JUNE 2015 VISA BULLETIN: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

The June 2015 Visa Bulletin contains a bit of good news for persons in certain employment-based (EB) categories. However, for others, like Chinese investors, the news is mostly bad. For Filipino professionals and Mexicans and…

EADS FOR H-4 SPOUSES

1. Which H-4 spouses are eligible for EADs?

H-4 spouses of H-1B professionals with approved I-140 visa petitions or who is the beneficiary of a PERM application or an I-140 which was filed at least 365 days before the expiration of his or her 6-year limitation of…

Military Expands Program which Expedites US Citizenship

Recently, the Defense Department greatly expanded a program which allows certain persons holding temporary visas to bypass the green card process and apply directly for US citizenship.

I-SQUARED BILL: MORE H-1B VISAS & GREEN CARDS

On January 13, a bipartisan group of Senators introduced the Immigration Innovation (“I-Squared”) Act of 2015.

The Act would create a much-needed overhaul of our broken legal immigration system. It would dramatically raise…

EB-3 CATEGORY GREAT NEWS IN FEBRUARY VISA BULLETIN

Fantastic news for those in the EB-3 category in the February 2015 Visa Bulletin!

Two years ago, the wait for those in the EB-3 category was almost 6 years to get a green card, even more for persons born in the…

Obama’s New Immigration Policy

Nevertheless, for 4–5 million persons, most of them undocumented, there is considerable good news.

1. Deferred Action Relief for Parents (DARP) — No parents of young persons granted DACA will not receive any benefits under the President’s new policy…