Archive for August, 2009

Recent Success in the National Interest Waiver Category (NIW)

While our firm has always had great success in getting green card applications approved through the national interest waiver category, we have recently have enjoyed noteworthy success in getting them approved quickly.  In the past, we normally saw cases take roughly 10-14 months for NIWs to be approved and green cards to be issued.  Currently, […]

H-1B Site Visits: They’re Coming to Visit You

In nearly every H-1B petition, the petitioner is required to pay a $500 anti-fraud fee.  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using the proceeds of these anti-fraud fees to investigate H-1B petitioners.  DHS is contracting with private investigators to make surprise visits, though they may provide advance notice if they so desire, to H-1B […]

Posted on August 5, 2009 at 5:12 pm by Immigration Lawyer Peter Messersmith · Permalink · 2 Comments
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