Lead Immigration attorney, Giselle Carson, publishes the February 2014, Immigration Update. In it she suggests that those interested in obtaining an H-1 Visa, get their pencils sharpened and start the process now. Click here to read more
Marks Gray, P.A. Of Counsel and Girls, Inc. President Jill Bechtold was featured in the Florida Times Union for creating and establishing the organization's first young professional division, G.I.R.L.S. (Girls Inc. Rising Leaders Society). This division focuses on...
The new form is significantly different and longer - an increase to 21 pages from 10 pages. It includes more extensive questions about crimes, other bars to naturalization and the applicant's parents. There is a 90-day period to transition to the new form which...
Despite the release of the House's Principles on Immigration Reform, we don't expect much meaningful action on this matter until the spring and summer of 2014, when most GOP primaries will be finished. Thereafter, the released GOP standards for immigration reform are...
In January, OSC settled two cases involving allegations of discrimination under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). In these cases, employers imposed additional hiring requirements for non-citizens. One of the cases arose out of a referral to OSC from the USCIS...
On April 1, 2014, USCIS will begin accepting new H-1B visa petitions for an employment start date of October 1, 2014. We expect a repeat of 2013, where the H-1B cap was reached during the first week of filing because the demand for these visas exceeded their...
Have you been watching the incredible and exhilarating Olympics being held in Sochi? As part of our newsletter, we would like to recognize some of the foreign-born athletes that are representing our country: Paul Stastny - Hockey Cam Fowler - Hockey Laurene Ross -...
The March Bulletin has been released and EB-1 remains current across the board and EB-2 for Mexico and Philippines are current. EB-2 India remains unchanged at November 15, 2004 and EB-2 China moves forward by five (5) weeks to February 15, 2009. EB-3 China and Mexico...