Shustermans immigration update

If that occurs, the date will likely hold for a few months. Charlie is cautious about advancing this category to avoid a subsequent retrogression. The ever-increasing availability of statistical data required for the determination of this date could lead to slightly more regular movements throughout FY , rather than just during the final quarter.

Charlie expects this category to advance to a date in October but cautions that the category it is likely to retrogress again once it hits its annual limit by spring. The application date for an oversubscribed category is the priority date of the first applicant who cannot submit documentation to the National Visa Center for an immigrant visa. The family-based categories for Mexico fail to advance with the exception of the 2A and 2B categories for sons and daughters of green card holders.

Philippines 1st preference jumps ahead by 2 months while the other family categories for Filipinos inch forward between 2 and 4 weeks. According to the latest information from the NVC regarding documentarily qualified demand, which will help inform September dates, it appears that retrogressions will not be required.

In terms of the other family-based categories, demand has started to pick up in the FB-1 category and although FB-3 demand had been subsiding, it also picked up slightly. Final action date movement tends to be more stable in the family-based preference categories since most family-based cases are processed through the National Visa Center NVC ,.

Read more…. In August, attorneys from our law firm will discuss a wide range of immigration topics and take questions on Facebook Live. We will announce each topic in advance on the Breaking Immigration News section on our homepage. Facebook Live allows us to provide tips and information regarding immigration law, while also providing viewers the opportunity to ask questions during the broadcast.

Our goal is to help you understand how immigration laws, regulations and procedures affect you. After graduating from a well-known University in California Mr. In April of the employer of Mr. Ma sponsored him for an H-1B petition in the specialty occupation of credit analyst.

His work authorization based on being a recent graduate from a U. University was expiring and he had used the maximum time allowed for work authorization after graduating from a U. Ma had to leave the U. This was very difficult for the employer and Mr.

Zhang as he had been the U. Losing a specialty occupation employee after 3 years created a valuable loss for the employer because the position is a specialty occupation for which there is a shortage of workers in the United States. Ma was a valued employee and his employer contacted our office after his denial to obtain our opinion because his loss for the specialty occupation position with their company would require them to begin a long search and training process for the replacement worker.

We immediately initiated the detailed review and analysis of the numerous regulatory requirements for an H-1B, the employer requirements for the specialty occupation position at the company and the qualifications of Mr. We provided documentation to show the proffered position is a specialty occupation and that a single degree in a specific specialty was not the regulatory requirement. We also prepared and provided evidence that a position with a level I wage can still be a specialty occupation and is commensurate with the complexity of the tasks.

We are now working with the employer and Mr. Ma on the consular processing of his H-1B visa, so he will be able to return to the U. More Success Stories…. Every year, hundreds of persons who need legal assistance schedule an immigration consultation in-person, telephonic or Zoom with one of our attorneys.

Our online appointment system allows you to schedule an appointment with any of our immigration attorneys, choose a date and time for your consultation and choose whether you want to come to our office or have your consultation by telephone or Skype.

Immigration Clinic St. John the Baptist Catholic Church October 4, What if you could find a job, a work visa , and green cards for you and your family to live in the US? And what if the cost to you for all of this was zero dollars? Our law firm represents over hospitals across the country, and the nurse shortage in the US is coming back. Later that week, I flew to San Francisco to represent another couple in a removal hearing in Immigration Court. The case involved a husband and wife who had been living in the US and paying taxes for well over 20 years.

They were from a Southeast Asian country where the husband had been an anti-government protester. He and his wife had applied for asylum soon after they arrived in the US. In his country, he had been arrested, jailed and tortured on a number of occasions.

The Immigration Judge terminated their deportation proceedings since they were in lawful status at the time. During the next 20 years, they applied again for asylum and a number of other benefits. They went from attorney to attorney, but never got a positive result.

Finally, they decided to retain our law firm to represent them despite the fact that our office is hundreds of miles away from where they live. We advised them that they had a great asylum case and that we should present it in Immigration Court in San Francisco.

Not being an expert on conditions in his country, I read 3 books, several human rights reports and dozens of articles about the country. Attorney Giselle Sotelo and law clerk Colin Gallagher assembled hundreds of pages of exhibits which included affidavits from both our client and the expert witness, human rights reports from the US State Department and a number of private agencies, newspaper and magazine articles as well as photographs of our client and his wife participating in demonstrations and other activities in the US in opposition to the government of their country.

In fact, Giselle and Colin did such a wonderful job that when we appeared at the hearing, I asked our client a few questions, then the Immigration Judge took over and did an amazing job questioning him. The Judge informed us that there was no need for our expert witness to testify and proceeded to grant asylum to both of our clients.

It is impossible for me to describe how excited our clients were. After being in limbo for over 20 years, they now had a permanent home in the United States of America. In one year, we will apply for green cards for both of them, and later, for US citizenship. More Success Stories…. Quite a lot of drama, and this war between the Federal government and California is not likely to end soon. It is very important that California employers, in this era of massive I-9 audits and immigration raids, understand both their rights and obligations under both Federal and State laws.

Of course. When federal I-9 laws were enacted back in , I participated in a series of seminars for employers at the request of a local Congressman. In these seminars, the INS representative told employers that filing out a short form for new hires would be a simple, worry-free process. However, given that the law required employers to navigate between the I-9 verification and the anti-discrimination provisions in the law, I advised employers to exercise extreme caution. Some of the biggest companies in the country have been fined hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in I-9 and anti-discrimination fines.

I will be giving seminars in various locations across California during the next few months to provide information and advice to employers trying to protect their companies from incurring massive fines in this clash between State and Federal laws. What if you could find a job, a work visa , and green cards for you and your family to live in the US?

And what if the cost to you for all of this was zero dollars? Our law firm represents over hospitals across the country, and the nurse shortage in the US is coming back. Our hospitals are in need of hundreds of RNs as well as Medical Technologists and other healthcare professionals. We have a video and a web page for those who are interested in applying for employment and sponsorship.

Send an e-mail message to egarcia shusterman. Do you have a current RN license in the US? If so, from what state s? Do you have a valid VisaScreen certificate? Do you have any immediate family members accompanying you to the United States spouse and children? Have you ever been petitioned by any US sponsor and hold an old priority date? If so, what is your priority date?

If you are present in the US, what is your current immigration status? What is your RN background area of expertise? What is your country of birth? What is your country of citizenship? What is your phone number?

We will forward your response to our hospitals, and if they are interested, they will contact you. Please do not contact our law firm until after you hear from one of our hospitals. Newsletters US Immigration. Carl was featured in the February edition of SuperLawyers Magazine. View More Videos. April 1 Green Cards through Employment. Green Card through Marriage. Decades of Immigration Experience Working for You. Immigration Lawyer Carl Shusterman has practiced immigration law for over 40 years.

From to , he served as a Trial Attorney for the U. Carl has been named one of the top 15 corporate immigration attorneys in the U. He has testified before the U. Senate Immigration Subcommittee as an expert witness. You can stay up-to-date with the latest immigration news as well as the waiting times in the Visa Bulletin by subscribing to our Free E-Mail Newsletter. Also, see our Coronavirus — Immigration Updates page.

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