2011 - Page 10 of 13 - Getson & Schatz

31 Mar H-1B Cap Exemptions Based on Relation or Affiliation

Posted at 00:11h in Uncategorized

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today, in response to recent stakeholder feedback, that it is currently reviewing its policy on H-1B cap exemptions for non-profit entities that are related to or affiliated with an institution of higher education. Until further guidance is issued,...

31 Mar Report shows Economic Impact of State Anti-Immigration Laws

Posted at 00:11h in Uncategorized

The Immigration Policy Center reported that fans of anti-immigrant laws such as Arizona’s infamous SB 1070 often claim that they are trying to save the jobs and tax dollars of average, hard-working Americans. However, as a new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP)...

31 Mar E-Verify Remains Flawed

Posted at 00:10h in Uncategorized

The Immigration Policy Center reports that Washington politicians want to force American employers to use the electronic employment verification system, but the system is still not ready. On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) took a step toward remedying the database error...

29 Mar Visa Applicant’s Case Re-opened By NVC After 1 Year Submission Deadline Had Passed

Posted at 23:02h in Marriage & Family Sponsored Green Card Applications, Success Stories

Getson and Schatz, P.C. represented a petitioner who came to us after the petitions for immigrant visas he had filed on behalf of his wife and children living overseas were terminated by the National Visa Center (NVC) because the petitions were not pursued in the...

28 Mar BIA on Adjustment of Status Eligibility for K-1 Visa Holders

Posted at 00:12h in Uncategorized

The BIA held that an alien who enters on a K-1 visa and timely enters into a bona fide marriage with the petitioning spouse, remains eligible to adjust status under INA §245(a) despite termination of the marriage. Matter of Sesay, 25 I&N Dec. 431 (BIA...

18 Mar I-140 Petition Approved For EB-2 Biostatistician

Posted at 23:03h in PERM Labor Certification, Success Stories

Our client came to us with an approved EB-2 PERM labor certification filed for a biostatistician with job requirements of a Master’s Degree in statistics or bio-statistics plus 3 years experience as a programmer, analyst or junior biostatistician and requested that our firm file the...

04 Mar Filing of Writ of Mandamus in United States Federal District Court Leads to Approval of Naturalization Application

Posted at 23:04h in Naturalization/Citizenship, Success Stories

Our client had gained his United States Permanent Resident Status following a grant of asylum. The basis of his asylum claim was that he had participated in a non-violent military overthrow of an existing government in his home country but following the change of government...

26 Feb I-751 Waiver Petition Approved for Terminated Marriage that was Entered into in Good Faith

Posted at 23:49h in Marriage & Family Sponsored Green Card Applications, Success Stories

Our immigration lawyers represented an individual who had received a 2 year conditional resident green card but had divorced her U.S. Citizen husband because his drinking problem had caused their marriage to become irretrievably broken. The two had attended marriage counseling sessions in an effort...

25 Feb BIA Decision on Moral Turpitude

Posted at 00:54h in Uncategorized

Matter of Guevara Alfaro, ID 3705, 25 I&N Dec. 417 (BIA 2011) - (1) Any intentional sexual conduct by an adult with a child involves moral turpitude, as long as the perpetrator knew or should have known that the victim was under the age of...

20 Feb I-9 Audits Continue

Posted at 00:56h in Uncategorized

The Wall Street Journal reported that the federal government is requiring as many as 1,000 companies to turn over their employment records for inspection, part of an expanding crackdown on businesses suspected of hiring illegal immigrants, according to people close to the Department of Homeland...

March 2011