Serotte Reich, LLP – Immigration Law

President Trump initiated a federal employee hiring freeze. See: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3404987-Trump2017hiringfreeze-Mem-Rel-3.html The freeze applies to all federal agencies (except military), regardless of their source of funding. This therefore applies to a user-funded program such as filings with USCIS. We will see if this effects processing times at USCIS Service Centers.Read More >

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has recently issued a precedent decision called Matter of Dhanasar that revises and expands the grounds for obtaining a green card in the national interest waiver category. This decision supersedes a previous 1998 decision. See ABIL’s press release on this new decision: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/01/prweb13981684.htmRead More >

  December 11th, 2015 http://investir.us/immigrer-aux-usa/visas-de-travail-usa/visa-tn-visa-canadiens-veulent-travailler-aux-usa Was sent to Chambers of Commerce in Quebec. ____________________________________________________________________________________________      Read More >

The USCIS has recently released an update to the Visa Bulletin.  Please review the following links for additional information. New Visa Bulletin Charts The Visa Bulletin will now have two different charts because of the revised procedures. DOS will post two charts per visa preference category in the DOS Visa Bulletin. The charts are: Application […]Read More >

USCIS has released the following information on the new rule allowing employment authorization for certain H-4 visa holders: • Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses Web page • Frequently Asked Questions Eligible H-4 visa holders may not apply for employment authorization under this rule until May 26, 2015. If a Form I-765 is filed […]Read More >