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IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY APPLAUDS NEWLY ANNOUNCED DHS REFORMS IN FURTHERANCE OF ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGHLY SKILLED IMMIGRANTS/INVESTORS AND CALLS FOR PARALLEL CHANGES IN THE U.S. CONSULAR PROCESSING SYSTEM

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/6/2012 12:01 PM | Add Comment

HR 3012, the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act Update

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 11/30/2011 2:04 PM

Transcript: Press Conference on Initiatives to Promote Startup Enterprised and Spur Job Creation, Aug. 2, 2011

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 8/10/2011 9:49 PM

Georgia Legislature passes HB 87

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/31/2011 12:57 PM

ICE and CBP officials return artifacts to the People's Republic of China

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/21/2011 12:07 PM

H-1B Cap Exemptions Based on Relation or Affiliation

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/21/2011 12:05 PM

USCIS Reminds Japanese Nationals Impacted by Recent Disaster

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/21/2011 12:04 PM

USCIS to Start Accepting H-1B Petitions for FY 2012 on April 1, 2011

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/21/2011 12:02 PM

Alleged large-scale visa fraud at Infosys could actually be legal

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/27/2011 2:01 PM | Add Comment

US Department of State Alert about Diversity Lottery Scam

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/18/2011 10:41 AM

USCIS to Issue Employment Authorization and Advance Parole Card for Adjustment of Status Applicants

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/18/2011 10:37 AM

Tri-Valley University (TVU) letter written by its President regarding ICE’s decision to withdraw the school’s SEVIS approval.

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/18/2011 10:29 AM

Visa Bulletin For March 2011

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/14/2011 12:53 PM

USCIS alert about its intention to expedite adjudication of delayed Forms I-130 that were transferred from CSC to TSC in November 2010. The alert advises that petitioners will see an action on their case from either CSC or TSC by the end of February.

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/9/2011 2:54 PM

ICE indicates it may reinstate Tri-Valley students' visas

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/8/2011 12:08 AM

Haitian Deportations suspended /death of Haitian deportee

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/3/2011 1:48 PM

USCIS Reaches FY 2011 H-1B Cap

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/27/2011 11:50 PM

Q&A Guide to State Immigration Laws

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/14/2011 11:56 AM

"Giving Facts a Fighting Chance: Answers to the Toughest Immigration Questions" - Via the Immigration Policy Center

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/16/2010 2:48 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

New Lawsuit Against Arizona's SB1070

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/15/2010 2:44 PM | Add Comment

Census Data Confirms Immigrant Voting Bloc Still Growing

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/15/2010 2:40 PM | Add Comment

H-1B worker faces 10 years in prison for creating logic bomb attack on former employer Fannie Mae IT systems

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/8/2010 11:13 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Amendments on H1B and L1 visas blocked

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/8/2010 11:10 AM | Add Comment

Information on the new USCIS Fee Increase

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/24/2010 2:15 PM | Add Comment

Senate Blocks Action on Defense Bill and DREAM Act

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/24/2010 2:11 PM | Add Comment

H-1B Recruiting Companies Sue USCIS, DHS over Changes

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/24/2010 8:37 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

USCIS To Issue Redesigned Green CardFact Sheet

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/1/2010 8:23 PM | Add Comment

AILA Memo to USCIS regarding the Neufeld Memo

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/22/2010 4:56 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Pune Mirror story on the Neufeld Memo

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/22/2010 4:50 PM | Add Comment

My interview with BBC news about H-1B issues and the Neufeld memo

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/28/2010 1:55 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Separate and New Immigration Courts advocated by Lawyers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/9/2010 11:26 AM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

USCIS Issues Additional Information Regarding the Employ American Workers Act (EAWA) to Employers Filing H-1B Petitions

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/9/2010 11:20 AM | Add Comment

Problems with H-1B Admissions at Newark, NJ Airport

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/4/2010 6:00 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

How to Establish the “Employee- Employer Relationship” in H-1B Petitions and Requests for Evidence (RFE's)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/15/2010 3:37 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

USCIS Reaches FY 2010 H-1B Cap

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 12/23/2009 5:00 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Secretary Janet Napolitano Testifies Before Congress

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 12/9/2009 3:34 PM | Add Comment

H-1B bill unlikely to come up in Congress, says Nasscom

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/19/2009 2:03 PM | Add Comment

More than 18,000 H-1B visas are still available

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/7/2009 2:48 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Texas Public Policy Foundation Paper: "The Burden of Immigration Laws on Business"

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/7/2009 2:14 PM | Add Comment

Roy Germano's New Documentary: "The Other Side of Immigration"

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/6/2009 12:23 PM | Add Comment

President Obama advises USCIS to prepare for possible legalization legislation in 2010

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/2/2009 4:03 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Letter From Senator Grassley to Director Mayorkas on H-1B Program

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/1/2009 3:11 PM | Add Comment

Immigration Attorney Ashwin Sharma now on Twitter

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/6/2009 1:30 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Information Regarding Application Support Center Appointment Rescheduling - July 6 - 10, 2009

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 7/6/2009 1:03 PM | Add Comment

Work Visa Bill Threatens Indian Outsourcers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/3/2009 2:21 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

USCIS Updates FY 2010 H-1B Count (Updated 6/3/09)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/3/2009 2:14 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

USCIS Reminds Applicants for Adjustment of Status, Asylum, Legalization, and TPS Beneficiaries to Obtain Advance Parole Before Traveling Abroad

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/3/2009 2:11 PM | Add Comment

US consulate denies H1B visa curtailment for Indians

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/2/2009 2:28 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Legislation introduced to limit H-1B and L-1 visa programs

