One of the steps involved in the H-1B petition process is filing a labor condition application with the U.S. Department of Labor. This is done online. However, if an H-1B sponsor has not filed an H-1B petition before, the online system will not recog… Read More

Employers and prospective H-1B employees alike are starting to think about the upcoming H-1B filing season (cap-subject H-1Bs, which can be filed starting April 1). One question that some employers have is how many H-1B petitions they can file in any… Read More

As you likely know, this evening President Obama announced his plan for Executive Action for immigration reform. President Obama actually gave very little detail in his address this evening; it is expected that he will outline the plan in more detail… Read More

The National Visa Center (NVC) has recently announced that they no longer require immigrant visa applicants to submit original civil documents. This comes as a relief for many of our clients, who were understandably nervous about submitting original… Read More

There is no immigration reform or executive action right now, and no announcements of such coming up soon. Do not sign up or give money to anyone claiming to be able to prepare you for upcoming immigration changes! Now that the November elections are… Read More

The November visa bulletin was recently published, and it brings a mixture of good and bad news. Here’s what you need to know: If you fall into the EB-2 India category and your priority date is current for the month of October, make sure to file th… Read More

When an H-1B petition is filed for a beneficiary who is working a third-party worksite, sometime the beneficiary changes the end client worksite before the H-1B petition is adjudicated. What can be done in this situation, when USCIS issues a request… Read More

The July 2014 Visa Bulletin was just published, and as usual, it brings a mixture of good, bad, and neutral news. For most categories, the priority dates stayed the same, retrogressed, or moved up a little. However, the big news for the July 2014 Vis… Read More