USCIS has just issued its final rule to amend and add to its regulations regarding highly skilled worker. These are the same changes I discussed about 1 year ago when USCIS issued a draft rule on these issues. They have now been adopted. Below is a summary of the provisions of this new rule. Please
We have had clients contact us wanting to appeal the denial of their case by USCIS to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO). Generally, our response to people is that appeals are extremely difficult to get approved, and usually not worth the money. However many people still want to appeal and there are certainly many attorneys out there
Because of the new format of the Visa Bulletin, it will be easier for me to break these updates into two sections: Section 1 will discuss the Final Action Date; and, Section 2 will discuss movements in the Dates for Filing section. Final Action Date Movements: Family Based: Most categories moved forward somewhere between 1-2
Premium Processing is a service offered by USCIS for which anyone filing an I-140 (or with an I-140) can pay USCIS an extra $1225 and they will guarantee processing your case within 2 weeks or they will refund your money (and, according to USCIS, continue processing the case in an expedited manner). While it would