The employment-based, second preference category for India jumped forward from November 15, 2004, to September 1, 2008. There also is forward movement in most other categories. Click here to read the entire bulletin.
Year: 2014
TPS Re-Registration Period for Haitians Extended
USCIS has extended the re-registration deadline to July 22, 2014 for Haitian nationals who have already been granted temporary protected status (TPS) and seek to maintain that status for an additional 18 months. USCIS strongly encourages Haitian TPS beneficiaries to...
L-1 Visa Site Visits
USCIS' Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) unit is expanding and will soon begin L-1A site inspections. In FY2011, FDNS performed about 17,000 site visits primarily involving R-1 and H-1B work sites. These inspections were a result from perceived program...
DACA Renewal Update
A renewal process for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has started and DACA holders should consider their re-eligibility and if applicable, plan to reapply to continue to obtain protection from deportation, maintain work authorization, and be eligible to...
New Policy on Medical Examinations and Vaccinations
Beginning June 1, 2014, USCIS limited the validity period of Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination, to one year from the date of submission. This new policy impacts many adjustments of status (AOS) applicants whose applications have been pending for over a year...
Best Life Tips:
Sitting has been found to be as dangerous to our long-term health as much as tobacco use and yet most of us spend a significant part of our days sitting. Chairs are modern tools that force our bodies into unnatural slumped-over positions for dangerously periods of...
Thirteen Marks Gray attorneys selected as 2014 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Nine Marks Gray attorneys are listed as Florida Super Lawyers and four named Florida Rising Stars in the 2014 Florida Super Lawyers publication. Each year, no more than five percent of Florida attorneys receive this honor. Marks Gray attorneys on the Florida Super...
Intellectual Property Attorney, Crystal T. Broughan and Immigration Attorney, Giselle Carson Present at PAF
Marks Gray is pleased to announce, Of Counsel Crystal T. Broughan will be presenting ‘RACE TO SPACE: Intellectual Property’ and Shareholder, Giselle Carson will present, 'ALIEN vs. PREDATOR: Immigration' at the 2014 Spring Seminar sponsored by the Paralegal...