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
Read More »CBP I-94 Automation Process Now in Effect
As a follow-up from a previous Zelnick & Erickson client alert, the automated I-94 process is now in effect as of today. As discussed earlier, US Customs and Border
Read More »2014 FY H-1B Cap Alert: H-1B Receipts and Rejection Notices May Not be Issued Until May
According to Donald Neufeld, Associate Director of the Service Center Operations (SCOPS) Directorate, the USCIS has started the data entry process for H-1B petitions selected
Read More »“Gang of Eight” CIR Bill Released (Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013)
The bipartisan Senate “Gang of Eight” has released an outline of their comprehensive immigration reform bill, titled “Border Security, Economic Opportunity,
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