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WR congratulates Naveen Rahman Bhora for her promotion to Equity Partner

WR congratulates Naveen Rahman Bhora for her promotion to Equity Partner.  In this role, Ms. Rahman-Bhora will serve on WR’s executive committee alongside Bernard Wolfsdorf, Charina Garcia, Cliff Rosenthal, David Fullmer, and Richard Yemm. Ms. Bhora’s promotion is the culmination of many years of service as managing partner of WR’s New York office.  During her tenure, she has overseen the expansive growth of WR’s East Coast practice. She has also contributed as Co-chair of the firm’s D&I committee and has served as a mentor to numerous associate attorneys. Ms. Bhora is recognized as a top-rated immigration attorney by Best Lawyers and Who’s Who Legal.  She is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the International Medical Graduate Taskforce. In addition, she is the former treasurer of the SoCal chapter of the AILA and served two terms on AILA’s Vermont Service Center liaison committee. Ms. Bhora has written extensively on various advanced immigration law topics and continues to present to local and national audiences, including mobility organizations, physician groups, and universities. Congratulations, Naveen! Naveen Rahman Bhora Biography

Chatting with Charlie: August Visa Bulletin Update

During our May and June webinars Charlie predicted many of the retrogressions which have occurred for August’s visa bulletin update. Below we will summarize the August Visa Bulletin for both Employment-Based and Family-Based schedules. Please register here to join us on August 23 @ 11am PT for our next live Chatting with Charlie. Employment-Based A Final Action Date has been imposed on the ROW EB-1 preference.  The 01AUG23 date imposed for All Chargeability (Rest of World) EB-1 Final Action Date is essentially the same as the category being Current, and it would not be surprising if Department of State establishes a 01SEP23 date for September. The All Chargeability EB-2 Final Action Date advanced which is a positive sign, but the forward movement is not enough to provide any encouragement for the future availability of “Otherwise Unused” numbers becoming available for use by India EB-2 applicants.  The fact that the All Chargeability EB-3 date has retrogressed for the third time in four months is a troubling sign for visa availability during FY 2024, and this situation will need to be watched carefully. Both the China EB-2 and EB-3 Final Action and Application Filing Dates have advanced which is a very good […]