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/1/2009 11:46 AM | Add Comment

Swine Flu Fear Prompts Changes in Mexican Law Firm Procedures

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/1/2009 11:34 AM | Add Comment

Owner of Mandarin restaurant to be deported after jail

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/22/2009 4:02 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

Cap Count for H-1B and H-2B Workers for Fiscal Year 2009

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/8/2009 11:14 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Reminds all U.S. Employers of Requirements to Use Revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/8/2009 11:11 AM | Add Comment

USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2010 H-1B Petitions

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/8/2009 11:09 AM | Add Comment

DHS Office of Immigration Statistics Report on LPRs for 2008

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/27/2009 11:38 AM | Add Comment

H-1B Updates - Via AILA

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/27/2009 11:30 AM | Add Comment

Obama Signs Bill Extending Two Immigration-Related Programs

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/27/2009 11:26 AM | Add Comment

'H1B quota expected to be filled up in the first few days'

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/10/2009 4:53 PM | Add Comment

The US Immigration News Blog by Ashwin Sharma is BlawgSearch's all-time second most popular Immigration Blog

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/27/2009 2:35 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Experts slam ban on bailed-out firms hiring H-1B holders

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/27/2009 2:08 PM | Add Comment

Don't Blame H-1B Workers for Woes - Via BusinessWeek

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/27/2009 2:06 PM | Add Comment

ACLU of Florida Demands the Release of Illegally Detained Woman in Lake County

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/27/2009 2:00 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Resources for New Immigrants

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/19/2009 9:53 AM | Add Comment

Update on Immigration Amendments in the Stimulus Bill (HR 1)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/18/2009 9:44 PM | Add Comment

AshwinSharma.com is one of the Top 10 Blogs on Immigrants' Rights

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/16/2009 6:51 AM | Add Comment

Visions Systems Group, Inc. Indictment for Conspiracy in Visa and Mail Fraud

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/13/2009 6:20 PM | Add Comment

AILA Critical Over Economic Stimulus Bill Inclusion of Sanders H-1B Amendment

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/13/2009 6:11 PM | Add Comment

The Latest H-1B Articles from The Economic Times

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 2/13/2009 6:06 PM | Add Comment

Transportation Security Administration "Travel Assistant" Fact Sheet

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/28/2009 3:03 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Janet Napolitano was sworn in on January 21, 2009 as the third Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/23/2009 2:56 PM | Add Comment

Obama may not take Bush bus to India

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/23/2009 2:46 PM | Add Comment

Obama, Satyam won't spell outsourcing doom

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/23/2009 2:43 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Napolitano Says Fixing Immigration System a Priority

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/17/2009 2:59 PM | Add Comment

Stimulus could create thousands of IT jobs

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/16/2009 2:50 PM | Add Comment

The New Naturalization Test: Questions and Answers from the CIS Ombudsman's E-mails

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/5/2009 1:46 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

USCIS burdens computer consulting companies

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/2/2009 12:49 PM | Add Comment

USCIS H-1B Benefit Fraud & Compliance Assessment

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 1/2/2009 12:43 PM | Add Comment

Feds say Wash. immigration guards weren't checked

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/1/2008 12:32 PM | Add Comment

USCIS FAQ on Intercountry Adoptions

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/1/2008 12:27 PM | Add Comment

Congress Passes Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act (S. 2840)

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/1/2008 12:24 PM | Add Comment

Could you pass the new citizenship test?

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 10/1/2008 12:19 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

McCain hits Obama over immigration ad

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/18/2008 2:48 PM | Add Comment

Appeals court upholds Arizona immigration law

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/18/2008 2:37 PM | Add Comment

Judge Rejects H-1B Visa Injunction

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/15/2008 11:16 AM | Add Comment

Failed WTO talks could tighten H-1B norms

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/15/2008 11:14 AM | Add Comment

Doha talks failure cost India more H-1B visas: US

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 9/15/2008 11:11 AM | Add Comment

iGate Mastech Inc. to Pay $45,000 in Civil Penalties to Settle Discrimination Claim

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/19/2008 3:30 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

McCain Says Immigration Reform Should Be Top Priority

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/18/2008 3:25 PM | Add Comment

Spielberg And Co. Look To India To Finance Next Move

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/18/2008 3:19 PM | Add Comment

HIGH-SKILLED FOREIGN WORKERS NEEDED EVEN AS THE U.S. ECONOMY STALLS

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/18/2008 3:11 PM | Add Comment

I-140 Premium Processing is Back for Certain Cases

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 6/18/2008 3:08 PM | Add Comment

Indian IIT Techies snubbing US jobs to stay home

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/7/2008 11:13 AM | Add Comment

USCIS UPDATE: USCIS RUNS RANDOM SELECTION PROCESS FOR H-1B PETITIONS

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/14/2008 9:27 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

DHS Publishes Interim Final Rule Extending OPT Period

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/8/2008 3:03 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

DOS Releases 2007 Data on Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visas Issued at Foreign Service Posts

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/8/2008 2:54 PM | Add Comment

USCIS to Accept H-1B Petitions Sent to California or Vermont Service Centers

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/8/2008 2:48 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Reaches FY 2009 H-1B Cap

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/8/2008 2:45 PM | Add Comment

USCIS Announces Interim Rule on H-1B Visas - Rule Modifies Selection Process and Prohibits Multiple Filings

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/20/2008 1:24 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

IT majors got fewer H-1B visas approvals in '07

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/18/2008 7:01 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

What are the main errors in an H-1B petition that can cause USCIS to have to reject or deny the petition?

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 3/18/2008 7:00 PM | Add Comment
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