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US Immigration Law Basics (NJICLE) - A Primer for House Counsel, HR Managers and New Immigration and Nationality Lawyers.
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Dear Readers:
Last week David Nachman, Esq., one of the Managing Attorneys at Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C., attended the AILA National Day of Action (NDA) in Washington DC. Along with other delegates from the State of NJ, he met with House and Senate Representatives on Capitol Hill to discuss such issues as: (1) the need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR); and (2) the value that legal immigration brings to the US; and (3) the need to increase the H-1B cap. We outlined the historical timeline of our current business immigration practice with respect to H-1Bs, its current state and the projected continued negative impact on our Nation's businesses if the H-1B cap is not increased.
We also explained the unintended consequences on our universities and colleges resulting from our broken business immigration process. We also discussed the Fair Day in Court Act, CIR with respect to family unity and "DREAMERS" (and their parents) and family detention. For the past two decades, members of the NPZ Law Group have attended AILA's NDA. In the past we had often encountered "resistance" from Congressional staff. This year, rather than resistance, we encountered "frustration". It seemed like some Representatives were looking for ways to get things done immigration-wise but they did not know how to do it.
Other notable developments in the U.S. immigration and nationality law arena during the past several weeks include: (1) an announcement about a new N-400 Naturalization Application which will be effective on August 10th, 2016; and (2) The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for May 2016 reflecting a final action date of January 1st, 2010, for EB-4 visas for special immigrants from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras; and (3) The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against a Vermont-based ski resort misusing millions of dollars raised under an EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program; and (4) USCIS announced that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2017. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the advanced degree exemption, also known as the master's cap. USCIS received over 236,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period, which began April 1st, 2016, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption.
This week the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in the Texas vs. U.S. case. The determination in this case may lead to work authorization for over 4 million individuals in the U.S. We will bring updates to our readership as soon as they become available. We remind our readers that we are immigration lawyers and we are pleased to assist our clients, their friends and family-members with regard to any of their U.S. and/or Canadian immigration law matters. We can be contacted by e-mail at info@visaserve.com or you can call us at 201-670-0006 (x100).
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FY 2017 H-1B CAP REACHED: NOW IS THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT YOUR H-1B BACK-UP PLAN.
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On April 7th, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has reached the congressionally mandated H-1B cap for fiscal year (FY) 2017. USCIS also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the U.S. advanced degree exemption.
USCIS received over 236,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period, which began April 1st, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption. On April 9th, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process, or lottery, to select enough petitions to meet the 65,000 general-category cap and the 20,000 cap under the advanced degree exemption.
With uncertainty looming large as to who may or may not get selected in the H-1B lottery, it is time that H-1B visa hopefuls (and their prospective H-1B employers) start to explore other nonimmigrant work visa options to allow them to work and live in the United States on a temporary basis.
This article is timely in nature and it seeks to capture and present some of the possible nonimmigrant work visa options that may be available to prospective H-1B visa beneficiaries who may not get selected in the H-1B visa lottery this fiscal year.
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LOTTERY FOR H-1B VISAS AGAIN: USCIS COMPLETES THE H-1B CAP RANDOM SELECTION PROCESS FOR FY 2017.
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On April 7th, 2016, USCIS announced that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2017. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the advanced degree exemption, also known as the master's cap.
USCIS received over 236,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period, which began April 1, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption. On April 9, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process, or lottery, to select enough petitions to meet the 65,000 general-category cap and the 20,000 cap under the advanced degree exemption. USCIS will reject and return all unselected petitions with their filing fees, unless the petition is found to be a duplicate filing.
USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap. Petitions filed on behalf of current H-1B workers who have been counted previously against the cap will also not be counted towards the congressional mandated FY 2017 H-1B cap.
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PRESS RELEASE - DAVID NACHMAN, ESQ. - IMMIGRATION LAWYER - RETURNS FROM CAPITOL HILL MEETINGS ABOUT COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM.
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David H. Nachman, Esq., an Immigration and Nationality Lawyer and Former State of New Jersey Chapter Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) traveled to Washington, D.C., and visited Congressional offices to make the case for a much-needed overhaul of the nation's immigration system.
"As part of AILA's National Day of Action, I advocated on Capitol Hill for necessary reforms to America's outdated immigration system. We visited both House and Senate offices to educate and inform Members of Congress and their staff about what the costs of inaction really mean for communities in the State of New Jersey and throughout the United States. I was glad to take part in this unique opportunity to join with colleagues, clients, coalition partners, and other AILA members, to ask Congress to advance concrete proposals that will bring our dysfunctional immigration system into the 21st Century," David Nachman said.
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U.S. NATURALIZATION LAW UPDATES: USCIS PUBLISHES NEW EDITION OF FORM N-400, APPLICATION FOR NATURALIZATION.
