Breaking: On May 11, 2021, EB5 Investors Magazine released the 2021 Edition of their awards issue, and in it is listed WR Immigration Managing Partner Bernie Wolfsdorf and Partner Vivian Zhu.
Congratulations to them and our entire Main Office, where our high-touch approach and innovative technology continues to create ongoing value for our clients.
On February 14, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Alert, which contains policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to update when an immigrant visa “becomes available” for purpose of calculation Child Status Protection Act age in certain situations. In short, USCIS will now allow the Date for Filing chart to calculate these noncitizens’ ages As stated in the Policy Alert, this guidance is effective immediately on February 14, 2023, and applies to adjustment of status applications USCIS adjudicates on or after February 14, 2023. Therefore, noncitizens with pending adjustment of status applications based upon an immigrant petition in a preference category, on or after February 14, 2023, will benefit from this update. Background The CSPA is a United States federal law that was signed into law on August 6, 2002. The law was enacted to address the problem of immigrant children who “age out” of their eligibility for certain immigration benefits due to the lengthy processing times involved in the immigration system. The CSPA addressed this problem by changing the way that the age of a derivative child is calculated for immigration purposes. Under the CSPA, a derivative child’s age is “frozen” at the time […]
Super Lawyers has announced their selections for their 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists and WR Immigration has been recognized on both. WR Immigration Managing Partner Bernie Wolfsdorf has been selected once again as a 2023 Southern California Super Lawyer while Partner Richard Yemm and Senior Associate Josune Aguirre Gamez have been selected as 2023 Southern California Rising Stars. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. This selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. The objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel. Congratulations to all recognized Partners on this amazing accomplishment and recognition for their continuous dedication to immigration.
