Employment-Based Immigration Law Archives - Page 14 of 19

15 09, 2006

Expedited, Premium Processing Further Expanded

By Richard Hanus|2006-09-15T14:00:36-05:00September 15th, 2006|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

Expedited, Premium Processing Further Expanded September 15, 2006 In the past few months, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS) has extended “premium,” expedited processing to a variety of new immigration filings, including the I-140, Immigrant Worker Petition for 2 categories of “EB-3” workers, skilled workers and professionals. Employers seeking to facilitate permanent residence/immigrant visa processing for its employees in these categories can have an I-140 petition decided within 15 calendar days of receipt by submitting an additional $1,000.00 filing fee (on top of the standard $195.00 fee). Just 10 days ago, this program has been further expanded to include Employment […]

31 08, 2006

Expedited, Premium Processing Finally Available for Immigrant Worker Petitions, including Registered Nurse Filings

By Richard Hanus|2006-08-31T14:00:36-05:00August 31st, 2006|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

Expedited, Premium Processing Finally Available for Immigrant Worker Petitions, including Registered Nurse Filings August 31, 2006 A couple months back, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS) announced a plan to extend “premium,” expedited processing to a variety of new immigration filings, including the I-140, Immigrant Worker Petition. As of August 28, 2006, the plan has been put into action for 2 categories of I-140 petitions, and employers seeking to facilitate permanent residence/immigrant visa processing for its employees in these categories can have an I-140 petition decided in less than 14 days. The implementation of this new program is especially significant […]

22 06, 2006

President Shows An Iron Fist With His Right Hand While His Left Hand Pushes a Relatively Forgiving Legislative Agenda

By Richard Hanus|2006-06-22T14:00:36-05:00June 22nd, 2006|Categories: DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Employment-Based Immigration Law, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

President Shows An Iron Fist With His Right Hand While His Left Hand Pushes a Relatively Forgiving Legislative Agenda June 22, 2006 As he champions a legislative agenda that will allow millions of illegal aliens a path toward legalization, President Bush has, at the same time, gotten tough on immigration violators, particularly employers. Practically speaking, one might be confused by these seemingly contradictory policies. Politically speaking, however, the logic of the President’s actions is quite clear. Reputation and appearance are important in any workplace or community, and the political world of Washington D.C. is no exception. As the President advocates for […]

15 06, 2006

Premium Processing to be Extended to Certain I-140, I-539 and I-765 Filings

By Richard Hanus|2006-06-15T14:00:36-05:00June 15th, 2006|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|

Premium Processing to be Extended to Certain I-140, I-539 and I-765 Filings June 15, 2006 For the past few years, companies seeking to employ foreign workers in a variety of temporary work visa categories (including H-1B, L-1 and R-1) have had the option to pay an extra $1,000 filing fee in order to have their visa petition processed in 15 days or less. This process, known as premium processing, will soon be available for most categories of I-140 immigrant worker petitions (effective August 28, 2006, available for most EB-3 professionals and skilled workers), I-539 applications to change or extend nonimmigrant visa […]

27 04, 2006

CIS Continues to Shift Processing Sites

By Richard Hanus|2006-04-27T14:00:36-05:00April 27th, 2006|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|

CIS Continues to Shift Processing Sites April 27, 2006 In the past year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has continued its initiative toward establishing centralized processing for various types of immigration applications and petitions. For all family based applicants seeking to adjust status in the U.S., filings are being accepted at a centralized PO Box in Chicago, and the documents are then forwarded to the National Benefits Center in Lees Summit, Missouri for initial processing, including receipt issuance. From there, files are eventually distributed to CIS local offices across the U.S., depending on the applicant’s state of residence, for further processing, […]

1 11, 2005

What’s With All Those Biometrics Notices

By Richard Hanus|2005-11-01T14:00:36-06:00November 1st, 2005|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|

What’s With All Those Biometrics Notices November 1, 2005 Applicants for permanent residence in the U.S. (adjustment of status) are receiving multiple notices to appear for biometric fingerprinting after submitting their applications. With new biometric technology being employed for the production of Alien Registration Cards (“green card”) and Employment Authorization Documents (“EAD”), applicants may find themselves being directed to appear on multiple occasions at their local Application Support Center to provide their fingerprints and signature, with separate appearances being required for the production of EAD’s and green cards. Some employment based adjustment of status applicants are even receiving biometric appointment notices […]

15 10, 2005

Yet Another Policy Revision for Registered Nurse and Physical Therapist Immigrant Petitions

By Richard Hanus|2005-10-15T14:00:36-05:00October 15th, 2005|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

Yet Another Policy Revision for Registered Nurse and Physical Therapist Immigrant Petitions October 15, 2005 Healthcare facilities seeking to commence immigrant visa processing on behalf of foreign registered nurses and physical therapists have lately faced numerous, often confusing, rule changes significantly impacting an already complicated procedure. The most recent change has to do with the exact language to be contained on the notices the facility is required to post in advance of filing immigration paperwork on behalf of a registered nurse or physical therapist. The Notice of Filing, which is a part of most every employment based immigration filing, is to […]

1 10, 2005

THE NEW VISA LOTTERY (DV-2007)

By Richard Hanus|2005-10-01T14:00:36-05:00October 1st, 2005|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Visa Lottery and Diversity Visas to the U.S.|

THE NEW VISA LOTTERY (DV-2007) October 1, 2005 Like in years past, many foreign nationals do not get to participate in this year’s visa lottery where millions from all over world submit entries to have a chance at one of 50,000 diversity immigrant visas and obtain “green card” status in the U.S. Excluded from the program are natives of Canada, China (mainland born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia (new to the list), South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and Vietnam. That is because these are considered to be “high admission” nations, and […]

15 09, 2005

Immigrant Visa Backlogs Impact Employment Based Filings

By Richard Hanus|2005-09-15T14:00:36-05:00September 15th, 2005|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|

Immigrant Visa Backlogs Impact Employment Based Filings September 15, 2005 Applicants for U.S. permanent residence based on a job offer have been seeing a new set of conditions in the past year or so. For applicants falling into the employment based 3rd Preference and Unskilled Worker categories, the demand for immigrant visas has been exceeding the annual supply, thereby creating additional waiting periods – not unlike the conditions facing most family based applicants. Please note that the discussion below applies to almost all employment based applicants, including those from the Philippines – but does not address the special conditions impacting Chinese […]

31 08, 2005

New Documentation Requirements for R. N. and P.T. Immigrant Petitions

By Richard Hanus|2005-08-31T14:00:36-05:00August 31st, 2005|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S.|

New Documentation Requirements for R. N. and P.T. Immigrant Petitions August 31, 2005 Healthcare facilities and foreign nurses and physical therapists, take note: extensive changes in documentation requirements for immigrant visa petitions have been implemented in the past few months. The new requirements apply to I-140 petitions filed by facilities on behalf of registered nurses and physical therapists, both in the U.S. and overseas. Included in the new documentation requirements: New Department of Labor Form: Petitioning facilities must complete, sign and file, in duplicate, Department of Labor Form, ETA 9089, in lieu of ETA 750. Wage Determination: A current “prevailing wage” […]

Previous 131415 Next

Employment-Based Immigration Law

Contact Info

Recent Posts