Helen Parsonage – Elliot Pishko Morgan PA

Under 8 C.F.R. §§ 245.2(a)(1) and 1245.2(a)(1)(ii) (2008), Immigration Judges have no jurisdiction to adjudicate an application filed by an arriving alien seeking adjustment of status under the Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act of…more

Sponsoring employers seeking to hire foreign workers under the H1B, H1B1, and E3 visa classifications are required to file a Labor Condition Application (LCA) Form ETA 9035E with the Department of Labor (DOL). An employer…more

USCIS has received approximately 42,000 H-1B petitions counting toward the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 cap. The agency continues to accept petitions subject to the general cap. Additionally, the agency has received…more

The cut-off dates for the Employment Third and Third preference “Other Worker” categories were held and then retrogressed in an effort to bring demand within the average monthly usage targets and the overall annual numerical…more

USCIS has received approximately 42,000 H-1B petitions counting toward the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 cap. The agency continues to accept petitions subject to the general cap. Additionally, the agency has received…more

The Office of Foreign Labor Certification has posted details of the implementation of the new iCERT website for completing and submitting LCA and PERM paperwork. Implementation for LCAs begins on April 15, 2009, and for PERM on…more

Statement of Law and Facts in Support of Application for Asylum filed on behalf of a gay man from Armenia. X- is a practicing homosexual who fled Armenia, followed shortly by his life partner, Z-, after threats, assaults, rape,…more

This paper will examine the basic principles applied to the recognition of international divorces and then look at how these principles are applied, or modified, in the context of immigration law. Many thousands of immigrants…more