Today is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day in the United States! The day marks the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. It is also a day to recognize those who have become U.S. citizens (though here at Sumner Immigration Law, we…
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What Happened to the October Visa Bulletin? The October visa bulletin was posted earlier this week. Earlier this summer, Department of State officials anticipated that: The EB-2 priority dates for “all other countries” (other than China, India, M…
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The new fiscal year starts in October for USCIS and Department of State, and with the fresh fall weather comes fresh opportunities for green cards. As always, there will be a limited number of green cards available, and the season starts soon! In Oct…
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It is old news by now that the June visa bulletin shows that the EB-2 category for China & India show “U” for unavailable. This means that no one born in India and China can file in the EB-2 category (unless you qualify for cross-char…
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With the visa bulletin showing major retrogressions, and unavailability in some categories, many foreign nationals may be reconsidering their employment-based permanent residence strategies. In fact, this is a great time to re-evaluate and develop a…
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The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has just reported that several I-485 applications for permanent residence have been improperly rejected by USCIS. Apparently, on April 30th there was a processing problem that caused the incorrect r…
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USCIS reports that the agency has received approximately 36,700 H-1B cap-subject petitions as of May 11, 2012. They also report that they have received approximately 14,800 H-1B petitions for the U.S. Master’s degree cap. The annual H-1B cap is…
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USCIS reports that as of April 13, they have received approximately 20,600 H-1B cap subject petitions. They have also received an additional 9,700 H-1B petitions for the U.S. master’s cap of 20,000. What does this mean? A little less than one t…
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Attention employers: this is friendly reminder to give priority to your H-1B petitions! The H-1B cap has lasted several months in recent years (it was met in November last year). No one can predict how long the cap will last this year. However, with…
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Each year, the American Immigration Lawyers Association sponsors “Citizenship Day” in which workshops are held at various sites around the country to assist permanent residents to apply for citizenship on a pro bono basis (i.e. for free).…
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