President Obama signed a 10-week stopgap continuing resolution into law on September 29th, 2016 that included the extension of three visa authorizations. The extension of these visa programs will expire on December 9th, 2016. The three visa programs are the CONRAD State 30 Program, the non-minister special immigrant religious work program (SR visa), and...

EB-4 and Certain Religious Worker (SR) Preference Categories. As predicted last month, the final action dates for EB-4 India and EB-4 Mexico will be current again in October and the priority dates for EB-4 El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras will advance to June 15th, 2015. While DOS considered establishing a separate final action date for Guatemala and...

The 2018 Diversity Visa Lottery Program (DV-2018) will commence at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Tuesday, October 4th, 2016, and will close at noon, EDT, Monday, November 7th, 2016. Applicants must submit entries electronically during this registration period using the electronic DV entry form (E-DV) at www.dvlottery.state.gov. Paper entries will not be...

We would like to share two important updates to filing Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, now that it is processed electronically. All applicants (except those who reside overseas):

• No longer need to submit two passport-style photographs. We will capture their photographs when they appear at the Application Support Center (ASC) for their biometrics appointment.

• Will...

 

On August 25th, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved a revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. USCIS must publish a revised form by Nov. 22nd, 2016. Employers may continue using the current version of Form I-9 with a revision date of 03/08/2013 N until Jan. 21st, 2017. After Jan. 21st, 2017, all...

As many Human Resources Professionals may be aware, the “new” Form I-9 (the Employment Eligibility Verification Form) will be provided soon. On August 25th 2016, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced that it has cleared the revised Form I-9. For the time being, employers should continue to use the Form I-9...

USCIS has agreed with the Ombudsman’s recommendation to implement a parole policy for U visa petitioners and qualifying family members who live abroad. The U visa – available to individuals who have suffered substantial physical or mental abuse as a result of a qualifying crime and who meet certain other criteria – are capped...

RIDGEWOOD, NJ – September 6th, 2016 –

Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group is pleased to announce that, during the month of November – December, 2016, U.S. Immigration Attorney, David Nachman Esq. and Michael Phulwani Esq. will be visiting India and meeting with corporate (and other) clients and friends. They will be visiting Mumbai,...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is proposing a new rule, which would allow certain international entrepreneurs to be considered for parole (temporary permission to be in the United States) so that they may start or scale their businesses here in the United States.

Read the advance version of the notice of proposed rulemaking: International...

Best Lawyers have released the 23rd Edition of the "Best Lawyers in America". David Nachman, Esq., one of the Managing Attorneys at the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C., have been selected by his peers as being among one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in the practice area of U.S. Business Immigration...