13 Apr
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On April 13, 2015, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) announced that CIS received almost 233,000 FY-2016 H-1B petitions during the filing period from April 1-7, 2015. On April 13th, the CIS applied the required random selection process (“lottery”) to select petitions under both the Master’s cap (20,000 cases) and […]
By David Rogers Immigrant rights attorneys won an important round in federal court in Seattle on Monday, keeping alive their lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama’s decision to rush thousands of children from Central America into deportation proceedings last summer without first assuring them legal counsel. U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly […]
NEW YORK – A woman tied the knot 10 times in an immigration scam and is still listed as married to four of the men, including one who was deported because of threats against the United States, prosecutors said Friday. In a case unearthed by the Department of Homeland Security, […]
As of April 1, 2015, certain Canadian work permits are limited to a maximum validity period of four (4) years. Employees with work permits covered by the rule will not be eligible for an extension beyond the total of four (4) years spent inside Canada. Further, employees will be eligible […]
