Immigration Reform Update On June 13, 2013, the United States Senate voted to block Senator Grassley’s amendment 1195, which would prohibit the granting of Registered Provisional Immigrant (RPI) status until the Secretary has maintained effective [...]
Do I need a lawyer for my asylum case? People applying for asylum in the United States often ask this question: “Do I need a lawyer?” Although the results of each specific asylum case may [...]
Court Finds Undocumented Immigrant with Temporary Protected Status Eligible for Green-Card On June 4, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that an undocumented immigrant who has been granted [...]
VAWA Approval for Abused Spouse of US Citizen I.S. Law Firm secured approval of a Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petition. It was filed on behalf of the abused spouse of an abusive United [...]
H-1B Visa for Employee of Home Business I.S. Law Firm secured approval of H-1B work visa for an employee of a small home-based business. In securing this approval, we overcame a request for evidence that [...]
E-2 for Convenience Store Investor On February 27, 2013, I.S. Law Firm secured approval of E-2 status for an investor in a convenience store business.In securing approval of the petition, we overcame the request for [...]
Starting May 7, 2013, all United States employers must use the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Revision 03/08/13) for all new hires and re-verifications. The use of previous versions of the form is no longer permitted. The revision date [...]
US Customs to Verify All Student Visas On May 2, 2013, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued an order to all border agents to verify that every international student who arrives in the [...]
DV Lottery 2014 Results Available May 1, 2013 The results of Diversity Visa Lottery-2014 will be available starting at noon (Eastern Daylight Time) on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. If you applied for DV Lottery-2014, you [...]
US State Department Releases 2012 Human Rights Reports On April 19, 2013, the United States Department of State released Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012. Country reports are published every year and provide comprehensive [...]
