Monthly Archives: March 2011

Update on EB-2 Visa Availability: Low EB-1 Demand to Cause EB-2 India to Advance

A recent update from USCIS and Charles Oppenheim at the Department of State (the person who is responsible for the Visa Bulletin and visa number allocations) should provide some hope to applicants in some categories, but most notably to the EB-2 India category. Low EB-1 Demand to Cause Visa Number Spillover to EB-2 USCIS has [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:19-04:00March 30th, 2011|Articles, I-140, I-485, News, Visa Bulletin|

E-Verify Self Check System Now Available to Residents of Five States and DC

As of yesterday, March 21, 2011, the E-Verify Self Check system has been launched and made available to users who maintain an address and are physically located in Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, Mississippi, Virginia or the District of Columbia. About E-Verify Self Check E-Verify Self Check is the first online E-Verify program offered directly to workers [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:20-04:00March 22nd, 2011|Articles, E-Verify, Employees, News|

Immigration Relief Options for Japanese Nationals Impacted by the Recent Disaster

After the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Japan, our office is receiving a number of inquiries by Japanese nationals regarding relief options and alternatives in various U.S. immigration situations.   USCIS has also indicated that they would provide relief in a number of situations understanding that a disaster may affect the ability of an individual to [...]

By |2011-03-18T11:42:07-04:00March 18th, 2011|Articles, News, Travel|

What Does the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) Do?

The Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) is a centralized processing facility for petition-based nonimmigrant visa programs and for the Diversity Visa program (also known as "green card lottery").  Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, KCC serves a variety of important functions affecting many visa applicants and foreign nationals who are selected under the Diversity Visa lotttery.  There are [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:20-04:00March 17th, 2011|Articles, News, Visa Processing|

April 2011 Visa Bulletin – Slow Movement in EB; No Movement (Again) for EB-2 India; FB1 Retrogresses; FB2A Moves Forward

The U.S. State Department just released the April 2011 Visa Bulletin which is the seventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2011 fiscal year.    The major headline in the upcoming month’s bulletin is the slow forward movement in FB2A (after few significant backward movements), the significant retrogression in the FB1 preference visa numbers, accompanied by the continued [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:20-04:00March 9th, 2011|Articles, News, Visa Bulletin|

AAO Processing Times (March 1, 2011)

Our office has established a reputation as one of the premier practices for handling appeals with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) and we often receive inquiries not only about about the procedural aspects of an AAO appeal but also about the current processing times for AAO cases.    The AAO processing times are published monthly, at [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:48:21-04:00March 6th, 2011|AAO, Articles, I-290B, News|

U.S. Consulate in Mumbai to Stop Accepting New H and L Visa Stamp Applications

The Department of State announced yesterday that effective March 3, 2011, the U.S. consulate in Mumbai, India would limit the number of applicants it can process due to the building's aging infrastructure.  While a new multi-million dollar facility is under construction (scheduled to open later this year), the current facility of the consulate seems incapable [...]

By |2011-03-05T10:21:05-05:00March 5th, 2011|Articles, H-1B, L-1, News, Visa Processing|

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