USCIS Announces 21,600 H-1B Cap Subject Petitions Filed as of July 22, 2011
On July 22, 2011, USCIS announced that approximately 21,600 cap-subject H-1B petitions had been filed for fiscal year 2012. This means that there are fewer than 43,400 cap-subject H-1B visas remaining for fiscal year 2012. The announcement also indicated that 13,300 Master’s cap H-1B petitions had been filed. The number of applications means that only […]
New York Office Moving — Firm Still Accepting Clients
As of August 31, 2011, The Chander Law Firm will be temporarily closing the Queens office location in New York City while the firm relocates to a new office space in the borough of Manhattan. The firm will continue to accept cases from New York clients, including H-1B, L-1, E-2, E-1, EB-1, EB-2, NIW, EB-3, […]
Vishal Chander Speaks at Dallas Asian American Bar Association Career Night
DALLAS, TEXAS — On April 6, 2011, Vishal Chander, Managing Attorney of The Chander Law Firm, participated as a speaker at the annual “Career Night” panel, hosted by the Dallas Asian American Bar Association (DAABA) and the Asian Pacific Interest Section of the Texas State Bar Association (APIS). The program was meant to provide information […]
Update: Important Tips for H-1B Filings in 2011
Beta Testing of VIBE On May 27, 2010, UCSIS announced the introduction of the Validation Instrument for Business Enterprise (VIBE), a web based tool for adjudicators to validate the business information contained in employment based petitions. The VIBE system will allow immigration adjudicators to compare employer information to information contained in Dun & Bradstreet databases. […]
USCIS Issues Guidance for Japanese Travelers
Relief for Japan and Other Nationals from the Pacific Stranded due to the Earthquakes and Tsunami U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services sent this bulletin on 03/11/2011 05:06 PM EST This advisory is for Japanese and other foreign nationals from the Pacific stranded in the United States due to the earthquakes and tsunami devastation in the […]
ICE Releases New Civil Immigration Enforcement Memo
The March 2, 2011 memorandum makes no significant changes in policy from a similar memorandum issued in June 2010. The memorandum priorities alien enforcement as follows: Aliens who pose a danger to national security or a risk to public safety Recent illegal entrants Aliens who are fugitives or otherwise obstruct immigration controls Similar memorandum have […]
USCIS Proposes H-1B Employer Registration System
The proposed rule changes would require employers seeking cap-subject H-1B petitions to electronically register before the petition filing period. The employer would designate the estimated number of H-1B petitions that would be filed. USCIS would utilize the system to estimate the number of petitions expected and advise employers whether H-1B visas would be exhausted. USCIS […]
Department of State Issues Guidelines for “Specialized Knowledge” L Visas
The cable acknowledged that inconsistent standards are being used in the processing of L visas. The cable also acknowledged the undefined nature of the term “specialized knowledge” which is not defined by law. The cable attempts to set out criteria to establish specialized knowledge. The criteria includes: Proprietary nature of the knowledge — includes “special […]
USCIS Issues Naturalization Fact Sheet
On January 21, 2011, USCIS issued a revised naturalization fact sheet. The fact sheet provides the general requirements for naturalization. The fact sheet also provides interesting naturalization statistics: Naturalization Statistics Each year, USCIS welcomes approximately 680,000 citizens during naturalization ceremonies across the United States and around the world. In FY 2009, 74 percent of all […]
USCIS Issues Final Guidance Regarding Certain EB-1 & EB-2 Petitions
The memorandum provided USCIS field adjudicators guidance on EB-1 petitions for Aliens of Extraordinary Ability, EB-1 petitions for outstanding professors or researchers, and EB-2 aliens of exceptional ability. The memorandum makes final interim regulation issued in August 2010. In the memorandum, USCIS expressly adopts the standards set out in Kazarian v. USCIS, 596 F.4d 1115 […]