WR Immigration Director of Visa Consulting Charlie Oppenheim, Partner Charina Garcia, and Senior Associate Laura Bloniarz update HR professionals with the latest information from the January 2024 Visa Bulletin. They dive into an analysis of employment-based and family-based immigrant visa categories, 2024 predictions and an extensive Q&A session from live attendees and submitted questions. Watch below!
WR Immigration Partner Naveen Rahman Bhora and Senior Associate Julie Galvin offer insights on immigration strategies to pursue should you miss selection in the H-1B Lottery.
USCIS processing times have been frustratingly long and made even worse due to COVID-19. Unfortunately, the delays are now getting longer and adversely impacting the lives of employers, employees and families. As a result, more immigrants are turning to the courts for a solution. The judicial system can provide relief when experiencing unreasonable delays for immigrant benefits – including processing an employment authorization document (EAD) and advance parole travel permits (AP) after an adjustment of status application has been filed. Depending on the facts, WR Immigration (WR) has a solution to compel USCIS to finalize adjudication within a reasonable amount of time by filing a lawsuit in federal court. Filing a lawsuit against USCIS to adjudicate an EAD/AP has sadly become more common in other U.S. immigration contexts, such as for nonimmigrants on H-4 visas seeking work permission. The same legal theories can be applied to persons with pending adjustments including EB-5 investors with pending EADs/APs. EAD/AP applications that have been pending for well over 6 months may now be actionable. In this process, WR attorneys prepare a complaint including information about each individual’s case and then the lawsuit is filed in federal district court. After serving a summons and the […]
