Posts in November, 2015

Nov 26 Improper Denial of USCIS Benefits Due to "Implied Departure"

It has been reported recently that USCIS has denied Change of Status (COS) or Adjustment of Status (AOS) applications when an ...

Nov 25 Employer Held Personally Liable for Back Wages and Expenses of Obtaining H-1B and J-1 Waivers

On August 20, 2014, in Kutty v. United States Department of Labor, Case Number 11-6120, the United States Court of Appeals for the ...

Nov 24 China EB-5 Immigrant Visas All Used Up for FY2014

On August 23, 2014, the Department of State announced that the numerical limit of EB-5 immigrant visas available to Chinese ...

Nov 23 How A New Interpretation of INA §203(d) Can Remove Immigrant Visa Backlogs

The U.S. immigration system puts a limit on the number of immigrant visas (i.e. green card) that can be granted to aliens in a ...

Nov 23 President Obama Delays Executive Action on Immigration Until After Midterm Elections

President Obama said last Saturday that he will delay taking executive action on immigration reform until after the midterm ...

Nov 22 Charles Oppenheim's Analysis of September 2014 Visa Bulletin

Immediately following publication of each month’s Visa Bulletin, the American Immigration Lawyers Association checks in with ...