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USCIS Adjudication of Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions Set to Begin for FY-2015
The filing period for H-1B Petitions subject to the H-1B Cap for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2014 (FY-2015), will begin on April 1, 2014. The number of H-1B petitions for the coming fiscal year is expected to significantly...
Visa Waiver Program Overview & Associated Adjustment of Status Issues
The Visa Waiver Program (“VWP”) allows citizens of certain countries to travel to the U.S. for up to 90 days without a visa, provided certain requirements are met. This saves many travelers from the headache of applying for a B-1/B-2...
L-1B Statistics Show High Denial Rate
'Specialized Knowledge' needed to understand USCIS criteria for L-1B Recent statistical information obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request shows a very high denial rate for petitions for Intracompany Transferees of Specialized Knowledge Capacity (L-1B) filed with USCIS,...
Cook County, Illinois Must Immediately Begin Issuing Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples
This past Friday, a Federal Judge in Chicago ordered the Cook County Clerk to immediately begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. This follows the Illinois legislature’s passage of a law permitting same-sex marriage in Illinois on November 5, 2013....
Beata Leja Featured on Chicago Ideas Week Blog for Work to Educate Same-Sex Couples about Immigration Benefits
Once again, Minsky, McCormick and Hallagan, P.C. is proud to see attorney Beata Leja featured in Chicago Ideas Week's blog, The Ideasphere. The group recognized Beata for her work to educate same-sex couples about immigration benefits after the fall of...
EB-2 Chinese Nationals: Tired of waiting to apply for a Green Card? EB-3 may be a faster option
Recent USCIS guidance indicates that individuals from China with timely filed EB-2 category I-140s can now take advantage of movement in the Visa Bulletin’s EB-3 category by having their employers file a new EB-3 I-140 petition. In doing so, the...
Republican Standards for Immigration Reform Highlight Differences Between Parties
On January 30, 2014, House Republicans issued a statement containing their “Standards for Immigration Reform.” The statement comes following a year which included passage of a Senate immigration bill, only to have the House fail to pass any similar legislation...
USCIS Issues Positive Guidance for Review of Provisional Waivers Filed by Applicants with a Criminal History
Since March 4, 2013, certain immediate relatives of U.S. citizens have been eligible to apply for an I-601A Application for a Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver with the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) prior to going abroad to apply for...
