SCOTUS: DOMA Unconstitutional; Decision Paves Way for Same-Sex Couple Marriage Based Adjustments to be Filed with USCIS
This morning the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), declaring the federal legislation as unconstitutional in a 5-4 ruling. Justice
Read More »SCOTUS to Rule on the Constitutionality of DOMA Next Week
On June 24th or June 27th, the United States Supreme Court is predicted to rule on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the holding of which will
Read More »CBO Releases Cost Estimate of S.744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
This week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a cost estimate of the proposed immigration reform bill, S.744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and
Read More »USCIS Begins Issuing Boilerplate I-485 RFEs In Anticipation of Visa Bulletin Movement for EB-2 India in August/September
Earlier this month, the Department of State announced that we are likely to see movement in the August/September Visa Bulletin for EB-2 India, a category that has been stuck
Read More »Australian Government Introduces Greater Sanctions for Employers Violating Immigration Laws
On June 1, 2013, the Australian government introduced stricter penalties for businesses that hire, or condone the hiring of illegal workers within their company. The
Read More »US Department of State Releases July 2013 Visa Bulletin
This week the US Department of State released the Visa Bulletin for July 2013. With only three months remaining in the 2013 FY, below is a summary of the July bulletin.
Read More »Seminal BALCA Decision HealthAmerica is Overturned
The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (“BALCA”) recently held that under current Federal Regulations an employer filing an application for Permanent
Read More »The EIG Global Digest, June 2013
At Zelnick & Erickson, we provide global case management solutions for companies conducting business around the world. As such, below is a summary of recent global
Read More »Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill Moves On After Senate Judiciary Committee Passage
Last night, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 744 in a 13-5 vote. The bill, known as the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration
Read More »Senator Grassley’s Proposed Restrictive H-1B Amendment Defeated Today
Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee began debating amendments to the proposed comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced last month by the “Gang of
Read More »US Department of States Releases the June 2013 Visa Bulletin
This week the US Department of State released the Visa Bulletin for June 2013. With only four months remaining in the 2013 FY, below is a summary of the May bulletin. EB-2
Read More »Changes to the United Kingdom’s Immigration Laws Announced
Recently Zelnick & Erickson wrote about possible immigration law changes in the US and Canada. As many of our clients have offices in the United Kingdom
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