Based on the new visa availability bulletin which becomes effective on August 1, 2013, we will be able to file both the I-130 petition and adjustment of status for the spouses and children (unmarried and under 21) of permanent residents. This is the first time in decades this category has been current so we need[…]
There is an old saying that you do not want to watch two things being made: legislation and sausage. This adage is certainly being proven true in Congress these days as we watch the fight over immigration reform. Over the next year as we watch the Senate and House of Representatives fight over the extremely[…]
It will take longer than it used to for renewing driver’s licenses in Texas because the TX DPS changed their policy and now will have to check each non-immigrant’s status with Dept. of Homeland Security. If you apply and are told that DPS cannot verify your I-94 in the system, that is normal. So, start[…]
If your mailing address changes while your case is pending, you must update your address with USCIS for each form type which you have pending with USCIS (i.e. you must update the address for form I-129, I-140, I-765, I-131 and I-485). Call USCIS Customer Service at 800-375-5283 or use the “online Change of Address” function[…]
We are slowing receiving the receipt notices and rejection notices for the H-1 petitions filed the first week of April. Fortunately almost all of our cases have been accepted to date, with several still unaccounted for, but that is not true for everyone. The question remains: if I am not selected for the H-1 lottery[…]
I have 16 years of client relationship with David Swaim . David believed in our case and gave it the personal attention that made the difference in a difficult immigration environment . Without David’s expertise and hands on involvement our case would have died years ago . My experience with David’s firm includes client activity[…]
David Swaim is VERY attentive to details. Although my immigration case was pretty complicated, he did a wonderful job handling it. He took the Immigration Service to federal court, sued them actually, and not only won but forced them to pay almost all of the attorney’s fees & cost. Acquiring my Green card was only[…]