Over the weekend, I was listening to NPR’s TED Radio Hour with Guy Raz and it featured a rebroadcast of a TED Talk given in September by NALP (New American Leaders Project) President and Scholar, Sayu Bhojwani entitled, “How Immigrant Voices Make Democracy Stronger”. As I listened, I paused at a question asked by Guy, [...]
Sometimes, Attorneys have to be able to read not only what is expressly stated in the rules, but also what is carefully left out. I have had several clients calling me for the past several weeks to inquire after the final rule amending regulations to expand Optional Practical Training (OPT) for students with U.S. degrees [...]
Over the past couple of months, clients have been emailing and calling to understand when they are NOT required to file an amended petition. For instance, one caller wanted to know what would happen if the employee returns from a project and is stationed at the corporate office for 15 days before being re-deployed to [...]
SINCE THIS FAQ WAS RELEASED, THE VISA BULLETIN FOR OCTOBER HAS BEEN REVISED. THE NOVEMBER VISA BULLETIN IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.KIDAMBI.COM Q. Why is the new (October) Visa Bulletin different? A. The visa modernization initiative announced by President Obama last year is the reason for this change. As part of this initiative, [...]
Michael Jordan, Steffi Graf, the UConn Women’s Basketball Team, Deion Sanders… other than incredible success, what do think they have in common? They all had incredibly good and hardworking coaches with a knack for producing winners – Phil Jackson, Peter Graf, Geno Auriemma, Jim Harbaugh respectively, were able to nurture nascent talent and through hard [...]
“Material change” has been a prickly issue in the H-1B context. The USCIS has been grappling with it for years. As far as back as 1988, where materiality was defined in the context of Naturalization, the legacy INS dealt with it in Kungys v. United States, 485 U.S. 759, 770-72 (1988). In the above cited [...]
First, we need to turn our attention to an Administrative Appeals Office decision dated June 29, 2013 from a Vermont Service Center denial. The AAO decision reiterates what the California Service Center stated during an AILA-CSC Liaison Meeting: AILA Info Net Doc. No. 11093037 (Posted 9/30/11): Q. Stakeholders report receiving Notices of Intent to Revoke [...]
I believe one should always work with the client in knowing their expectations and then setting realistic goals. Not knowing what your client wants is the biggest disservice you can do to their trust in your ability to deliver for them.I have proudly displayed our client satisfaction credentials on our website along with testimonials we [...]
On April 24th, the Office participated in a stakeholder teleconference to discuss the extension of the Administrative Site Visit and Verification Program (ASVVP) to L1 visas. The ASVVP is a site-inspection program designed to complement the Department of Homeland Security’s existing anti-fraud efforts. In announcing this move, the USCIS highlighted the purpose behind the effort…“as [...]
As I sat watching Alexandr Dolgopolov take out the Australian Open Champion – Stanislas Wawrinka at the Miami (SONY) Open, I was impressed with what this remarkable Ukrainian had achieved, just two weeks after defeating Rafael Nadal at the Indian Wells Tennis Tournament. Dolgopolov recently put out a video with the help of fellow tennis [...]