Serotte Reich, LLP – Immigration Law

With the April 1st filing date fast approaching, AILA recently had a meeting with USCIS to discuss some of the issues surrounding the upcoming FY2014 H-1B visa cap filing season. Two issues discussed involved USCIS’ expected processing times for these petitions, and problems with petitions involving third-party work. USCIS stated that it is working diligently […]Read More >

The DOL has stepped up its efforts in scrutinizing PERM filings and is auditing more cases pursuant to a goal of achieving “program integrity”.  The DOL has specifically set a target to audit/or place in supervised recruitment 30% of PERM filings. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) DOL liaison committee recently provided information on the […]Read More >

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has developed a new procedure that will allow qualifying immediate relatives of a U.S. citizen to apply for a provisional waiver while they are still in the United States before departing for their immigrant visa interviews abroad. USCIS anticipates that this new procedure will drastically reduce the amount of […]Read More >

USCIS has announced that beginning February 1st, 2013, USCIS will now require an Immigrant Fee of $165 from individuals who applied for a green card through immigrant visa processing. After individuals have received their immigrant visa package from the U.S. consulate/embassy, they will now be required to pay this new fee online through the USCIS […]Read More >

Senior partner, William Z. Reich, has co-authored an article published in the New York State Bar Association’s Family Law Review. The article, Divorce ≠ Deportation, discusses the importance of seeking the opinion of an immigration attorney when foreign citizens are initiating divorce proceedings in the U.S. The article provides a variety of examples and strategies […]Read More >