24 Sep
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
On Thursday, September 24, 2015, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services announced that the employment-based immigrant visa quota was reached for Fiscal Year 2015 (October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015). The CIS will suspend final adjudication of I-485 Applications to Adjust Status for the remaining six days of the […]
9 Sep
by Foster, on News
The groom was a U.S. citizen strapped for cash. The bride was Chinese and in search of a green card. One month after their first meeting, they tied the knot at Dynasty Wedding Studio in Temple City. Among the guests were his boyfriend and her husband. The phony marriage — […]
9 Sep
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the Monthly Visa Bulletin for October, introducing a new format that, with the agreement each month of U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS), will allow applicants to file I-485 Applications to Adjust Status to permanent resident even before an immigrant visa number […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an asset freeze obtained against a man in Bellevue, Wash., accused of defrauding Chinese investors seeking U.S. residency through the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program by investing in his companies. The SEC alleges that Lobsang Dargey and his “Path America” companies have raised […]
