Serotte Reich, LLP – Immigration Law

The focus on illegal immigration continues to be on U.S. employers. While there are fewer raids targeted towards indvidual illegal immigrants, there are many more audits and inspections of employers who are believed to be employing foreign nationals without proper authorization. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has confirmed that it will serve more than 500 […]Read More >

The H-1B program establishes standards to protect both U.S. workers and nonimmigrant foreign national workers. A computer consulting company based out of Suwanee, Georgia has agreed to pay $1 million in back wages and interest to approximately 135 nonimmigrant workers who were temporarily employed with the company under the H-1B visa program. A Wage and […]Read More >

1. Specific Activities Eligible for B-2 Visa Category Individuals who wish to enter the United States temporarily for pleasure may be classifiable as B-2 Visa visitors provided they meet the criteria listed below. Tourism or Family Visits: individuals traveling to the United States for purposes of tourism or to make social visits to relative or […]Read More >

SRW has noticed recent significant delays with EAD and Advance Parole processing out of the Nebraska Service Center. Part of the problem is the transition to using lockboxes as the initial filing and processing point for these applications. Based on these delays, it is important to file both applications as soon as possible within the 120 day […]Read More >

CIS recently announced plans to issue a proposed rule to streamline the H-1B cap petition process in an effort to efficiently manage the intake of H-1B cap petitions. The proposed rule would establish an electronic registration program for petitions subject to the H-1B cap.Rather than submitting a complete H-1B petition, the electronic registration program would […]Read More >