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Saturday, November 8, 2014

December 2014 Visa Bulletin

December 2014 Visa Bulletin has been released (valid from December 1 to December 31 only). Please see below for more details. 

Family Based:

Family-Sponsored
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed
CHINA-mainland born
INDIA
MEXICO
PHILIPPINES
F1
22JUN07
22JUN07 
22JUN07
15AUG94
15DEC04
F2A
22MAR13
22MAR13
22MAR13
01JAN13
22MAR13
F2B
22FEB08
22FEB08
22FEB08
01OCT94 
15JAN04
F3
15DEC03
15DEC03
15DEC03
15NOV93
22JUN93
F4
22FEB02
22FEB02
22FEB02
01MAR97
01JUN91

Employment Based:


Employment- Based
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed
CHINA - mainland born
INDIA
MEXICO
PHILIPPINES
1st
C
C
C
C
C
2nd
C
01JAN10
15FEB05
C
C
3rd
01NOV12
01JUN10
01DEC03
01NOV12
01NOV12
Other Workers
01NOV12
22JUL05
01DEC03
01NOV12
01NOV12
4th
C
C
C
C
C
Certain Religious Workers
C
C
C
C
C
5th
Targeted
Employment Areas/
Regional Centers
and Pilot Programs
C
C
C
C
C


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Immigration & Tax Law Firm
www.mylawllc.com
Phone: (630) 903-9625
1230 E. Diehl Rd. Suite 106
Naperville, IL 60563
E-mail: attorney@mylawllc.com

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Friday, October 10, 2014

November 2014 Visa Bulletin

November 2014 Visa Bulletin has been released (valid from November 1 to November 30 only). Please see below for more details. 
Family Based:

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Monday, October 6, 2014

Immigration benefits for same-sex married couples

Green cards, visas, and other immigration benefits have been a reality for same-sex marriage couples since the Supreme Court’s landmark gay rights decision in United States v. Windsor, which invalidated DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act”). 

Today, thankfully, legal discrimination against LGBT immigrants is no more. Now, same-sex married couples are afforded precisely the same rights and benefits under U.S. immigration laws as are opposite-sex married couples.

With the ruling of DOMA as unconstitutional, bi-national same-sex couples can finally seek immigration benefits based on their marriage. Thus, U.S. citizens and green card holders can now petition for immigration benefits for their same-sex spouses.
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Monday, September 29, 2014

Diversity Immigrant (DV-2016) Visa Program Announced

The Congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered annually by the Department of State. Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides for a class of “diversity immigrants,” from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States. For fiscal year 2016, 50,000 diversity visas (DVs) will be available.

Applicants who are selected in the lottery (“selectees”) must meet simple, but strict, eligibility requirements in order to qualify for a diversity visa. Selectees are chosen through a randomized computer drawing. Diversity visas are distributed among six geographic regions and no single country may receive more than seven percent of the available DVs in any one year.

For DV-2016, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply, because more than 50,000 natives of these countries immigrated to the United States in the previous five years:

Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.

Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan are eligible.

There are no changes in eligibility this year. 

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Friday, September 12, 2014

October 2014 Visa Bulletin

October 2014 Visa Bulletin has been released (valid from October 1 to October 31 only). Please see below for more details. 

Family Based:

Family-Sponsored
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed
CHINA-mainland born
INDIA
MEXICO
PHILIPPINES
F1
22MAY07
22MAY07 
22MAY07
22JUN94
01SEP04
F2A
01FEB13
01FEB13
01FEB13
22JUL12
01FEB13
F2B
01NOV07
01NOV07
01NOV07
01AUG94 
15DEC03
F3
01DEC03
01DEC03
01DEC03
22OCT93
01JUN93
F4
22JAN02
22JAN02
22JAN02
01FEB97
08APR91

Employment Based:


Employment- Based
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed
CHINA - mainland born
INDIA
MEXICO
PHILIPPINES
1st
C
C
C
C
C
2nd
C
15NOV09
01MAY09
C
C
3rd
01OCT11
01APR09
15NOV03
01OCT11
01OCT11
Other Workers
01OCT11
22JUL05
15NOV03
01OCT11
01OCT11
4th
C
C
C
C
C
Certain Religious Workers
C
C
C
C
C
5th
Targeted
Employment Areas/
Regional Centers
and Pilot Programs
C
C
C
C
C


My Law, LLC                                            
Immigration & Tax Law Firm
www.mylawllc.com
Phone: (630) 903-9625
1230 E. Diehl Rd. Suite 106
Naperville, IL 60563
E-mail: attorney@mylawllc.com

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Not Picked in H1B 2015 Lottery – Options?

Depending on your situation, you might be wondering what are the options.  Some of you might be Students on F1 Visa, some of you might be spouses on H4 visa, Some of you might be applying from your Home country, Some of you might be in L1 Visa applying.

F1 Student in USA – OPT ending in 2014 – Second Masters ? PhD ? STEM ?

§  If your degree falls under STEM category, you should talk to your employer, DSO and apply for 17 month OPT extension.  The big catch for this is that your employer has to be e-Verified. Most of the good employers are e-Verified, if not you will not be eligible for this offer.  This buys you another 17 month time and you can apply for H1B Visa 2016 quota.
§  You can consider applying to jobs in research institutes, Universities, Community colleges, and non-profit organizations…As these institutions do NOT fall under annual H1B Cap, it is a great option. This can be a little bit of work, but you will still be able to work in USA, if you find one.
§  You may consider PhD or Second Masters to keep yourself in status. You will Not get OPT for second master degree as it is of same level.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

September 2014 Visa Bulletin

September 2014 Visa Bulletin has been released (valid from September 1 to September 30 only). Please see below for more details. 

Family Based:

Family-Sponsored
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed
CHINA-mainland born
INDIA
MEXICO
PHILIPPINES
F1
01MAY07
01MAY07 
01MAY07
01JUN94
01AUG04
F2A
01JAN13
01JAN13
01JAN13
22APR12
01JAN13
F2B
01SEP07
01SEP07
01SEP07
15MAY94 
01DEC03
F3
15NOV03
15NOV03
15NOV03
15OCT93
22MAY93
F4
01JAN02
01JAN02
01JAN02
22JAN97
15MAR91

Employment Based:


Employment- Based
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed
China - mainland born
INDIA
MEXICO
PHILIPPINES
1st
C
C
C
C
C
2nd
C
08OCT09
01MAY09
C
C
3rd
01APR11
01NOV08
08NOV03
01APR11
01APR11
Other Workers
01APR11
22JUL05
08NOV03
01APR11
01APR11
4th
C
C
C
C
C
Certain Religious Workers
C
C
C
C
C
5th
Targeted
Employment Areas/
Regional Centers
and Pilot Programs
C
C
C
C
C

My Law, LLC                                            
Immigration & Tax Law Firm
www.mylawllc.com
Phone: (630) 903-9625
1230 E. Diehl Rd. Suite 106
Naperville, IL 60563
E-mail: attorney@mylawllc.com

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