The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for May 2018, reflecting modest progress for certain preference categories for China and India, continued retrogression for EB1 China and India, and no change for the remaining countries and preference categories. The EB-1 category remains current for applicants born in […]
By Elizabeth Trovall, Houston Public Media In Texas alone, the undocumented population paid an estimated $1.9 billion to the IRS. That’s according to 2016 research by the New American Economy Research Fund. They estimate that, in Texas, undocumented immigrants paid another $1.3 billion to local and state governments. “For Uncle Sam, […]
FY-2019 H-1B Lottery Complete – USCIS to Begin Adjudicating Accepted Petitions, Returning Rejected Ones
13 Apr
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
On April 12, 2018, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the USCIS had completed the “lottery” to select the H-1B cap petitions to be allocated H-1B visa numbers under the 20,000 Master’s Cap and the 65,000 Regular H-1B Cap. USCIS will now begin the process of adjudicating petitions […]
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Jessica Bailiff looked out at her class and saw empty desks where her students were supposed to be. The physics teacher’s heart sank. She knew why they weren’t there. The day before, federal authorities had swept through a nearby meatpacking plant, rounding up nearly 100 […]