senators think should happen with immigration reform. Ninety-two other Senators now get to make changes to it before it is voted on.
USCIS has indicated that it will issue receipts for H-1Bs filed for premium processing first, and has begun the data entry for those cases. Non-premium process cases will be data inputted after all premium processed cases have been input. It does not expect to finish with this task until sometime in May.
On April 5th USCIS announced that in the first five working days of the 2014 H-1B filing period, it received more than enough applications to allocate all H-1B visa numbers, including those under the advanced degree cap. Accordingly, it will conduct a lottery to determine which applications it will process.
The White House has published a page on its website on immigration reform.
The White House page details what the President believes should be included in a bill addressing comprehensive immigration reform.
