18 Jan
by Foster, on News
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Syed Raheel Farook, the brother of deceased San Bernardino attacker Syed Rizwan Farook, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in an immigration fraud case stemming from the investigation of the Dec. 2, 2015, attack in San Bernardino that left 14 people dead and 22 wounded. Syed Raheel […]
By David Z. Morris The House Judiciary Committee is currently reviewing a bill that would require employers to pay high-skilled foreign temporary workers hired under the “exempt” category of the H-1B visa program at least $100,000 a year, up from a current minimum of $60,000, and index the new minimum […]
17 Jan
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
Effective Tuesday, January 17th, a new form is required to claim “portability” benefits that allow certain applicants for Adjustment of Status to U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident to continue their pending permanent residency processes with a new employer. Applicants for Adjustment of Status who have had I-485 Application pending for at […]
16 Jan
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
In less than three months, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) will begin accepting new H-1B petitions filed under the Fiscal Year 2018 (October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018) H-1B quota. No more than 85,000 new H-1B visa numbers, which include 20,000 U.S. Master’s exempt numbers, are available for […]