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On April 13th, 2016, USCIS revised Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. The revised version is available at http://www.uscis.gov/n-400. You may continue to use the 9/13/13 edition of the form until
August 9th, 2016
. USCIS notified that they will reject and return previous versions of Form N-400 submitted on or after
August 10th, 2016
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The eligibility requirements for naturalization have not changed. For information on how to complete the form, and where eligibility requirements can be found, visit
http://www.uscis.gov/n-400
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CITIZENSHIP GRANTS: USCIS SET APRIL 22ND, 2016 AS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP AND INTEGRATION GRANTS.
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USCIS recently announced that all the applicants for Citizenship and Integration Grant Program for fiscal year 2016 are due by
11:59 p.m.
Eastern time on
April 22nd, 2016
. On
March 2nd
, the USCIS began accepting applications for two competitive grant opportunities for organizations that prepare permanent residents for naturalization and promote civic integration through increased knowledge of English, U.S. history and civics.
The first opportunity, Citizenship Instruction and Naturalization Application Services -DHS-16-CIS-010-002, is for public or nonprofit organizations that prepare permanent residents for citizenship by offering both citizenship instruction and naturalization application services. The second opportunity, Citizenship Instruction - DHS-16-CIS-010-001, is limited to citizenship instruction only. It is intended to help nonprofit organizations in their efforts to establish new citizenship instruction programs or to expand the quality and reach of existing ones.
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THE MAY 2016 VISA BULLETIN: DOS REPORTS MAY 2016 VISA NUMBERS - IS YOUR PRIORITY DATE CURRENT? IF SO, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
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FAMILY-SPONSORED:
CHINA F4: The level of applicant demand being received has begun to increase. Should this pattern continue, it will be necessary to either hold or retrogress this final action date in late summer. That action would be necessary to hold number use within the overall China Family-sponsored annual limit.
INDIA F4: The amount of demand being reported for applicants with priority dates which are significantly earlier than the established cut-off date has increased dramatically in recent months. As a result, it is likely that this final action date will be retrogressed, possibly as early as June. This action would be necessary to hold number use within the overall India Family-sponsored annual limit.
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GOPIO GROWS AND EXPANDS IN NORTH JERSEY: GOPIO'S NORTHERN NJ CHAPTER LAUNCH EVENT WAS HELD ON APRIL 9TH, 2016 AT JYOTI RESTAURANT IN WAYNE, NJ.
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David Nachman, Esq. and Michael Phulwani, Esq., Managing Attorneys at the NPZ Law Group received thanks for participation at GOPIO's North New Jersey Chapter Launch event held on April 9th, 2016 at the Jyoti Restaurant in Wayne, NJ. Below are brief meeting minutes:
- Ram Gadhavi, GOPIO International Vice President started the meeting with opening remarks. All participants introduced themselves.
- Passaic County Freeholder John W. Bartlett said that there is a sizable Indian community population in North Jersey and he welcomed the news of GOPIO starting its chapter New Jersey.
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CHECKOUT VISASERVE'S REGULARLY UPDATED YOUTUBE VIDEO LIBRARY (SOME SELECTIONS BELOW) ABOUT U.S. AND CANADIAN IMMIGRATION LAWS:
"IMMIGRATION NEWS AND VIEWS" - NPZ'S NEW PRACTICAL SERIES ON YOUTUBE ABOUT VARIOUS U.S. AND CANADIAN IMMIGRATION LAW ISSUES.
Check us out at . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Crfb5L_vlo
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| VIDEO UPDATES FROM THE NPZ LAW GROUP: FROM TIME TO TIME, WE TRY TO ADDRESS CLIENT INQUIRIES IN OUR VIDEOS. |
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| U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law Updates. |
On a routine basis the immigration and nationality lawyers at the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group prepare videos for the public on YOUTUBE that address client inquiries that are sent to our Law Firm by Fax, E-mail and by Mail. We try to address the issues that are raised by clients as well as by potential clients. Mr. Nachman and Mr. Phulwani continue to try to respond to queries with the hope that they can help their viewers understand some of the many nuances in the U.S. immigration and nationality laws. VISASERVE continues to strive to provide the very highest level of U.S. immigration and nationality law services at affordable rates.
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VIDEO UPDATES FROM THE NPZ LAW GROUP: FROM TIME TO TIME, WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO ADDRESS CLIENT INQUIRIES IN OUR VIDEOS, CONTINUED . . .
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| More U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Law Updates from David Nachman_ Esq. and Michael Phulwani_ Esq. at the NPZ Law Group in Ridgewood_ NJ. |
On a routine basis the immigration and nationality lawyers at the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group prepare videos for the public on YOUTUBE that address client inquiries that are sent to our Law Firm by Fax, E-mail and by Mail. We try to address the issues that are raised by clients as well as by potential clients. Mr. Nachman and Mr. Phulwani continue to try to respond to queries with the hope that they can help their viewers understand some of the many nuances in the U.S. immigration and nationality laws. VISASERVE continues to strive to provide the very highest level of U.S. immigration and nationality law services at affordable rates.
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