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Obamas Immigration Delays: What Now?
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So there we have it- a confirmation that any executive action on immigration will have to wait until after November when the mid-term elections are over. There are many news reports on it and of course, much anger has been expressed. What are we to do now? Yes, our hopes keep getting dashed but unfortunately, […]
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Will we see Executive Action from Obama next week?
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The political winds of immigration keep shifting. It is rather hard to keep track. The question of the moment is this: will President Obama announce executive actions on immigration reform next week? A week or two ago, there were news reports that Obama will make announcements immediately after Labor Day weekend. But as the weekend […] Tahmina Watson
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EB5 Visas- Unavailable for China
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Copied from AILA: Practice Alert: China EB-5 Unavailable for Remainder of FY2014: What Does This Mean? On Saturday, August 23, 2014, at the AILA EB-5 Conference in Chicago, Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Department of State Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division, announced that effective immediately, the EB-5 preference category had become unavailable for Chinese […] Tahmina Watson
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Three Ways President Obama Can Take Executive Action for Business Immigration
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(This article was written a few weeks ago but it is applicable today as it was a few weeks ago). Three Ways President Obama Can Take Executive Action for Business Immigration Immigration reform was declared dead last week. Yes, dead. After years of fighting to reform our archaic and broken immigration system, and a successful […] Tahmina Watson
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Immigration reform will help Washington States demand for tech workers
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Immigration reform will help Washington States demand for tech workers. On August 6th, 2014, the Puget Sound Business Journal reported that the Washington State is the 5th fastest growing state in the US for tech jobs, yet there are not enough tech workers. Reporter Rachel Lerman discusses the issue in detail and reports that the […] Tahmina Watson
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I-130 Backlog Ensues
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The I-130 backlog that started about 6-9 months ago is still causing families to remain separated. At the American Immigration Lawyers Association annual conference in June, USCIS said that they are aware of the problem and are working on reducing the problem. From feedback from colleagues I learned that newly filed cases are flying through […] Tahmina Watson
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August 2014 Visa Bulletin Commentary
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The August 2014 visa bulletinwas released today. Here is what my readers are looking for: For all countries except India, China, Philippines, and Mexico:Nomovement inF2A category leavingpriority date at 1May 2012, F2B preference advanced 60 days with PD at 1 July 2007; F4 category advanced 8 days to PD at 1 January 200s; EB2 is […] Tahmina Watson
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EB5 Processing Times
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The USCIS published current processing times for EB5 applications. Currently, this is how long it is taking for the following petitions: 13.2 months to process I-526 petitions 7.9 months for I-829 petitions 5.4 months for I-924- applications for regional center status....
Tahmina Watson
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We Need Better Immigration Policies for Startups and Entrepreneurs
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We Need Better Immigration Policies for Startups and Entrepreneurs - Tahmina Watson USCIS intends to revoke your H-1B visa because we have discovered you are a co-founder. Yes. That is indeed what my client learned one morning. USCIS learned during the renewal process of my clients previously approved H-1B case that he was an original […] Tahmina Watson
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Microsoft To Cut 18,000 Jobs: Immigration Status When Laid-Off
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On Thursday July 17, 2014, Microsoft made an announcement that 18,000 will be slashed- most by December 2014 and all by June 2015. While this is a blow to the local economy and to the 18,000 employees, it is also important for anyone with a work visa to start making plans for post-lay-off. In 2009 […]
Tahmina Watson
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