By: David Nachman, Esq., Michael Phulwani, Esq. and Ludka Zimovcak, Esq.

Some time back, the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C. reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS"), sought to step-up its efforts to find fraud in the H-1B program. This was done by conducting investigations...

 
Por: Michael Phulwani, Esq, David H. Nachman, Esq. y Rabindra K. Singh, Esq.

La Ley de Asignaciones Consolidadas de 2016 (Ley Pública 114-113), promulgada por el presidente Obama el 18 de diciembre de 2015, aumentó las tarifas para ciertos peticionarios H-1B y L-1. Se requiere que estos peticionarios presenten un cargo...

On October 11, 2011, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced a new initiative to harness industry expertise from the public and private sectors and increase the job creation potential of employment-based and high-skilled visa categories. Called 'Entrepreneurs in Residence', the initiative built upon a series...

 

Por: Michael Phulwani, Esq., David H. Nachman, Esq. e Ludka Zimovcak, Esq.

O Serviço de Cidadania e Imigração dos Estados Unidos (USCIS) começou o seu Programa de Visita e Verificação Administrativa do Local de Trabalho (ASVVP) em 2009. Pelo programa, essas visitas são conduzidas pelo diretório de Detecção de Fraude e Segurança...

By: Michael Phulwani, Esq., David H. Nachman, Esq. and Ludka Zimovcak, Esq.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began its Administrative Site Visit and Verification Program (ASVVP) in 2009. Under the program, site visits are conducted by the Fraud Detection and National Security directorate (FDNS) of USCIS. FDNS conducts site visits for religious worker petitions,...

The following is the information with regard to AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) intake on persons who overstay their visas.

Policymakers are calling for a solution to address those who have "overstayed their visas." However, the label of "visa overstays" is widely misused and misunderstood. The reality is that identifying visa overstays is an...

On May 10, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s rule for the 24-month science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) optional practical training (OPT) extension went into effect.
The rule strengthened oversight of the STEM OPT extension and enhanced DHS’s mission by requiring that:Students work with their employer to complete a Form I-983, “Training Plan...

 

This past week, a Federal District Court decided Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. DHS. The lawsuit sought to prevent foreign students from having an opportunity to gain practical experience in the U.S. following their full-time course of study. The Court invalidated a 2008 U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule which permits an...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to adjust fees charged by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) to individuals and organizations. DHS proposes to raise the fee for Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) Form I-901, Fee Remittance for Certain F, J, and M Nonimmigrants, for nonimmigrants seeking to become academic...