The infusion of FY 2017 visa numbers will make EB-4 India and EB-4 Mexico current in October. The final action date for EB-4 El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras should move to a date sometime in the summer of 2015, and possibly beyond. Given the high applicant demand in this category for El Salvador relative to the other two countries, it is possible that we will see a more advanced final action date for Guatemala and Honduras.
The United States doesn’t have an official language, yet many employers and employees across the nation believe that only English should be spoken in the workplace. Maybe you’ve heard complaints from workers who believe that their colleagues are talking about them in other languages to exclude or annoy them. They complain that it makes them feel uncomfortable.
Attorney Brian Kenneth Johnson is a founding partner of Guerra & Johnson, P.C. The firm is devoted solely to immigration law at their offices in San Diego, CA and Houston, TX. Mr. Johnson recently received Board Certification in immigration and nationality law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He frequently speaks at colleges and universities on issues affecting students. Mr. Johnson has participated with the AILA Map Program and he is currently involved as the AILASan Diego
Paraguay head coach Ramon Diaz will be hoping his team come away with a better outcome than in their opening game, a 0-0 draw with Costa Rica.
Colombia assistant manager Nestor Lorenzo says no decision has been made on whether to include captain James Rodriguez in the side to face Paraguay in the Copa America on Tuesday. James scored his country's second goal before he was forced off by a dislocated shoulder in Colombia's opening game of the tournament, a 2-0 win over host the United States in Santa Clara.
Chile defeated Argentina on penalties in last year’s Copa final, winning the title for the first time in their history.
As one of the biggest & longest-running Latino film festivals in the nation, the San Diego Latino Film Festival is the perfect festival to showcase your film! Every March, the best and most critically-acclaimed films of Ibero-America and the U.S. come to San Diego along with world-renowned filmmakers, actors, programmers, distributors, industry representatives and journalists.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continues efforts to ensure employers are H1B compliant including visiting the worksites of selected H1B foreign nationals. These site visits are generally chosen at random and are unannounced, meaning that H1B employers and employees should be prepared for such potential visits, and have an idea of what to expect.
AILA's Nebraska Service Center (NSC) Liaison Committee requests agenda items from all AILA members to present to the NSC at a teleconference on all asylum-related issues. The NSC teleconference is scheduled on Thursday, June 9, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. (Central). If you have general questions regarding the below topics on cases filed at the NSC, please email your question(s) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by COB Thursday, May 26, 2016. Questions must be of a general nature and not case-specific.
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Washington D.C. - Today, the American Immigration Council releases The H-1B Visa Program: A Primer on the Program and Its Impact on Jobs, Wages, and the Economy. Each year, on April 1, U.S. employers seeking highly skilled foreign professionals submit their applications for the pool of H-1B visas. With a limit of 65,000 visas available for new hires—and 20,000 additional visas for foreign professionals who graduate with a Master’s or Doctorate from a U.S. university—in recent years, demand for
Recent changes to the Visa Bulletin issued by the U.S. Department of State open the possibility for foreign workers subject to priority date backlogs to file adjustment of status applications well before their priority dates become current.
Don't miss the opportunity to nominate your candidate for the Immigrant Youth Achievement Award. Help us honor an individual whose personal and professional accomplishments exemplify the positive contributions young immigrants make to our nation each and every day.
This is Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week, and we want you to be aware of tax scams! Today’s lesson: tax preparers.
This is series of monthly reports from the AILA DOS Liaison Committee designed to keep you informed of Visa Bulletin progress and projections. Immediately following publication of each month's Visa Bulletin, AILA will "check-in" with the U.S. Department of State, to obtain analysis of current trends and future projections for the various immigrant preference categories. Through these discussions, we hope to gain additional insight, beyond the basic visa availability updates that are provided
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The United States today began implementing changes under the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 (the Act). U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) welcomes more than a million passengers arriving to the United States every day and is committed to facilitating legitimate travel while maintaining the highest standards of security and border
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear the federal government's appeal of a decision that blocked President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration and experts say the court's prior deference to the executive branch on immigration issues could give the government a win that allows policies aimed at shielding millions from deportation to go forward.
Board Certification is a mark of excellence and a distinguishing accomplishment.
Within the Texas legal community, Board Certification means an attorney has substantial, relevant experience in a select field of law as well as demonstrated, and tested, special competence in that area of law.
In his address to the nation Sunday, President Obama said he had ordered the Departments of State and Homeland Security to review "the visa waiver program under which the female terrorist in San Bernardino originally came to this country."
It is nomination's season again. Here is some background information about the Academy Awards, also known as the "Oscars."
