Today, the USCIS issued an Interim Rule which changes certain policies for H-1b cap filings for FY 2008. The full memo can be found at USCIS link.   
The new rule makes 2 major changes:
1. Duplicate filings by the same employer for the same beneficiary will be denied or revoked and filing fees not returned.
2. The filing […]

It has been reported by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has cleared for publication an interim regulation titled “Petitions Filed on Behalf of H-1B Temporary Workers Subject to the Annual Numerical Limitation.” It is believed that this rule addresses the filing of duplicate petitions in the upcoming H-1B “lottery.” […]

The National Foundation for American Policy has just released a white paper which concludes that adding H-1B workers actually adds US jobs.  While at first blush this seems surprising, it really isn’t in a modern service based economy.  Networking effects have recently been proven to add productivity at a greater rate than individual components acting […]

Here is the link to the decision (page down to the fourth page):
http://www.bibdaily.com/pdfs/AAO%20EB2%20Wada.pdf

The AAO, one of the Courts of Appeals in the immigration system, recently approved an EB2 I-140 for an individual with a full MS degree that had been attained following a 3 yr. Bachelor’s program. This is a major victory as the USCIS Service Center (particularly the Nebraska Service Center) had been issuing denials in […]

The U.S. government has announced higher civil fines against employers for immigration violations.
The new rule will take effect on March 27, 2008.  
The most significant cost increases can be found in our recent Immigration Alert. To subscribe to our Immigration Alerts, please click here.