USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2012 H-1B Petitions
released April 8, 2011 WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced it continues to accept H-1B nonimmigrant petitions that are subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2012 cap. The agency began accepting these petitions on April 1, 2011. USCIS is monitoring the number of petitions received that count toward the congressionally mandated annual H-1B…
Questions about Same or Similar Occupational Classifications Under the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 (AC21)
Introduction Section 106(c) of AC21, commonly known as the job flexibility provision, was enacted as Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 204(j). This portion of the INA is provided below for convenience: A petition under subsection (a)(1)(D) [redesignated as (a)(1)(F)] for an individual whose application for adjustment of status pursuant to section 245 has been…
LCA Public Access File Compliance and Audit Lawyers | Labor Condition Application
What is a Public Access File? A “public access file” must be maintained for each employee in H-1B status for whom an LCA is certified. Any interested person may inspect the public access file upon request. Employers should set up the public access file for the candidate. Ideally, the file should be kept separate from…
Review from a Client
Client Review: I feel truly blessed consulting with Attorney Shah Peerally at the most propitious moment. I have been distressed about pressing immigration concerns which he helped me resolve. His empathy is superb. His patience, authentic. His caring, genuine. A true listener! I found his website and sent him an e-mail inquiry. To my delight…
Immigration Success Stories
Several of our clients come to consult us after their respective representatives were unable to help them. Below are only few cases where we have been successful. We have hundreds more of great results: 00. Client Aicha came to see us in a complicated family based petition. Aicha consulted five different attorneys who advised her…
Court Protects Immigrants’ Right To Reopen Cases From Outside the U.S.
For Immediate Release April 14, 2011 Washington D.C. – A federal appellate court recently reversed a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) decision that would have prevented noncitizens from presenting new evidence in their removal cases – evidence that potentially could change the outcome – because they are outside the United States. As the Legal Action Center…
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