Our Services
- Non-Immigrant Visa
- B-1/2, E-2, F-1, H-1, L-1, O, P, R, U
- Immigrant Visas
- Family Based
- Employment Based
- Entrepreneur and Investor
- Naturalization
- Political Asylum
- Deportation and Removal Proceedings
- Voluntary Departure
Our Clients
Our Corporate clients include local IT companies, MVY Resorts, Real Estate investors, Restaurants, Commercial maintenance companies, and Assisted Living Homes. Our firm can conveniently and efficiently represent clients on immigration matters located anywhere within or outside the U.S.
Member of the DC Bar, AILA, and the Association of Peruvian Lawyers.
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3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 700, Bethesda, MD 20814 - (301) 961-1550
- "We estimate that H1b visa cap will be reached before the end of May. Considering that an LCA must be obtained prior to filing an H1b visa, anyone considering applying for the temporary professional worker visa should act quickly."
- As of April 1st, 2012, USCIS is accepting H1b cap-subject applications for fiscal year 2013
- On November 17, 2011, ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) issued guidelines for the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. The Memoranda and guidelines give immediate, high priority to the deportation of criminals and those who pose a risk to the U.S. national security while granting persons with strong ties to the United States, the possibility of having their cases administratively closed. Priority relief will be given on a case-by-case basis, to persons with no criminal record who have been in the country since childhood, have strong community ties, have been victims of crimes, are veterans or relatives of persons in the armed forces, are caregivers of the ill or elderly, or otherwise have a strong basis for remaining in the United States. This measure will benefit a substantial number of DREAMers, children in the U.S. illegally, who wish to pursue a college education or serve in the military.
- USCIS announced on November 23rd, 2011 that the annual H1b cap of 65,000 visas was
reached the day before. New “cap-subject” H1b filings for FY 2012 will be accepted for processing starting April 1, 201
- Foreign students in the U.S. who are graduating in the fields of science, engineering, neuroscience, marine and environmental science, pharmaceutics, education research, agricultural sciences and psychology, now are eligible to work in their fields of expertise for up to 29 months pursuant to new DHS regulations.
- The Department of State released a final rule amending its regulations to expand consular officer visa revocation authority and allowing for provisional visa revocation while final revocation is pending.
- Effective January 20, 2010, DHS is enforcing compliance of ESTA requirements for persons traveling under the Visa Waiver program (VWP). VWP travelers should check requirements at www.travel.state.gov prior to traveling to the U.S. to avoid being denied boarding on air carriers.
- The Department of Labor and the Immigration Service are conducting random audits of companies employing persons holding H-1b visas. Employers must keep a Public Access File (PAC) for each H-1b visa employee.
- Employers are reminded to comply with properly completing and keeping a file of employment-eligibility form I-9 for every employee.