Can A Quit Claim Deed Change Community Property to Separate Property? By Sabi Mand, Esq. What is Community Property in California? California is a community property state. Community property is any property, asset or even debt accrued by the couple during the course of their marriage. Courts have held that the character of the property…
The Department of State Revises the Foreign Affair Manual to Provide Consular Officers Guidance in light of Trump’s “Buy American and Hire American” Executive Order By Roujin Mozaffarimehr As of August 2017, the Department of State (DOS) has updated its Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM), which details the policies and procedures by which Consular Officers are…
USCIS Expands In-Person Interview Requirements for Adjustment of Status Applications for Employment and Refugee/Asylee Relative Petitions By Roujin Mozaffarimehr On August 28, 2017, The USCIS announced that in-person interviews will now be required for applicants with adjustment of status applications based on employment (I-140 petitions), as well as Refugee/asylee relative petitions (I-730 petitions). This new…
Breaking News: Proposed RAISE Act Will Alienate, Not Attract Global Talent By Roujin Mozaffarimehr On August 2nd, Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) introduced the RAISE Act, a bill supported by the Trump administration that, in part, looks to replace our current employment-based immigration system with a “merit-based” points system that purports to…
Dream Act ImmiCore Law welcomes the relief that would come with the approval and implementation of these bills. However, we remain cautious of their outcomes based upon the current Administration’s conservative stance on immigration. 2017 DREAM ACT The Senate and House each introduced new bills, S. 1615: Dream Act of 2017 and H.R. 3440: Dream…
H-1B CAP – How to Prepare for and What to Expect on October 1st The USCIS confirmed at the end of June that it has returned all rejected H-1B CAP petitions, and petition adjudication is underway. We expect requests for evidence (RFEs) and approvals to keep trickling in through the summer. Here are a few…
The January 2017 Rule On January 17, 2017, the final rule published by the Department of Homeland Security took effect, codifying many sections of the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000 (AC21), as well as many other laws relating to the employment of foreign workers. We are providing the details of the new rule…
EB-1 Retrogresses Again in 2017 for Indians and Chinese For the second year in a row, the priority date for EB-1 retrogressed for Indian and Chinese born foreign nationals. This visa category is reserved for the brilliant among us – aliens of extraordinary ability in science, business, and the arts; outstanding researchers; and executives and…
USCIS Site Visit Initiative for H-1B Dependent Employers and Consulting Companies On July 19, 2017, ImmiCore Law attorneys attended a USCIS hosted Employment Visa Engagement event at the USPTO in San Jose, CA. Representatives from the USCIS, Western Regional, Fraud Detection & National Security (FDNS) Unit spoke at this event. They discussed their new targeted…
Executive Action: Employment Based Immigration The President has directed the Secretaries of DHS & DOS to submit recommendations by March 20, 2015. In the meantime, the DHS Secretary Johnson has issued a Memorandum outlining the following new policies: Reduce wait times for employment-based visas and improve visa processing Visas have gone unused due to processing issues.…