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Congress Passes Passport Backlog Reduction Act (Updated 7/19/07)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/20/2007 3:06 PM | Add Comment

BREAKING NEWS - The government will be announcing shortly that it has reversed its July 2 announcement regarding the July Visa Bulletin

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/17/2007 5:15 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

How Did All Those Employment-Based Numbers Get "Used" So Quickly?

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/3/2007 2:31 PM | Add Comment

Administration Slams Door on Thousands of Legal Immigrants: AILA Condemns Agencies’ Bait and Switch

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/2/2007 5:55 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

SCOPS Answers Liaison Questions on Concurrently-filed I-140s Under New Rejection Policy

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/2/2007 5:54 PM | Add Comment

Should I File My I-485 Applications?

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/2/2007 5:51 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Litigation is likely if USCIS revises the July visa bulletin

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/30/2007 8:25 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Update to attorneys regarding the possibility of a July visa bulletin revision

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/30/2007 8:19 PM | Add Comment

AILA Statement on Revival of Senate Bill

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/21/2007 9:20 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Service Center Operations Replies to AILA Questions (5/23/07)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/24/2007 8:28 PM | Add Comment

AILA's CIR Daily Update 5/24/07: Debate Continues; Amendment to Massively Increase H-1B Fees Passed

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/24/2007 8:24 PM | Add Comment

Section-by-Section Summary of the Senate “Grand Bargain” Bill (WORKING DRAFT AS OF 05/21/2007)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/23/2007 10:31 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Halts Premium Processing on I-140s that request labor certification substitution

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/17/2007 4:11 PM | Add Comment

USCIS ISSUANCE OF RECEIPTS FOR H-1B CAP CASES ON-GOING (AS OF MAY 11, 2007)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/16/2007 4:12 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

USCIS REACHES H-1B EXEMPTION CAP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 & AILA UPDATE

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/9/2007 1:51 PM | View Comments (12) | Add Comment

H-1B Master's Cap Approaches Exhaustion (Numbers as of 04/21/2007)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/25/2007 1:05 PM | Add Comment

Cap Count for Non-Immigrant Worker Visas for Fiscal Year 2008 as of 04/19/2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/20/2007 9:06 PM | Add Comment

Update: Cap Subject H-1B Computerized Random Selection is being run on 04/12/2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/13/2007 7:07 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

What About Premium Processing H-1Bs? (Updated 4/4/07) - Via AILA

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/5/2007 8:53 AM | Add Comment

H-1B Quota Exceeded On First Day of Filing, AILA Issues Response

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/4/2007 1:57 PM | Add Comment

Getting the LCA In Hand Before April 1 - Submit your completed H-1B petition for delivery on April 2nd 2007

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/15/2007 11:04 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Transfers I-485s to NSC and TSC

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/12/2007 1:17 PM | Add Comment

E Visa Consular Processing in Italy

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 12/23/2006 10:32 AM | Add Comment

Important USCIS Memo Clarifies Periods of Admission for H and L Nonimmigrants

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 12/21/2006 5:30 PM | Add Comment

American Immigration Lawyers Association's 2006 Election Analysis

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/8/2006 5:13 PM | Add Comment

Service Center Processing Time Reports as of October 30, 2006

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/1/2006 8:21 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Is Changing Its Website

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/31/2006 1:40 PM | Add Comment

DOL to Notify Attorneys of Each Stage in the E-mail Sponsorship Verification Process

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/26/2006 3:36 PM | Add Comment

AILA-SCOPS Update on Chile-Singapore Leftover H-1Bs

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/25/2006 4:56 PM | Add Comment

President Signs Defense Authorization, Enacting H-2B Relief

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/19/2006 2:20 PM | Add Comment

House Judiciary Committee Approves Physicians for Underserved Areas Act

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/4/2006 8:29 AM | Add Comment

The NSC Accepts Concurrent I-485 Filings for Premium Processing Eligible I-140s

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/4/2006 8:21 AM | Add Comment

Rethinking the Effects of Immigration on Wages

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/3/2006 1:13 PM | Add Comment

Support Habeas Corpus Amendment to Military Tribunal Legislation

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/27/2006 6:36 PM | Add Comment

Temporary Skilled Workers Enrich America' s Competitive Edge

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/27/2006 6:35 PM | Add Comment

Comprehensive Immigration Reform is the Only Way to Fix a Broken System

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/27/2006 6:34 PM | Add Comment

First PERM BALCA Decision - Re: Harmless Error on Application

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/29/2006 9:08 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Expands Premium Processing Service to EB-3 I-140 Petitions, New I-907 Premium Processing Form Released

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/25/2006 9:08 AM | Add Comment

AAO Unpublished Decision on "Specialty Occupation" for Film and Video Director

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/23/2006 8:11 AM | Add Comment

Reaching the H-1B Master's Cap Shows Need for Visa Reform

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/3/2006 3:07 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Reminds Eligible Salvadorans to Re-register for Extension of TPS

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/3/2006 3:01 PM | Add Comment

I-140 Premium Processing Update

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/30/2006 12:52 PM | Add Comment

Guidance on Use of Revised Alien Fiance(e) Petition (NEW Form I-129F)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/16/2006 10:12 AM | Add Comment

Immigration judge off bench while broader U.S. review continues

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/9/2006 1:31 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Issues Memorandum on Eligibility for H-1B Cap Exemption Under American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act (AC21)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/8/2006 3:40 PM | Add Comment

A Post-Mortem On Fiscal 2007 H-1B Count

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/8/2006 3:36 PM | Add Comment

Cap Treatment of H-1B Petitions Delivered to VSC Prior to Cap Cut-Off But Not Yet Receipted

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/1/2006 4:37 PM | Add Comment

FY2007 REGULAR H-1B CAP FILLED

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/1/2006 3:41 PM | Add Comment

Know Your Rights: Can an Employer Fire an Employee Because the Employee Participated in an Immigration Rally?

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/26/2006 10:14 AM | Add Comment

ICE Increases Sweep and Arrest Activity

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/26/2006 10:07 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Sources Provide Early, Unofficial Information on FY 2007 H-1B Filing Volume

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/6/2006 3:16 PM | Add Comment

Texas Service Center Processing Time Report (3/31/06)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/4/2006 9:47 AM | Add Comment

Nebraska Service Center Processing Time Report (4/1/06)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/4/2006 9:46 AM | Add Comment

Gregory W. Christian Acting Director, USCIS Nebraska Service Center, answers the American Immigration Lawyers Association's Questions about PERM, I-129, I-130, I-131, I-140, I-485, I-765, TN and H-1B applications

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/30/2006 4:41 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

New IPC Report Reveals Voting Patterns Behind House's Passage of Immigration Enforcement Bill

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/28/2006 1:49 PM | Add Comment

AILA's SSA Liaison Committee Clarifies Misconception on SSNs, Issues Reminders and Requests Member Feedback

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/23/2006 4:27 PM | Add Comment

BIA Rules on Failure of Trial Court to Advise of Immigration Consequences of Guilty Plea

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/10/2006 4:58 PM | Add Comment

State Dept. Remarks on Outlook for Employment-Based Visa Numbers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/26/2006 6:39 PM | Add Comment
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