Please remember that fees for most filings with US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will increase on 23 November 2010. Applications submitted with incorrect fees will be rejected, and such a rejection could result in the applicant falling out of status in the USA, so it’s important to be sure…
The US Department of Labor recently published a report on the Foreign Labor Certification program, commonly called “PERM.” According to the report, PERM approvals and applications as a whole have been declining since 2007. In fiscal year 2008, there was a 42 percent decrease from fiscal year 2007 in cases…
New numbers from USCIS on the H-1B quota: Out of 65,000 that USCIS may approve, CIS has received 44,300 cases. This is an increase of about 2,400 since the last announcement about a week ago. As far as US advanced degree cases, where beneficiaries have received a US Master’s or…
All birth certificates issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico prior to 1 July 2010 have been made invalid. Persons born in Puerto Rico are US citizens, and the attorneys at Romben Law, APC are seeing more and more Puerto Ricans in Los Angeles and Palm Springs who wish to…
This just in: Regular cap count is at approximately 41, 900 and the advanced degree cap has reached approximately 15,400. Looks like the advanced degree cap is soon to close, but perhaps the regular cap will still be available until the end of the year as it was last year.…
Now is that unfortunate time of year where the attorneys at Romben Law, APC start receiving phone calls from H-1B applicants who have received denials of their H-1B petitions. If someone has a denied H-1B, re-filing may be an option, but a previous denial definitely presents some challenges since any…
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced changes in their filing fees, effective 23 November 2010. The immigration lawyers at Romben Law, APC are dismayed that the cost of immigration benefits is rising the way the costs of making Hollywood movies is going up here in Los Angeles.…
Everyone’s been talking about immigration reform, what would it look like, when will it happen. Just this week, Senators Menendez and Leahy introduced the Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) Act of 2010 in Congress. Here are some key provisions of what is proposed in the bill: Increased Border Enforcement including the…
Paris Hilton — heiress, bon-vivant, and media magnet — was denied entry to Japan today due to her recent conviction for possession of cocaine in Las Vegas, Nevada. The immigration lawyers here at Romben Law, APC in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles often hear from immigrants and visitors who…
Still not too late to apply for an H-1B. New quota figures as of September 10, 2010: Out of the 65,000 cases that can be approved for H-1B this year, 37,400 cases have been receipted by USCIS for the regular Bachelor’s degree H-1B quota. This is up from 36,600 cases…