Greece Joins the List of Visa Waiver Countries

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

In a press release dated March 9, 2010, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the designation of Greece as a member of the Visa Waiver Program (“VWP”).
The VWP allows nationals of 35 countries to travel to the United States for tourism or business for stays of 90 days or less without obtaining a [...]

USCIS to Accept H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2011 Beginning April 1, 2010

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2011 cap on April 1, 2010.  Cases will be considered accepted on the date that USCIS takes possession of a properly filed petition with the correct fee; not the date that the petition is [...]

Student Visa Fraud Scheme Surfaces in Miami

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

For anyone who read our last blog entry, this should not come as a surprise.  In fact, the following is just another reminder that there ARE people out there who do not care about immigrants and only care about making money by defrauding the immigrants and the U.S. government.
Two Miami-area women were charged with running [...]

$3 Million Judgment in Immigration Fraud Case

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

As we always caution anyone seeking the assistance of a qualified “immigration practitioner,” make sure the person you pay money to is actually qualified to help with immigration matters and not just someone holding himself or herself out to be a lawyer!
Recently, a New York woman was convicted for defrauding many immigrants from thousands of [...]