March 23, 2011

USCIS Proposes Rule on Registration Requirement for H-1B Petitioners

The Department of Homeland Security has proposed to amend its regulations on petitions filed on behalf of H-1B workers subject to annual numerical limitations or exempt from numerical limitations by virtue of having earned a U.S. master's or higher degree... [read more]

USCIS Announces Relief for Japanese, Pacific Nationals Stranded in U.S. Following Quake, Tsunami

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on March 11, 2011, the following relief for Japanese and other nationals from the Pacific stranded in the U.S. due to the earthquake and tsunami disasters in Japan... [read more]

USCIS Provides Interim EADs To Some Salvadorans

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 8, 2011, that it sent some existing Salvadoran temporary protected status (TPS) beneficiaries interim employment authorization documents (EADs) during the continued processing of their re-registration applications... [read more]

New Mumbai U.S. Consulate To Open Later in 2011; H and L Interviews Limited in Meantime

A new U.S. Consulate is being constructed for Mumbai, scheduled to open later in 2011... [read more]

USCIS To Permanently Close Vietnam Office on March 31

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will permanently close its field office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on March 31, 2011... [read more]

Obama Won't Support DOMA in Court Challenges: Business Immigration Implications

The Justice Department announced in February that based in part on the recommendation of Attorney General Eric Holder, President Barack Obama has determined that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional... [read more]

New Publications and Items of Interest

Consular interview preparation video. A short video, available at no charge from "path2usa.com," explains how to prepare for a consular interview... [read more]

Miller Mayer in the News

Stephen Yale-Loehr and Carolyn S. Lee spoke recently at an EB-5 immigrant investor conference sponsored by the American Immigration Lawyers Association in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 14, 2011... [read more]