AC 21 Supplement J discussed during Shah Peerally Law Show
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Breaking News USCIS changes forms without warning!
This is something really unconventional when USCIS changes forms without actually giving advanced notices! This notice came from AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association). The list of forms goes over five pages and can be found here - USCIS, Dec. 23, 2016 From AILA, Dec. 23, 2016 - "Today, December 23, 2016, USCIS posted a large number of new form versions. The forms all have an effective date of today, December 23, 2016, and the website indicates that no other versions of the forms are acceptable, with the exception of Form I-129. It appears USCIS…Read More Breaking News
AILA Calls for Rescission of NSEERS – Letter to White House
AILA, Nov. 23, 2016 - "On April 27, 2011, the Department of Homeland Security announced the elimination of the list of countries whose nationals are subject to registration under NSEERS, thus effectively ending the NSEERS registration process. While this was a welcome step, it did not go far enough to terminate the program. This administration must remove the residual penalties and procedures associated with NSEERS and remove the regulatory framework of NSEERS altogether by rescinding the regulation to ensure that this dark part of our nation’s history is not repeated."Read More Breaking News
Congratulations to our Team member Sharif Silmi for an approval on EB1A case in two weeks
Congratulations to attorney Sharif Silmi from the Shah Peerally Law Group PC for a quick approval on EB1A case without any request for evidence (RFE). Good job Sharif.Read More Breaking News
Applying for PERM Labor Certification for a relative
The regulation at 20 C.F.R. § 656.10(c)(8) provides that an employer must attest that “[t]he job opportunity has been and is clearly open to any U.S. worker.” If an employer is a closely held corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship, a presumption arises that the job is not clearly open to U.S. workers when the sponsored alien has a familial relationship with the owners, stockholders, partners, corporate officers, or incorporators of the employer. See Transmark Real Estate, 2011-PER-00475 (June 8, 2012); see also 20 C.F.R. § 656.17(l). The regulation at 20 C.F.R. § 656.17(l)…Read More Breaking News
BALCA Update: Filing a Second PERM for the Same Employee
This is an alert from AILA by the AILA DOL Liaison Committee On September 16, 2016, in Matter of Allianz-9-22-16, BALCA upheld the Certifying Officer’s (CO) denial where the employer had filed two PERM applications for the same employee with “substantially comparable job duties,” noting that in accordance with 20 CFR §656.24(e)(6), an employer is not permitted to have more than one labor certification actively in process for the same foreign worker in the same job opportunity.1 In this case, the employer submitted a PERM application for a “Paralegal and Legal Assistant.” The…Read More Breaking News
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services New Fee Schedule
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is adjusting the fee schedule for immigration and naturalization benefit requests processed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The fee schedule was last adjusted on November 23, 2010. USCIS conducted a comprehensive fee review for the fiscal year (FY) 2016/2017 biennial period and determined that current fees do not recover the full cost of services provided. DHS has determined that adjusting the fee schedule is necessary to fully recover costs and maintain adequate service. DHS published a proposed fee schedule on May 4, 2016. Under this…Read More Breaking News
Possible Options for H4 Children Dependents Turning 21.
Immigration For those from India and China on EB2 and EB3 visas, the waiting time is far too long (see petition for reduction Of EB2 and EB3 time). This causes much concern for those who have children that are about to turn 21. H4 visas are attached to spouses and children that are dependents or are immediate family of H1 B visa holders. The H4 Visa has no limitations for spouses as long as the H1B is valid. Children who turn 21 unfortunately lose the H4 Visa, thus causing great problems for families…Read More Breaking News
Shah Peerally Law Group PC (SPLG) launches Washington DC office!!!
Washington DC October 6 2016 - By popular demand the Shah Peerally Law Group PC has launched its Washington DC office three months ahead of schedule. The office - located at 1020 16th Street NW - is stationed in the heart of Washington DC two blocks away from the White House and in the vicinity of the United States’ most important institutions including the headquarters of the United States Customs and Immigration Service (USCIS). The office will provide legal services focusing on employment and investment based immigration law and will engage in advocacy…Read More Breaking News
A Man’s True Worth
Author: Brooke Folk, freelance and short story writer, radio host, narrator, newspaper columnist: www.fiverr.com/BrookeNetwork If there is a thread of truth that we can become whatever we set our minds to and that whatever we can conceive and believe we can achieve, then there is a man in these modern times that can be showcased as a deliberate creator in sculpting his life into being on a journey toward finding a man’s true worth. Through experiences that ultimately builds a character in living life, a choice can be made to build upon that…Read More Breaking News
