Immigration Law Updates – May 23, 2012

by Morgan Lewis on 5/23/2012

Immigrant visas have become unavailable for Indian and Chinese nationals in the EB-2 category; DOS indicates that it may be necessary to establish a cutoff date for the EB-1 category. The U.S. Department of State (DOS)...more

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/23/2012

Today, USCIS announced that as of May 18, 2012, it had received 42,000 of 65,000 Regular Cap petitions and 16,000 of 20,000 U.S. Master’s Cap petitions. Universities, nonprofit research centers, and certain related entities...more

by Pierce Atwood LLP on 5/21/2012

E-Verify is the federal government’s current foray into electronic verification of employment authorization of US workers that functions as a complement to — not a replacement for — the traditional paper-based Form I-9...more

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 5/18/2012

David H. Nachman is one of the Managing Attorneys in the Immigration and Nationality Law Office of Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C. The NPZ Law Group has offices that are located in Ridgewood, New Jersey and in...more

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 5/16/2012

The following information is provided by the Visa Office regarding the cut-off dates for the month of June 2012. FAMILY PREFERENCES...more

by Nalini Mahadevan on 5/15/2012

The consular officer (CO) went through the application, “who is your employer?” he asked. MJ replied, “XYZ”. The CO checked his database, he did not find XYZ, so he ‘Googled’ the name;...more

by Darrin Mish, Tampa Tax Attorney on 5/15/2012

Due to the IRS action of taxing foreign assets owned by US citizens, a number of Americans have decided to relinquish their citizenship to avoid paying taxes. Among the more prominent ones is Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of...more

by Ronald Shapiro on 5/14/2012

Earlier this spring, the Department of Homeland Security published a proposal in the Federal Register – for public consideration and comment – that would relax the rules on bar to re-entry for foreigners residing here who are...more