bgetson, Author at Getson & Schatz

30 Nov DHS Proposes Rule for Pre-Registration of Cap-Subject H-1B Lottery Cases and Holding the Regular Cap Lottery Before the US Master’s Degree Cap Lottery

Posted at 18:13h in Immigration News

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would require petitioners seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions to first electronically register with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) during a designated registration period. Under the proposed rule, USCIS would also...

20 Nov Form N-400 Approved Based on Proof of Inability to Provide Child Support

Posted at 15:51h in Naturalization/Citizenship

Getson & Schatz P.C successfully represented a Pakistani client filing an N-400 Application for Naturalization. He is now a United States Citizen. A naturalization applicant must prove that he or she has Good Moral Character. Immigration officers typically require documents proving that a naturalization...

17 Nov I-485 Applications Transferred from Approved I-140 Petition to Approved I-130 Petition and CSPA Utilized for Derivative Children who had turned 21

Posted at 15:53h in Marriage & Family Sponsored Green Card Applications

Getson & Schatz P.C successfully represented a client submitting an I-485 Application to Adjust Status for himself and three derivative beneficiaries. Our attorneys also helped the client in transferring the I-485 Petition from an approved 1-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker to an approved I-130...

16 Nov USCIS Simplifies Access to Online Data

Posted at 16:14h in Immigration News

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has consolidated the data pages on its website to include all data on one page. The new Immigration and Citizenship Data page makes information more easily accessible to users. In addition to the redesigned data page, USCIS...

08 Nov 9th Circuit Upholds Continuation Of DACA Nationwide

Posted at 21:51h in Immigration News

The Ninth Circuit on Thursday left in place a nationwide injunction keeping the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program alive, finding that former President Barack Obama’s creation of the program was a legitimate exercise of executive discretion....

23 Oct PERM and I-140 Approved for Chemist

Posted at 16:40h in PERM Labor Certification

Getson & Schatz P.C successfully represented a Chemical and Pharmaceutical Consulting Company filing a PERM Labor Certification and subsequent I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker on behalf of a beneficiary who they intended to employ in the position of Research Chemist. Approval of the PERM...

23 Oct Immigrants Contribute to the US Healthcare System

Posted at 16:33h in Immigration News

The American Immigration Council reported that insurers have always depended on large numbers of participants to pay into a pool so that those with the highest rates of usage are covered by those with lower rates. In other words, everyone in an insurance pool is...

19 Oct A Medical Exam Conducted Within 60 Days of Filing Must Be Submitted With an I-485 Application Beginning 11/1/2018 and Will Remain Valid for 2 Years

Posted at 19:43h in Immigration News

USCIS has revised its policy guidance for the validity period of Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record. The updated policy, which goes into effect on Nov. 1, 2018, will require applicants to submit a Form I-693 that is signed by a civil surgeon...

19 Oct B-2 Visa Approved for Daughter of US Citizen

Posted at 19:39h in Marriage & Family Sponsored Green Card Applications

Getson & Schatz P.C successfully secured a B-2 Visitor Visa for a Thai citizen wishing to visit her U.S citizen mother. In order to qualify for a B-2 visa, an individual must meet three requirements to show nonimmigrant intent; 1. The alien is coming to the US...

18 Oct Census Data Shows Immigrants Add Value to US Economy

Posted at 21:49h in Immigration News

The American Immigration Council reported that every year, the Census Bureau releases new data from its American Community Survey (ACS), which contains a wealth of information about the characteristics of the U.S. population. Without fail, this data always underscores the significant extent to which immigrants...

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