By Richard Hanus|2014-05-13T08:42:13-05:00May 13th, 2014|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., Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|
Published: May 13, 2014 In the past week, the Obama Administration announced its plan to implement a program allowing qualified spouses of H-1B visa holders to obtain an Employment Authorization Document. The plan has yet to be put into action, [...]
By Richard Hanus|2012-04-12T14:07:18-05:00April 12th, 2012|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|Tags: advanced degree holders, bona fide, eligibility, fiscal year, job offer, visa supply|
Published: April 12, 2012 For most government agencies, including Department of Homeland Security’s Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), fiscal year 2013 starts on October 1, 2012. Starting on that date, U.S. employers are able to benefit from a new crop [...]
By Richard Hanus|2011-11-23T11:02:08-06:00November 23rd, 2011|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|Tags: change employers, concurrently, fiscal year, H-1b, prospective workers, terms of employment|
Published: November 23, 2011 As of November 22, 2011, the allotment of 85,000 H-1B work visas for Fiscal Year 2012 (which includes 20,000 visas reserved for those receiving advanced degrees in the US) has been exhausted. Thus, any H-1B petitions [...]
By Richard Hanus|2011-10-23T13:23:00-05:00October 23rd, 2011|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification|Tags: eligibility, employment visa, H-1b|
Published: October 23, 2011 For most government agencies, including Department of Homeland Security’s Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), fiscal year 2012 starts on October 1, 2011. Starting on that date, U.S. employers are able to benefit from a new crop [...]
By Richard Hanus|2010-08-04T08:06:15-05:00August 4th, 2010|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification|
ATTENTION: Important Filing Locations to Change Published: August 4, 2010 CIS has announced new filing locations for a variety of petitions and applications, including: For I-129F – Petition for Alien Fiance – Now to be filed at: US CIS, P.O. [...]
By Richard Hanus|2009-06-26T18:03:19-05:00June 26th, 2009|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|
Expedited Processing Back On for I-140, Immigrant Petitions for Alien Workers; Visa Availability Still an Obstacle Published: June 26, 2009 Expedited processing, or “Premium Processing,” allows for processing of certain immigration petitions in 15 calendar days or less with the [...]
By Richard Hanus|2009-04-29T10:46:25-05:00April 29th, 2009|Categories: Asylum in the United States, Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Foreign Exchange Student Visas to the U.S., Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|
New Filing Instructions for Residents Seeking to Renew Resident Cards Published: April 29, 2009 US lawful permanent residents renewing their Permanent Resident Cards by way of direct mailing of Form I-90 (as opposed to online filing) should pay attention to [...]
By Richard Hanus|2008-09-05T13:16:17-05:00September 5th, 2008|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification|
The Role of Counsel in PERM / Labor Certification Processing Published September 5, 2008 Foreign nationals seeking to obtain permanent resident status in the U.S. by way of a job offer are usually subject to a process wherein the employer [...]
By Richard Hanus|2007-01-11T14:00:36-06:00January 11th, 2007|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|
Can PERM Applications Lead to a Green Card in Less Than a Year? January 11, 2007 Unless the worker has a Master’s Degree or equivalent AND generally, is in lawful immigration status (if in U.S.), the answer is NO. The [...]
By Richard Hanus|2005-07-21T14:00:36-05:00July 21st, 2005|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification|
PERM is Starting to Work July 21, 2005 The new, expedited online labor certification procedure known as Program Electronic Review Management (“PERM”) has been implemented, and immigration law practitioners across the US are starting to see results. As background, labor [...]
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