Category: Employment, Perm, 485

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is now issuing employment and travel authorization on a single card for certain applicants filing an Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485. This new card represents a significant improvement from the current practice of issuing paper Advance Parole documents. The card looks similar to the current Employment Authorization […]

The Department of State has released the Visa Bulletin for March 2011. Petitioning for foreign born employees and family members can be a far more complicated process without the assistance of a good attorney.  If you have family members you would like to invite to the United States or if you wish to petition for employees, contact the Law Offices […]

“This Policy Memorandum (PM) provides guidance regarding the analysis that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) officers who adjudicate these petitions should use when evaluating evidence submitted in support of Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, filed for: Aliens of Extraordinary Ability under section 203(b)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA); Outstanding Professors or Researchers under section 203(b)(1)(B) […]

The Department of State has released the Visa Bulletin for February 2011. Immigration and sponsorship are far more complicated than thought.  If you have family members you would like to invite to the United States or if you wish to petition for employees, contact the Law Offices of Ricky Malik, P.C. and schedule a consultation with one of our experienced […]

The Administrative Appeals Office published a postive case that addressed burden of proof. Hopefully, USCIS adjudicators will use this case as their guide when deciding cases.  In Matter of Chawathe, 25 I&N Dec. 369 (AAO 2010) it was held that: “In most administrative immigration proceedings, the applicant must prove by a preponderance of evidence that he or she is eligible for the […]

The State Department has released the Visa Bulletin for November 2010. Click Here to View. Ricky Malik, Esq. www.rmlegal.com

The Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA) finds that a screenshot from the State Workforce Agency (SWA) is sufficient to demonstrate job posting. Ricky Malik, Esq. www.rmlegal.com

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The Visa Bulletin for November 2010 has been released. Click here. Ricky Malik, Esq.

The Fourth Circuit, in an appeal of a criminal case, upheld a conviction for false claim of citizenship on an I-9 Form.  An I-9 is the form anyone seeking employment in the United States, and their employers, must complete in order to work.  In this case a former TPS holder’s misrepresentation as a U.S. Citizen on the I-9 was deemed […]