This process enables customers to request an expedited review of their case and correction of the decision where data entry and/or an administrative error resulted in a denial or rejection of their petition or application.
USCIS Announces Proposed H-1B Electronic Registration System to Reduce Costs for U.S. Businesses WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is publishing tomorrow a proposed rule that could save U.S. businesses more than $23 million over the next 10 years by establishing an advance registration process for U.S. employers seeking to file H-1B petitions for foreign workers in specialty occupations. The proposed electronic system would minimize administrative burdens and expenses related to the H-1B petition process—including reducing the need for employers to submit petitions for which visas would not be available under the statutory visa cap.
Everyone knows that serious criminal conduct will get you deported. However, some criminal activities that are not felonies or that do not appear very serious on the face will also get you deported. Certain crimes will prevent you from getting your greencard because they will make you inadmissible to the United States and certain crimes [...]
 By David R. Fullmer, Attorney at Law Last weekend one of my law clerks graduated from Loyola Law School here in Los Angeles. This being the same law school I graduated from fourteen years ago, she asked me if I had any advice for the ceremony. “Wear sunscreen,†I immediately told her. Each year Loyola [...]
Did you know that there are severe penalties for being caught engaging in marriage fraud? Â Â Â What is marriage fraud or a sham marriage? A sham marriage is not valid for immigration purposes. A sham marriage is where the couple gets married solely for the purposes of circumventing immigration laws. Normally, the parties [...]
The Immigrant Magazine, David Fullmer, Attorney At Law On January 8, 2010, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) issued a Guidance Memorandum for Service Center Directors titled “Determining Employer-Employee Relationship for Adjudication of H-1B Petitions, Including Third –Party Site Placements.†The stated purpose of the Memorandum is to provide updated guidance to adjudication [...]
Do you have a case that is delayed by the USCIS? Here are some suggested ways that you can try to get a response. If your case is filed at one of the Service Centers and you have a case number, it will start with WAC, EAC, NSC, VSC, TSC, and MSC and followed by [...]
U.S. Citizenship And Immigration Services (USCIS) Expands Efforts To Detect Fraud Through Increased Unannounced Site Visits To Employers With H-1b And L-1 Employees. Over the past month, there has been a notable increase in the number of random, un-announced worksite visits by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to employers who file petitions for [...]
The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act WAS PASSED in October 2000 and established a “U” nonimmigrant visa. This is a temporary visa that is set-aside for victims of crimes who have suffered mental or physical abuse due to one of the enumerated crimes. The victim must not only have information about the criminal [...]
Starting October 1, 2008, the USCIS has changed the testing format for naturalization. How do you know which version of the test you will take? Those applicants who apply before October 1, 2008 and whose interview is AFTER October 1, 2008 may choose between the old and the new test. Applicants who apply AFTER October 1, 2008 will take the new test. Applicants whose interview is scheduled AFTER October 1, 2009 will take the new test regardless of when s/he applied.
