L1A New Office Petition

My brother and I have a company in Brazil. We have 12 employees and an annual turnover of about $500,000 USD. I want to come to open an office in the US using the L1 visa. Is this possible for a small company like ours? While it certainly makes the case easier if your company were larger, the … Read more

Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) Received in an EB1 Extraordinary Ability Petition

Thank you for providing this service. I have filed an EB1 application through another law firm and have received a notice of intent to deny NOID. I have about 40 publications, 200 citations and 15 patents and review manuscripts for 5 international journals. I thought I had a good case but now I am not so sure. Is it … Read more

I-140 Upgrade from EB3 to EB2

Hi, I was hoping you could tell me if I can upgrade my I-140 from EB3 to EB2. Is that possible? EB3 is taking forever and I know I can get green card quickly through EB2. Thx. Yes, not only is that possible but both the Nebraska Service Center and the Texas Service Center have both issued clear … Read more

Form I-130 Revocation

My wife just attended an immigrant visa interview at London and not only was the case denied but the officer told her that the petition would be revoked! This is insane! What can we do? Can we appeal? Unfortunately, an Consular Officer’s decision cannot be appealed. However, what can be done, through attorney channels, is to determine why the … Read more

H1B Visa Cap for Fiscal Year 2013 (Oct 2012 – Sept 2013)

Hello. I wanted to change to H1B visa but I heard that they’ve all been used up. Is this true or can I still apply? US Immigration law provides for 65,000 H1B visas for each fiscal year. H1B holders filing for extension or transfers are not counted against this annual cap. There is an additional 20,000 H1Bs available for … Read more

Lost Labor Certification/PERM

Please help me. My boss lost my labor certificate. He filed my I-140 with a signed copy but apparently that wasn’t good enough and they are asking for the original. What I can do? Lost labor certifications are not uncommon. The biggest problem is that the Department of Labor will not simply send you another one. They will only send … Read more