U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Department of State have not indicated significant advancement in the priority dates for employer-based immigrant petitions, continuing the fiscal year (FY) 2024...more
Each month, federal immigration authorities publish a list of dates informing immigrant visa applicants when they should expect to be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to government officials. This...more
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Dates for Filing Chart in December 2023. The US Department of State Visa Bulletin for December 2023 reflects no advancement in priority date cutoff dates in the...more
This case is an appellate review of the district court’s findings regarding patent obviousness and priority date. Background Amgen produces and markets apremilast, a medication for the treatment of certain types of psoriasis...more
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications chart in June 2023, reflecting minimal changes in per-country priority date cutoffs....more
On April 4, 2023, in a case of first impression, the Federal Circuit reversed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) and held that a trademark applicant cannot use the priority date of a prior application when the goods...more
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services will use the Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications chart in May 2023. Chart updates include significant retrogression for the EB-2 and EB-3...more
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services will use the Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications chart in April 2023. Retrogressions of note include a 16-month retrogression for the India...more
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services will continue to use the Dates for Filing Chart in March 2023. There is retrogression in the Other Works category for All Chargeability areas, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and...more
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services will use the Dates for Filing chart in February 2023. There is retrogression in the Other Works category for All Chargeability areas, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and...more
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services will use the Dates for Filing Chart in January 2023. Due to increased demand, an EB-1 cutoff date has been established for China and India. There are no other changes to the January...more
The US Department of State has released its November 2022 Visa Bulletin, outlining per-country priority date cutoffs that regulate immigrant visa availability and the flow of adjustment of status application and consular...more
US Citizenship and Immigration Services will use the Dates for Filing Chart in October 2022. EB-2 India will retrogress to May 1, 2012. Additionally, Final Action cutoff dates for India EB-2 and EB-3 will retrogress to April...more
In the September 2022 Visa Bulletin, visa numbers in certain categories may become unavailable mid-month. Other Workers from All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines will retrogress to May 8, 2019. All other Final...more
In August 2022, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services will use the Final Action chart. China and India EB-3 Final Action cutoff dates will advance by one month, as will India Other Workers cutoff dates. EB-2 and all...more
In July 2022, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services will use the Final Action chart. China EB-2 Final Action cutoff dates will advance by one month and India EB-2 Final Action cutoff dates will advance by three months....more
In June 2022, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services will use the Final Action chart. India EB-2 Final Action cutoff dates will advance by one year, while all other Final Action cutoff dates remain unchanged....more
During an initial divorce consultation, I’m often asked, “What if I’m unsure of whether to file?” Of course, the decision of whether to file for divorce is a deeply personal one, and one that is both complex and difficult. No...more
In the April 2022 Visa Bulletin, India EB-2 advances by one full year in the Dates for Filing chart, while China EB-3 Other advanced by one month. ...more
There is little change in the Dates for Filing chart for March 2022, but some retrogression in the EB-4 classification cutoff dates for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras....more
The Dates for Filing Chart for February 2022 saw minimal movement. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services continues to use the “Dates for Filing” chart for employment-based adjustment of status....more
The Dates for Filing Chart for January 2022 remains unchanged. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services continues to use the “Dates for Filing” chart for employment-based adjustment of status. The US Department of State...more
The December 2021 Visa Bulletin sees advancement in India EB-2, and no change in EB-3 for India and China priority date cutoffs. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services continues to use the “Dates for Filing” chart for...more
The November 2021 Visa Bulletin sees advancement in EB-2 and significant retrogression in EB-3 for India and China priority date cutoffs. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services continues to use the “Dates for Filing”...more
This is the September edition of Anchovy News. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. In this issue we cover...more