Serotte Reich, LLP – Immigration Law

During a recent liaison meeting between AILA and USCBP’s Chicago Field Office, the question was raised whether an F-1 visa student who had transferred to a new school required a new F-1 visa stamp with the new school’s name in order to re-enter the U.S. after travel abroad. The Chicago Field Office stated that as […]Read More >

As of June 1, 2012, USCIS has received approximately 55,600 H-1B visa petitions for this year’s H-1B visa cap. The annual numerical limit on H-1B visa numbers is 65,000. In the last cap update (May 25th, 2012), USCIS stated that it had received approximately 48,400 H-1B visa petitions. This means that 7,200 petitions were received in the […]Read More >

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has provided an update on this year’s H-1B visa cap. As of May 25th, 2012, it has received approximately 48,400 H-1B visa petitions. The annual numerical limit on H-1B visa numbers is 65,000. USCIS has also received approximately 17,500 H-1B visa petitions eligible for the H-1B Advance Degree Exemption. Under […]Read More >

Andrew Wilson will be attending the upcoming SHRM Annual Conference in Atlanta as part of the Global Expertise Panel.  Mr. Wilson will be attending panel meetings on the weekend starting on June 23rd and will participate in Table Topic sessions in the Global Networking Lounge on Monday, June 25th from 12:15 to 1:15 and Tuesday, […]Read More >

Recently, our office assisted our client, a Canadian citizen, in obtaining a port of entry parole from U.S. Customs & Border Protection so that she could return to the U.S. for a brief period after unexpectedly learning of her inadmissibility. You can read more about this approval on our firm’s border blog (SRW Border Lawyers) here: Port of Entry […]Read More >