When Immigration Matters

Plano Multicultural Outreach Roundtable to Present Fall Immigration Seminar

The Justice Department announced that it reached an agreement yesterday with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) resolving allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when it placed online job postings for application and software developers that contained citizenship status preferences for F-1 and H-1B temporary visa holders.  F-1 visas are issued to foreign students studying in the United States, and H-1B visas are issued to foreign nationals with technical expertise in specialized fields.  

Immigration attorney Karen-Lee Pollak explains how to legally bring a employee to work in the United States.

Immigration attorney Karen-Lee Pollak explains how to bring an employee to work in the United States with an EB-1 visa.

Immigration attorney Karen-Lee Pollak explains how to legally bring an employee to the United States. 

Immigration attorney Karen-Lee Pollak explains how to get a green card by investing in the United States. 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services sent this bulletin at 11/02/2012 10:20 AM EDT

On Tuesday, June 19, 2012, Roberta Freedman, AILA Students & Scholars Committee member, discussed the Visa Bulletin, visa demand in the employment preference categories, and predictions for FY2012 and beyond with Charlie Oppenheim of the Visa Office (AILA INfonet Doc No. 12012349 posted 6/28/2012). Here are notes from that discussion:

Visa Bulletin Dates – Employment – March 2012

Great News.  EB2 for India and China moves ahead to May 2010. 

On April 1, 2012, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) starts accepting H-1B visa applications for the 2013 fiscal year (which starts on October 1, 2012).