L-1 Visa Program Lacks Consistency and USCIS Officers Require Training Concludes OIG Report

2018-03-04T00:15:27+00:00Aug 29, 2013|

The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on the L-1 visa program finds that Service guidance regarding specialized knowledge is not applied consistently and that more training at both CBP and USCIS is needed. For instance, the Report states this about the L-1B program: In our 2006 report Review of Vulnerabilities [...]

Employment Based Third Preference

2018-03-09T10:51:31+00:00Aug 8, 2013|

Good Afternoon, Thank you.  Thank you. Thank you. I just got the message from USCIS that my I485 case is approved. This was a long journey for me to this great moment.  Not a single real RFE in my case. Totally amazing stuff. Kidambi is the best. Iam so lucky to have such a great [...]

Supreme Court Ruling on Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) makes Same Sex Immigration Benefits a Reality

2018-03-07T20:11:37+00:00Aug 2, 2013|

After last week's decision by the Supreme Court holding that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, President Obama directed federal departments to ensure the decision and its implication for federal benefits for same-sex legally married couples are implemented swiftly and smoothly. To that end, effective immediately, I have directed U.S. [...]

BALCA OKs Omission of Language Requirement in NOF

2018-03-07T20:24:20+00:00Aug 1, 2013|

BALCA reversed the denial, finding the omission of a Spanish language requirement in the Notice of Filing was not by itself fatal to the application where the overall text of the NOF was sufficient to apprise U.S. workers of the job opportunity. (Matter of Architectural Stone Accents, 7/3/13). Read the BALCA case here.

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