Serotte Reich, LLP – Immigration Law

As immigration attorneys, we are often posed with this very question by couples who have recently become engaged and are trying to determine how to begin their life together in the United States. These couples have the following in common: one is a U.S. citizen and the other is a foreign national, who is usually residing […]Read More >

The U.S. Department of Labor, which processes permanent labor certification (PERM) applications for employment-based green card applications, has released statistics on the number of applications processed this year. According to the DOL, nearly 19% of the 17,700 PERM applications submitted this year were denied. The DOL is also currently auditing 26% of the PERM applications […]Read More >

The H-1B visa program enables individuals to obtain temporary employment authorization in the U.S. to work in a “specialty occupation.” A specialty occupation is one that requires a bachelor’s degree in a specialty field and may include engineering, architectural, and accounting positions. While one of the most popular means of obtaining employment authorization in the […]Read More >

Beginning in 1989, the U.S. government began issuing Permanent Resident Cards (Form I-551) with a 10-year validity period. Although U.S. permanent residence status is not affected by the expiration of a 10-year green card, individuals need to file for a replacement card to have evidence of their immigration status for employment and travel purposes. Individuals […]Read More >

According to recent reports, USCIS is not using the receipt number listed on the I-797 receipt notice for Form I-751 (Petition to Remove the Conditions of Residence) as the basis for tracking the status of the petition. Instead, USCIS is tracking I-751 petitions based on the receipt numbers listed on the subsequently issued biometric notices. […]Read More >