Immigration Law

Visa Bulletin :: February 2008

India Employment Second Preference Becomes Unavailable in February Visa Bulletin
The February 2008 Visa Bulletin was just released and the annual limit for the India EB-2 preference category has become “unavailable”. From the notes of the bulletin, Despite two retrogressions of the India Employment Second preference cut-off date, demand for numbers by CIS Offices for adjustment of status cases has remained extremely high in recent months...

Visa Bulletin Contains Some Good News
The government has released the May 2008 Visa Bulletin, and there are some bits of good news in it. EB2 categories for Mexico and for the Philippines are still current (we always worry about backsliding)...

March Visa Bulletin Is Still Bad News For Indians
The March 2008 Visa Bulletin is available at the State Department, but still shows no availability of visas for employment-based second-preference for citizens of India. 

July 2008 Visa Bulletin Released
The U.S. Department of State has released the July 2008 Visa Bulletin. Just click the link to view the bulletin.

India Employment Second Preference Cut-Off Date Retrogression
[Update January 9th, 2008 ] The February 2008 Visa Bulletin was just released and retrogression continued in the EB-2 category for nationals of India. Read about the retrogression, by following this link...

E2 Treaty Investor Visa Questions
E2 Visa Assistance

H-1B Work Visa
H-1B Visa Assistance

Marriage-based Green Cards
How alien spouses can become US citizens

F-1 Visas
Visas for Foreign Students

E2 Visas
How to get investors visa

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Visa, MasterCard
Antitrust with Discover Settled for $2.75 Billion

Patni Computer Systems Ltd.
H-1B visa holders to get $2.4 million settlement from federal wage rate violation suit.

Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...