Serotte Reich, LLP – Immigration Law

In the case, Matter of Valenzuela, 25 I&N Dec. 867 (BIA 2012), the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) held that a K-4 visa holder (i.e. the son/daughter of a K-3 visa holder) could only file an application for adjustment of status to lawful permanent residence based on the I-130 petition filed by the K-3 visa […]Read More >

In the court case, Palace Wine & Spirits, Inc. v. USCIS, which was not handled by our office, a liquor sales and business acquisition company with seventeen employees filed an H-1B visa petition in order to employ an individual in a part-time “Operations and Finance Analyst” position. USCIS denied the H-1B petition finding that the […]Read More >

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 >