Carl Shusterman Immigration Lawyer Blog

Huge Changes in April Visa Bulletin for EB Categories

The State Department released the April Visa Bulletin today. All of the worldwide categories remain current (no backlogs). The April Visa Bulletin contains some very significant retrogressions and advancements in the employment-based categories. The EB-1 category for persons born in China and India went from being current in March back to January 1, 2012 in […]

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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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