Immigration

Given the recent months-long closure of USCIS offices due to COVID-19 and potential furloughs of USCIS employees at the end of the month, processing delays are naturally expected. But what about petitions and applications that were filed long before COVID-19 that have been pending a few months or maybe even […]

Foster LLP, a leading global immigration law firm, is pleased to announce that Elizabeth LaRocca has joined Foster as a Partner in our expanding Dallas office. Dana Delott also has joined our Dallas office as a Senior Attorney. LaRocca and Delott concentrate their practices in business immigration law.  LaRocca has […]

On Tuesday, August 23, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency had received enough H-1B petitions to meet both the H-1B Regular Cap (65,000) and H-1B U.S. Master’s Cap (20,000). USCIS received 483,927 H-1B registrations and initially selected 127,600 registrations to meet the FY 2023 numerical allocations. USCIS […]

HOUSTON – Aug. 19, 2022 – Foster LLP, a leading immigration law firm, is pleased to announce that sixteen Foster immigration attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 The Best Lawyers in America© list. The guide honored firm lawyers in Austin, Dallas, and Houston with […]

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for September 2022 revealing no movement on both the “Dates for Filing” and “Final Action Dates” charts for most categories. Only the EB-5 Unreserved category for individuals born in China (PRC) showed any movement, and that movement was only slightly […]