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 >

In the recent case of Residential Finance Corporation v. USCIS, a U.S. federal court determined that USCIS improperly denied an H-1B visa to an individual seeking employment in a market research analyst position. See Residential Finance Corporation v. USCIS (S. Dist. Ohio, March 12, 2012). USCIS had denied the petition because the Occupational Outlook Handbook […]Read More >

The investor or “E-2” visa is available for foreign nationals who want to start-up or buy a U.S. business. It gives the investor the right to live and work in the U.S. directing his business. The spouse of the investor can apply for his/her own employment authorization. The E-2 visa is only available to nationals […]Read More >

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued updated information on the nature of the employer-employee relationship required for an individual to qualify for the H-1B visa classification. This information is especially important given the April 1, 2012 filing date for the upcoming H-1B fiscal year, and suggests that USCIS will again be paying close […]Read More >

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 >