The Common Sense of Immigration Reform
Prior to the State of the Union, President Obama said, “Comprehensive immigration reform is in our grasp … but the closer we get the more emotional this issue gets.” He proceeded to lay out three pillars of immigration reform: “1) Stay
Options After the H-1B Cap Has Been Reached
The current annual cap on the H-1B category is 65,000. On June 11, 2012, USCIS announced that the H-1B cap was reached. Therefore, H-1B cap-subject petitions were not accepted to fill the annual H-1B quota after that date.The H-1B visa can be
H-1B SEASON FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 BEGINS APRIL, 2, 2012
Monday April 2, 2012 marks the first day of the cap filing season for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 H-1B petitions. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin receiving H-1B petitions on that date. However, the ear
PRIVATE BUSINESSES IN GEORGIA AND THE E-VERIFY REQUIREMENT
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act (IIREA) of 2011 (HB 87) was signed into law by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal on May 13, 2011. Among other things, this Act requires private businesses in the state of Georgia with 11 or more em
EB-2 RETROGRESSION FOR INDIA & CHINA
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) expects the Employment Based Second Preference (EB-2) category for India and China (mainland) to retrogress to August 2007 by May or June of 2012. This news comes from Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Con