Carl Shusterman Immigration Lawyer Blog

The H-1B Cap and Filing Tips
USCIS National Stakeholders Engagement (3-06-18)

 H-1B Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Cap Season  The congressionally mandated number for H-1B cap cases is 65,000 H-1B regular cap and 20,000 H-1B master’s exemptions. Please note that up to 6,800 visas are set aside from the 65,000 each fiscal year for the H-1B1 program for citizens of Chile and Singapore. When should you […]

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Shusterman’s Immigration Update March 2018

Volume Twenty Three, Number Three SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding US immigration laws and procedures with over 60,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82)  and his team of immigration attorneys and paralegals. Published by the Law Offices of […]

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CSPA: Rodriguez Tovar Decision
Could Help Keep Families Together

On February 14, 2018, the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, in Margarito Rodriguez Tovar v. Jefferson Sessions reinterpreted a section of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) in a way which could help keep many immigrant families intact. The Court overturned a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that the son of […]

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Time for Congress to End the 7% Per-Country Limitation

The State Department released the March 2018 Visa Bulletin today. As Congress is currently debating immigration policy, this would be a perfect time for Congress to end the outmoded and unfair 7% per-country limitation.   Employment-Based Categories The worldwide employment-based categories all remain current. There is considerable movement for persons born in mainland China.  The […]

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Shusterman’s Immigration Update February 2018

Volume Twenty Three, Number Two SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding US immigration laws and procedures with over 60,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 40 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices […]

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Shusterman’s Immigration Update
January 2018

Volume Twenty Three, Number One SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding US immigration laws and procedures with over 60,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 40 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices […]

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Shustermans Immigration Update December 2017

Volume Twenty Two, Number Eleven SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding US immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 40 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices […]

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Shusterman’s Immigration Update October 2017

Volume Twenty Two, Number Ten SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding US immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 40 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices […]

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End of DACA Program – What You Should Do Now

On September 5, the Trump Administration announced the end of DACA a program which has shielded 690,000 young people who were brought to the US as children from deportation for the past 5 years. The USCIS will no longer accept new applications for DACA or issue advance parole travel permits. However, for a brief period […]

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Shusterman’s Immigration Update September 2017

Volume Twenty Two, Number Nine SHUSTERMAN’S IMMIGRATION UPDATE is the Web’s most popular e-mail newsletter regarding US immigration laws and procedures with over 40,000 subscribers located in more than 150 countries. It is written by a former INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) with over 40 years of experience practicing immigration law. Published by the Law Offices […]

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