New Proposal Will Help Illegal Relatives of U.S. Citizens

Posted by admin on Jan 8, 2012 in Family Immigration, Immigration Reform, News | 0 comments Obama administration officials announced that they are proposing a fix to a Catch-22 in immigration law that could spare hundreds of thousands of American citizens from prolonged separations from illegal immigrant spouses and children. Under current procedures, some illegal spouses of United States citizens (USCs) must return to their home countries and file for a I-601 waiver application in...
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EB-2 National Interest Waivers for Entrepreneurs?

Posted by admin on Aug 4, 2011 in EB-5 Investors, H1B Visas, I-140 Petitions, Immigration Reform, News | 0 comments Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas  outlined a series of policy, operational, and outreach efforts to fuel the nation’s economy and stimulate investment by attracting foreign entrepreneurial talent of exceptional ability or who otherwise can create jobs, form startup companies, and invest capital...
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USCIS Announces Final Rule Adjusting Immigration Filing Fees

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Sep 24, 2010 in General, Immigration Reform, News | 0 comments U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule adjusting fees for immigration applications and petitions.  This rule will increase overall fees by a weighted average of about 10 percent but will not increase the fee for the naturalization application. The rule will also reduce fees for six individual applications and petitions and will expand the availability of fee...
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Why 2K? The Senate Bill on H1B Filing Fees

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Aug 10, 2010 in H1B Visas, Immigration Reform, News | 0 comments The United States Senate, in a largely bi-partisan vote, passed a bill on August 5, 2010 which, among other things, would impose an additional $2000 filing fee for companies that file H-1B applications on behalf of foreign professional workers.  This filing fee is in addition to the normal H-1B filing fee of $2320 or $1570, depending on the size of the company’s workforce. If you run a...
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Obama Takes Immigration Reform Off Agenda

Posted by Murali Bashyam on May 2, 2010 in Immigration Reform, News | 0 comments Is President Obama taking immigration reform off the agenda this year?  According to his own words, yes. This seems strange considering that Senators Reid, Schumer and Menendez released their immigration blueprint on April 30.  Heavy on immigration enforcement provisions, this proposal also has provisions we like, such as eliminating employment-based backlogs and making it easier for STEM...
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Murali Bashyam Quoted in NC Lawyers Weekly Article on Immigration Reform

Posted by Murali Bashyam on Apr 4, 2010 in Immigration Reform, News | 0 comments Attorney Murali Bashyam recently shared his thoughts on immigration reform in an article published by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly.  To read the article, please click HERE.
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