Immigration News

Can an H1b employer include a liquidated damages clause if employee leaves?

by Jim Hacking | October 13, 2015

Our office frequently receives calls and emails from foreign workers either working on an H1b or contemplating going to work for an H1b employer.  There are lots of rules... VIEW POST

Immigrant Whiz Saves Boy on a Plane

by Jim Hacking | October 2, 2015

Donald Trump and others of his ilk would have you believe that immigrants are criminals, deviants and thugs.  Fox News has gotten much mileage vilifying immigrants on a regular... VIEW POST

University Head found guilty of immigration fraud

by Jim Hacking | September 26, 2015

The CEO of Herguan University in Sunnyvale, CA, Jerry Wang, is facing a one year prison sentence after being found guilty of submitting false immigration documents to the Department... VIEW POST

Significant changes to the Visa Bulletin

by Jim Hacking | September 14, 2015

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service and the Department of State (DOS) are changing  the procedures for determining visa availability for applicants waiting to file for employment-based or family-sponsored... VIEW POST

EB-1 Petition Approved for Rolla, Missouri Scientist

by Jim Hacking | July 13, 2015

On July 1, 2015, we filed a petition for an alien worker (I-140), a leading scientist from Rolla, Missouri.  We are happy to report that - with premium processing... VIEW POST

U.S. State Department Says All Visa-Issuing Embassies and Consulates are Back Online

by Jim Hacking | July 1, 2015

In early June 2015, the State Department reported serious technological problems at embassies and consulates around the world.  A hardware failure in the Consular Consolidated Database left overseas facilities... VIEW POST

What's the latest on the Deferred Action program?

by Jim Hacking | June 25, 2015

What Happened to Last Year’s President’s Annoucement? On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced that he was going to implement two deferred action programs for parents of U.S. citizens... VIEW POST