Serotte Reich, LLP – Immigration Law

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has provided an update on this year’s H-1B visa cap. As of April 9, 2012, it has received approximately 17,400 H-1B visa petitions. The annual numerical limit on H-1B visa numbers is 65,000. USCIS has also received approximately 8,200 H-1B visa petitions eligible for the H-1B Advance Degree Exemption. […]Read More >

Serotte Reich Wilson proudly announces the launching of our new Blog-SRW Border Lawyers-which focuses on border-related U.S. immigration issues and provides insightful tips and solutions on navigating through port of entry problems. Please visit our new blog at www.srwborderlawyers.com.Read More >

In the unfortunate event that a foreign national, whether in lawful permanent resident or non-immigrant status, is charged with a criminal offense, it is critical that he or she immediately consult a knowledgeable immigration lawyer about the possible implications a conviction may have on his or her immigration status. For example, you do not want […]Read More >

Below is a link to helpful guidance on non-discriminatory practices during the I-9 process, E-Verify, SSA no-match letters, pre-employment inquiries and other related issues. See: http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/osc/htm/techletters.phpRead More >

Charlie Oppenheim, Chief, Visa Control and Reporting at DOS, recently announced at a recent AILA conference that he will likely retrogress India and China-mainland born EB-2 priority dates to around August 2007. This is likely to happen within the next 1-2 months. He also commented that he expects that all EB-1 visas available in FY2012 […]Read More >