Immigration News - Reddy & Neumann, P.C

Multiple I-140 Approvals: What happens to my priority date and who can file my green card?

Written on 05 August 2019.

Individuals from those countries facing a Green Card backlog are required to wait years, if not decades, for the Visa Bulletin to inform that priority dates are current and that individual can finally file for a long sought-after Green Card. In that...

EB-2 vs. EB-3: Foreign Degree Equivalencies

Written on 25 July 2019.

Most if not all prospective employment-based immigrants have a robust education and experience background. Often, that education was obtained from a university in a foreign country. However, owing to certain government regulations, in many instances...

Significant Changes Coming Soon to EB-5 Program

Written on 23 July 2019.

On July 24th, USCIS will publish a final rule in the Federal Register titled “EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization” which brings significant changes to the program since 1993. This final rule becomes effective November 21, 2019. The EB-5...

H-4/H-4 EAD LITIGATION BREAKING NEWS

Written on 17 July 2019.

The Reddy & Neumann, P.C. Litigation Team has confirmed that all plaintiffs in the Gudla, et al. v. USCIS, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on June 6, 2019, have received approvals of their H-4 and H-4 EAD...

The 240 Day Rule for Continued Work Authorization

Written on 15 July 2019.

Due to the long processing times and the lack of premium processing for most of last year, many diligent employers have been left concerned over how long their employees with pending petitions are authorized to continue working. In many cases, these...

What Happens If We Sue The Government?

Written on 27 June 2019.

With the ever-changing landscape of immigration, many employers may want to take the fight back to USCIS but have no idea how to pursue litigation or understand the effects litigation on their company. So naturally, the most common question we get...

Agreement Reached to Eliminate Per Country Quota in U.S. Senate: Priority Dates for Indians to Move to 2016 if this Bill Passes

Written on 21 June 2019.

With respect to the employment-based immigration system, a means to drastically reduce the green card waiting period is for the government to eliminate the per-country cap numerical limitation. In February 2019, Utah Senator Mike Lee introduced to...

Selected in the Quota Lottery? 3 Key Reminders

Written on 21 June 2019.

#1: Cap-gap is automatic. The cap-gap extension is automatic for students with a pending H-1B petition that requested a change of status. This is only granted if the student was on valid OPT or STEM OPT on the day the H-1B petition was filed and their...

Return of SSA No-Match Letters

Written on 18 June 2019.

As of March 2019, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has resumed issuing Employer Correction Request Notices, commonly known as “SSA no-match letters.” These letters are issued to employers when an employee’s W-2 information does not match the...

Study in the States: How to Qualify for an F-1 Visa

Written on 10 June 2019.

Citizens of foreign countries who want to enter the United States must first obtain either a nonimmigrant visa for temporary stay or an immigrant visa for permanent residence. In order to study in the United States, an international student must have...

Why We Sued USCIS for H-4 and H-4 EAD Delays

Written on 07 June 2019.

The fight for fair and timely visa processing for legal immigrants continues. Reddy & Neumann, P.C. is representing four spouses who have had enough of waiting for their H-4 and EAD renewals. We sued U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)...

Meet Jonathan Wasden, the newest addition to Reddy & Neumann’s Immigration Litigation Team!

Written on 04 June 2019.

Meet the newest addition to Reddy & Neumann’s immigration litigation team, Jonathan D. Wasden! Jon joins Reddy & Neumann as Counsel for Litigation consulting with clients on strategies to overcome immigration denials, and appealing cases in...

How to Handle Employees on Cap Gap

Written on 31 May 2019.

We’ve reached that time of the year again where employers of foreign student workers must navigate their employee’s work authorization while their H-1B quota petition is pending. Unfortunately, long wait times have become the new normal...

Proposed H-1B Regulation Changes Could Greatly Impact Consulting Companies

Written on 24 May 2019.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently published its Spring 2019 regulatory agenda, which lists rules that the federal government expect to take action on in the next few months. The agenda gives insight as to the agency’s priorities. One...

Federal Register Issued to provide Continued Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status for the Countries of Nepal and Honduras

Written on 22 May 2019.

On May 13, 2019 the Department of Homeland Security issued a new Federal Register Notice to provide Continued Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Nepal and Honduras. This was in response to comply with...

When is a person considered as counted against the H-1B cap?

Written on 21 May 2019.

The H-1B nonimmigrant classification is one of the most common ways for a foreign national to come to the United States to work on a temporary basis. There is a limit on the number of available H-1B visas that can be issued in each fiscal...

What can you do when your H-4 processing is delayed?

Written on 20 May 2019.

Recently, our firm has become aware that H-4 applications, even when filed concurrently with a premium processing H-1B petition, are not being adjudicated in a timely manner. As you may be aware. Starting in March 2019, USCIS introduced...

USCIS Completes Data Entry for FY 2020 H-1B Cap Season

Written on 20 May 2019.

Today USCIS announced that it has completed data entry for all fiscal year 2020 H-1B cap-subject petitions. USCIS will now begin returning all H-1B cap-subject petitions that were not selected in the lottery and will announce when they have finished...

First Cousin Marriage Under U.S. Immigration Law

Written on 13 May 2019.

For many families, marriage provides the opportunity for spousal immigration classification. In order to enjoy the benefit of the classification, the marriage must be a legally valid marriage under U.S. immigration laws. In most cases, the law of place...

Day 1 CPT Students are Being Deported at the Airport

Written on 06 May 2019.

Investigations on Day 1 CPT Universities have led to the deportation of a large number of F-1 students from the United States. Lately, there has been a steady flow of students being deported at various airports. F-1 students must comply with several...

What records are required to be kept for H-1B nonimmigrant employees?

Written on 03 May 2019.

Employers of H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 nonimmigrant employees must comply with Department of Labor (DOL) requirements regarding record keeping. These records should be kept as part of the company’s H-1B Public Access Files (PAF) that are made available...