Immigration

Immigration

Michael D. Patrick | Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

U.S. employers should be aware that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is expanding employer workplace visits to include review of post-adjudication L-1 petitions. Until recently, USCIS mostly conducted site visits of post-adjudication H-1B petitions, but recent reports...

Immigration

Michael D. Patrick | Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

Companies across the United States are now beginning to assess their H-1B visa needs for the FY 2015 (10/1/14 - 9/30/15) filing season and are expecting even greater competition for the limited number of available H-1B cap slots. Raising the number of H-1B visas available each year would help to...

Immigration

Michael D. Patrick | Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

Many foreign professionals waiting for employer-sponsored permanent residence will have reason to cheer in December, when the State Department advances the green card queue by more than one year for those in professional positions requiring at least a bachelor’s degree. But Chinese...