Vishal Chander Chairs Panel at 2009 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association National Convention
The panel addressed increasing efforts by states to enact legislation regulating and enforcing immigration law. Also speaking on the panel were Mr. Patrick Shen, Director of Global Compliance at Fragomen Del Rey; Mr. Rick Su, Associate Professor of Law at the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School; and Mr. Ramey Ko, Attorney […]
ICE Reports Record Numbers of International Students Studying at U.S. Institutions of Higher Learning
ICE attempts to claim credit for the increase by emphasizing the implementation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) as a balanced way to encourage international students and enforce more secure borders. The Chander Law Firm is of the opinion that ICE attempts to assert an unfounded correlation. Rather, the increase in international students […]
NBC (MSC) Processing Times as of September 30, 2009
USCIS Processing Time Information for our Posted: November 16, 2009 Instructions on Using the Table Below is a chart that shows the Form Number, Form Name and Processing Times for all of the forms that are processed at that office. (Note that not all offices process all types of applications and petitions.) Find the particular […]
VSC Processing Times as of September 30, 2009
USCIS Processing Time Information for our VERMONT SERVICE CENTER Posted: November 16, 2009 Instructions on Using the Table Below is a chart that shows the Form Number, Form Name and Processing Times for all of the forms that are processed at that office. (Note that not all offices process all types of applications and petitions.) […]
TSC Processing Times as of September 30, 2009
USCIS Processing Time Information for our TEXAS SERVICE CENTER Posted: November 16, 2009 Instructions on Using the Table Below is a chart that shows the Form Number, Form Name and Processing Times for all of the forms that are processed at that office. (Note that not all offices process all types of applications and petitions.) […]
NSC Processing Times as of September 30, 2009
USCIS Processing Time Information for our NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER Posted: November 16, 2009 Instructions on Using the Table Below is a chart that shows the Form Number, Form Name and Processing Times for all of the forms that are processed at that office. (Note that not all offices process all types of applications and petitions.) […]
CSC Processing Times as of September 30, 2009
USCIS Processing Time Information for our CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER Posted: November 16, 2009 Instructions on Using the Table Below is a chart that shows the Form Number, Form Name and Processing Times for all of the forms that are processed at that office. (Note that not all offices process all types of applications and petitions.) […]
H-2A Transitional Period Procedures Extended
The H-2A temporary agricultural program allows employers who anticipate a shortage of domestic workers to sponsor nonimmigrant foreign workers to perform agricultural labor or services for of a temporary or seasonal nature. Related Links Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Aliens in the United States About the Author Vishal Chander is an immigration attorney and founder […]
Expiration of H-1C Nursing Program
As Congress has not acted to renew the legislation, The Department of Labor will stop accepting H-1C attestations of Form ETA-9081 effective December 21, 2009. The Department of Labor recommends that hospitals eligible for the H-1C program continue to sponsor nurses through alternative programs like the H-1B program or through the labor certification process. The […]
BIA Broadens Immigration Court Discretion to Grant Continuances in Employment-Based Cases
The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) broadened the discretion of Immigration Courts to grant continuances in removal cases where the respondent is seeking adjustment of status through an employment-based petition. In Matter of Rajah, 25 I&N Dec. 127 (BIA 2009), the BIA articulated the factors that should be considered in determining whether a respondent has […]