08 Jul

PeerallyLaw.com re-designed.

The website Peerallylaw.com has changed its look and has now some important features  including Breaking News , a radio archive of the SPLG law shows and information feed from H4toEAD.com. The breaking news section covers important immigration issues related to the South Asian (mainly Indians), Latino and other immigrant communities. With daily updates on H1B…

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13 Jun

What can I do if my H1B case was rejected?

Now that the USCIS H1B 2016 selection is done, if you applied under the H1b Cap and did not get either  a receipt or your checks have not been cashed, you have to come to terms that your case did not make it through the H1B lottery.  This means that you need to find other…

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07 Jun

Children Born Abroad from US citizen parent(s)

With all the world issues, many US citizens living abroad are planning or are thinking to come back.  As such they want to know how they should bring their spouses and children to the United States. For the spouse, you need to file for the necessary paperwork to obtain permanent residence before citizenship.  This chart…

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02 Jun

TPS for Somalia Extended

WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Somalia (and eligible individuals without nationality who last habitually resided in Somalia) for an additional 18 months, effective Sept. 18, 2015, through March 17, 2017. Current TPS Somalia beneficiaries seeking to extend their TPS must re-register during the 60-day…

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27 May

Lawsuit on Delay of EAD – work permit authorization.

The work permit or work authorization is offered to many categories such as L2 visa holders, pending adjustment of status, Asylees, and lately the H4 visa holders. However recently USCIS has actually delayed the issuance of the work authorization card for no definite reasons. Last week, a class action was started by three immigrants and…

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22 May

New H1B Amendment Requirement Rule

H1b Amendment under the new rule of Simeio Solutions Decision from Shah Peerally, Attorney at Law

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