January 2014

USCIS recently announced that it will begin conducting site visits to L-1 employers as part of the agency’s fraud detection program. At present, USCIS conducts random worksite visits for H-1B employers to deter fraud. Site visits are expected to begin…

New Jersey recently became the fifteenth state to pass some version of the Dream Act, which provides in-state or discounted tuition for eligible undocumented immigrants living in the United States. In the absence of comprehensive federal legislation to address immigration…

The State Department has released the February 2014 Visa Bulletin.   The Family-Based Second Preference Category for Mexico retrogressed almost one year to May 1, 1993.   The Employment-Based categories edged slightly forward:  the  cut-off date for the Employment Based…

According to recent press reports, there is still hope for some type of immigration reform legislation in 2014.   News outlets have reported that Speaker of the House John Boehner recently met with fell GOP members, and advised them that…

On April 1, 2014, USCIS will begin accepting new cap-subject H-1B petitions, which provide for an employment start date of October 1, 2014, or later. Each year, H-1B visas are subject to an annual numeric limitation of 65,000 visas, which…