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For H-1B Employees, Location Matters
An employer’s responsibility when an H-1B employee’s job location changes According to a recent decision by the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), employers must file an amended H-1B petition if the worksite of an H-1B employee changes to another geographical area...
Margaret H. (Peggy) McCormick Named One of Top 100 Leading Lawyers in Illinois
Margaret H. (Peggy) McCormick, founder and principal of the immigration law firm Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C., has been named one of the top 100 Leading Lawyers in Illinois by Leading Lawyers magazine. Ms. McCormick was named one of Illinois’ Top...
H-1B Lottery Complete – Record number of H-1B Petitions received for 2016 Cap
To get an H-1B visa in fiscal year 2016, one must win the lottery… quite literally. On April 7, 2015, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the H-1B cap had been met for the 2016 fiscal year. USCIS...
USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap for 2016
On April 7, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the H-1B cap has been met for the 2016 fiscal year. USCIS will now process all of the petitions received within the filing period, which ends today, and...
L-1B: Finally, some clarification on Specialized Knowledge
It’s been no secret that the L-1B classification of temporary worker visas has been difficult for employers to obtain on behalf of foreign national employees, but according to recently released information, L-1B denial rates reached an all-time high in 2014....
Plan B for H-1B?
What to do if your H-1B is not selected in the annual lottery this year The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B petitions for the 2016 Fiscal Year on April 1, 2015, and by all estimates,...
Injunction over DAPA and DACA expansion continues
USCIS has stopped issuing 3-year DACA approvals The uncertainty and delay over President Obama’s Deferred Action programs continue. Background On February 16, 2015, a Federal Judge for a District Court in Texas granted a request for a temporary injunction against...
Full Enforcement of Immigration Laws Would Cost U.S. $400-$600 billion
A recently published research paper underscores that “full enforcement” of U.S. immigration laws by removing undocumented immigrants and preventing immigrants from illegally entering the country would result in enormous costs to the nation and have devastating effects on the economy. The...
