Gottfried & Gottfried LLP.

https://www.uscis.gov/keepingfamiliestogether

The Biden PiP initiative now has details. This is a game changer for people in this situation.

Process to Promote the Unity and Stability of Families | USCIS On June 18, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a key step toward fulfilling President Biden’s commitment to promoting family unity in the immigration system. DHS will estab

Happy New Year! Also happy anniversary to me. Its been 10 years since my Dad and I started Gottfried and Gottfried, LLP.

https://www.dhs.gov/publication/f1-OPT-tip-sheet

Tip Sheet: How F-1 Students Seeking OPT Can Avoid Form I-765 Delays | Homeland Security Tips for F-1 OPT students filing I-765

Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2024 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 1 and run through noon Eastern on March 17, 2023. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives will be able to complete and submit their registrations using our online H-1B registration system.

USCIS is raising their fees substantially in the next couple of months. Save money and file your case now!

https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/34161562/tommy-fury-says-was-denied-right-fly-united-states-jake-paul-news-conference

Let's see working without authorization. Cant come to the US on a visa waiver to work. Press conference equals work.

Tommy Fury: I was denied right to fly to U.S. Tommy Fury has said he has been barred from travelling to the United States, days after announcing an Aug. 6 fight with Jake Paul in New York City.

Everyday people call me scared out of their minds after speaking to another immigration lawyer. If your lawyer is scaring you, you have the wrong lawyer.

Check out Rimas' Book!

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Catch me tomorrow at the RDC AILA Conference. I am the discussion leader on the Diplomatic Visa panel.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-15/u-s-work-permit-backlog-costing-immigrants-their-jobs

And how long does it take USCIS to approve a work permit? 12 minutes on average.

U.S. Work-Permit Backlog Is Costing Immigrants Their Jobs Processing times for renewals have shot up at the underfunded Citizenship and Immigration Services.

It's that time again H1b season, entry is from March 1 - 18th.

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/fy-2023-h-1b-cap-initial-registration-period-opens-on-march-1

March 1 - March 18 to enter the H1b lottery.

FY 2023 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 1 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2023 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 1 and run through noon Eastern on March 18, 2022.

Looks like the Vermont Service Center is up to it's old stupidity again. Years ago I filed a lawsuit on a denied H1b for a computer game designer because USCIS said it did not require a college degree. Within a month of filing the lawsuit, the decision was overturned.

Now I see a denial on a quantitative financial analyst and a computer network support specialist. Heigh-Ho Heigh-Ho it's off to court I go.

Gottfried & Gottfried LLP. updated their business hours.

Did you file an H1b between Jan. 1, 2019 and Oct. 19, 2021, for a market research analyst position and your case was denied?

The agreement allows class members to submit a Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion, to request that certain denied Forms I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, seeking H-1B classification for a market research analyst be reopened and adjudicated per the terms of the settlement agreement. No fee will be charged for such a request. Class members have until April 26, 2022 to submit a Form I-290B.

Class members eligible to submit a Form I-290B are those that:

Filed a Form I-129 H-1B petition between Jan. 1, 2019 and Oct. 19, 2021, for a market research analyst.

USCIS denied the petition based on a finding that the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) entry for a market research analyst did not establish that the occupation is a specialty occupation, and thus did not satisfy 8 CFR 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A)(1).

If not for this finding, the petition would have been approved.

There is any amount of time remaining on the period specified in the certified Labor Condition Application (LCA) originally submitted with the underlying Form I-129 at the time that the Form I-290B is filed.

Hopefully something gets done. The wait times at home and abroad are terrible.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/chronic-green-card-backlog-gains-lawmakers-bipartisan-attention

Chronic Green Card Backlog Gains Lawmakers’ Bipartisan Attention Immigrants in line for a green card for years or decades have new hope that chronic backlogs will finally be addressed as lawmakers from both parties and the Biden administration train their sights on the issue.

Once again the father and son duo have been named as Super Lawyers.

Super Lawyers - New York Metro 2021 - page102 Super Lawyers magazine features the list and profiles of selected attorneys and is distributed to attorneys in the state or region and the ABA-approved

WHY IS YOUR CASE TAKING SO LONG? USCIS
PROCESSING DELAYS REMAIN AT CRISIS LEVELS
https://www.aila.org/File/Related/19042400a.pdf

AILA - The error message that appears when a user tries to access a part of the site that requires log in. DO NOT CHANGE NAMED URL.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/20/politics/biden-administration-international-travel-restrictions/index.html

US to ease travel restrictions on fully vaccinated foreign visitors The United States plans to ease travel restrictions on all fully vaccinated foreign visitors starting in November, the White House said Monday, relaxing a patchwork of bans that had begun to cause fury in Europe and replacing them with more uniform requirements for inbound international air passenge...

Biden is bringing back the non-immigrant investment visa.

https://nypost.com/2021/07/10/travelers-desperate-to-get-passports-in-time-for-trips/

NYC passport seekers in a panic over lack of appointments The State Department is still operating under some COVID-19 staffing restrictions.

https://t.co/JnbVNGwy2u?amp=1

The system is completely broken, AILA has some great points to help.

AILA - Policy Brief: Reopening America - How DOS Can Reduce Delays and Eliminate Backlogs and Inefficiencies to Create a Welcoming America AILA provides sensible recommendations for policies and procedures that the Department of State and Biden administration can implement to overcome the hurdles created by the COVID-19 global pandemic, while reestablishing America as a welcoming nation.

Just got the first 2 year EAD/AP card for a client! Thanks USCIS for actually doing something good for a change.

No more renewals needed.

Just got the first 2 year EAD/AP card for a client! Thanks USCIS for actually doing something good for a change.

No more renewals.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/23/politics/biden-visa-explainer/index.html

As CNN previously reported, the State Department is wrestling with a massive backlog of nearly 2.6 million visa applications that includes nearly half a million applicants who are "documentarily qualified" and ready for interviews, according to a legal filing by the department.
Backlogs in some immigrant-visa categories are 50 or even 100 times higher than they were four years ago, at the start of the Trump administration.
the enormous backlog is a result of staffing shortages at the State Department and US consulates that aren't providing visa application services because of the pandemic, including the US

WHAT A MESS!

WHAEmbassy in London.

Biden made it easier to get a work visa. Here's why foreign workers still can't get to the US. When President Joe Biden revoked a Trump-era executive order in February that had temporarily banned some immigrant visas during the coronavirus pandemic, he touted the way US industries could again "utilize talent from around the world."

https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-updates-policies-to-improve-immigration-services

2 year work permits!

USCIS Updates Policies to Improve Immigration Services U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued new policy updates in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the criteria and circumstances for expedited processing; improve request for evidence (RFE) and notice of intent to deny (NOID) guidance; and increase the validity period for initial and ren...

What a lovely gift from a client.

Biden is bringing back the Obama era investment visa which is similar to the E visa!

https://lnkd.in/g6MkVTp

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