The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on July 9, 2012, regarding proposed changes to the labor condition application (LCA). The LCA form is a key requirement in the H1B process. The proposed changes are significant, and address...
On July 11, 2012 Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced that he was lifting his "hold" on H.R. 3012, The Fairness to High-Skilled Immigrants Act. The bill proposes a phased-in elimination of per-country numerical limitations in the employment-based (EB) green card categories. This bill was approved...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued a message of encouragement, with helpful information and advice for students who intend to study in the United States for the 2012-13 academic year. Summarized here for our readers are tips that were shared by the DOS. Majority of...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has provided detailed predictions and explanations regarding the movement of priority dates in fiscal year 2013 (FY13), which occurs from October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. The employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India and China faces protracted...
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) recently issued a precedent decision, which significantly changes prior interpretations regarding travel on advance parole (AP) after an individual has been unlawfully present in the United States. Under the BIA decision, Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly, an individual who...
The U.S. Supreme Court made a key decision on June 25, 2012 regarding the limitations on state authority over immigration control. In Arizona vs. United States, the Supreme Court struck down three of four contested provisions of Arizona's controversial immigration law, S.B. 1070. Visitors to...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS), Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division, expects to establish a cutoff date of August or September 2007 for the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India and China, in the October 2012 Visa Bulletin. They further predict that this...
Reliable sources have been reporting a wave of denials of J-1 visas for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) applying at U.S. Consulates in India. The scenario involves Indian physicians requesting J-1 exchange visitor visas to begin U.S. medical residency programs at teaching hospitals throughout the United...
There are some important matters of interest to individuals present in the United States as religious workers, which were discussed at the 2012 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual Conference, held recently in Nashville, TN. These issues involve the upcoming sunset of certain portions of the...
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision on the constitutionality of portions of Arizona's immigration law, known as S.B. 1070. The decision, handed down on June 25, 2012, pertains to four provisions of S.B. 1070. The Court determined that three of the four provisions...
