Monthly Archives: April 2014

When Department of State officials grant visas to enter the United States, they do not usually expect that the foreign visitor will want to change his or her status. In a perfect and non-eventful world, visa recipients would not think about adjusting their status from tourist to immigrant or the other way around. In the …Read More

H-1B visa filing season is once again almost upon us. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will start accepting applications for fiscal year 2015 on April 1st, 2014. The caps for this season have also been announced: 65,000 “traditional” H-1B visas will be granted in addition to 20,000 visas available to applicants who …Read More

Now that 2013 is over, the architects of the comprehensive immigration reform proposal that has formed new political alliances and created new divisions are vying for a final drive before next year. This final push is bringing together politics, ideologies, religious holidays and people of all ethnicities. While bills on topics ranging from family immigration …Read More

“Piecemeal” is the new buzzword in headlines and news articles coming out of Washington with regard to comprehensive immigration reform. Vice President Joseph Biden and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi have spoken about a piecemeal approach that would be acceptable as a compromise. What does piecemeal legislation mean for immigrants and their legal or employment …Read More

They are young, politically active and not afraid of the consequences of their actions. They are part of a new generation of immigrants whose plight was not widely known by average Americans, at least not until they began to combine their right to free speech with civil disobedience and extreme behavior. These are the members …Read More

The less-than-stellar implementation of the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as “Obamacare” is moving some analysts to question if the President still has enough political momentum to effectively support the ongoing comprehensive immigration reform efforts in Congress. There is no doubt that the current administration has run into some setbacks that have not made …Read More

After 16 days of inactivity due to the shutdown of the government, the Department of Labor (DOL) resumed the operations of its Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), which provides services that are essential to the process of hiring foreign workers. Soon after the iCert online portal was back in business, however, various immigration law …Read More

Just a couple of weeks after the October government shutdown came to an end, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) unveiled the new version of its home on the Web. At KS Visa Law, we’ve noticed that the new website sports a clean, modern look that should prove more appealing and user-friendly than …Read More

The path to legal residence and citizenship in the United States is often similar to a legal minefield for many applicants. Becoming a lawful resident poses legal risks to ill-informed immigrants who make unnecessary, yet very costly, mistakes. Such is the case of false claims to citizenship. Section 212(a)(6)(c) of the U.S. Immigration and Nationality …Read More

According to recent statistics and audits by the United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA), the permanent labor certifications program (PERM) is moving at a slow pace. The PERM process has traditionally been a highly bureaucratic affair due to the number of government agencies involved, and recent rulings and decisions made by …Read More