• Partner Brad Ortman Addressed Immigration Policy in the Trump Administration
• New Form I-9 Released by USCIS
• DHS Announces Final Rule for High-Skilled Non-Immigrant Workers

• USCIS Filing Fee Increases to Go Into Effect on December 23,
  2016

• Rosner, Ortman & Moss Partners Sponsors Cleveland State University Workshops for International Businesses
• CBP Makes Online I-94 Application, Payment Available to Travelers Arriving at a Land Port of Entry
• CBP Has Changed Its Website for Obtaining I-94 Information

• Karen Moss, Brad Ortman and our Firm Collectively Have Been Selected as “Best Lawyers in America”
• Andrew Bramante Named Adjunct Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University

• U.S. Consulates Abroad Proactively Cancelling DUI-Arrestee Visas
• Application Window Reopens for Temporary Protected Status for Syrians

• Supreme Court Decision Prohibits Obama Administration from Implementing DAPA and DACA Expansion
• Non-Immigrant Visa Wait Times Growing in India
• Brad Ortman to Speak at a Cleveland State University Workshop on Managing an International Workforce on July 26, 2016

• USCIS Completes Data Entry for FY 2017 H-1B Cap.
• Possible OPT STEM Extension

• H-1B Quota Reached
• USCIS Provides Guidance on Job Changes During the Permanent Residency Process
• All Visa Waiver Program Travelers Must Now Use Electronic Passports
• USCIS Experiencing Significant Processing Delays
• DHS Launches New Website on New STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Program
• DHS Creates New Known Employer Pilot Program

• Foreign Students in the U.S. Can Work Longer Through New STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Rule
• E-3, H-1B1, and CW-1 Workers now Benefit from 240 Day Employment Authorization Rule

• It’s H-1B Cap Season! (The Most Wonderful Time of the Year)
• CBP Implements New Restrictions on the Visa Waiver Program.
• Department of State Warns U.S. Passport Holders Not to Wait; Renew Now!
• Reminder: Please Notify Us BEFORE Changing an Employee’s Work Location or Position.

• Rosner, Ortman, and Moss Partners, LLC Announces the Retirement of its Founder, William Rosner
• Rosner, Ortman, and Moss Partners, LLC Welcomes Attorney JoAnna Gavigan
• New Requirement for Foreign Nationals Travelling to Canada

• Diversity Lottery for Fiscal Year 2017 Now Underway
• Companies That Have Used E-Verify for More Than 10 Years Must Download Historic Records Report Before December 31, 2015

• U.S. Government Revises Procedures on When Adjustment of Status Applications Can Be Filed for Those in the Immigrant Visa Quota Backlog.

• Department of State Revises October 2015 Visa Bulletin

• Karen Gabriel Moss Named the Best Lawyers® 2016 Immigration Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cleveland, OH
• September Visa Bulletin Shows Substantial Retrogression in EB-2 Category
• Future of 17-month STEM Extension for F-1 Students Uncertain

• U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Issues Clarifies when H-1B Amendment is Required

• Update on Fiscal Year 2016 H-1B Cap
• Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Spouses of H-1B Nonimmigrants Available
• Responding to Criticism from the Business Community, USCIS Publishes New Guidance on L-1B Petitions, Clarifying the Specialized Knowledge Requirement

• U.S. Department of State Experiencing Technical Difficulties, Resulting in Visa Processing Delays

• Beginning on May 26, 2015 your spouse may be eligible to apply for work authorization based on his/her H-4 status and your approved I-140 Petition

• H-1B Cap Reminder
• New Rule Authorizes H-4 Employment for Eligible Spouses

• Foreign Students in the U.S. Can Work Longer Through New STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Rule
• E-3, H-1B1, and CW-1 Workers now Benefit from 240 Day Employment Authorization Rule

• Pull On Your Boots: H-1B Cap Season Has Arrived

• Employment Authorization for H-4 Dependents
• Adjustment of Status Applications Possible Even for People Stuck in the Immigrant Visa Backlog
• Promoting Entrepreneurship and Research and Development in the United States
• The U.S. Department of Labor Will Review and Revise the PERM Labor Certification Program
• USCIS Will Issue a New L-1B Policy Memorandum
• Increasing OPT Time for F-1 Students in the STEM categories
• Refining Enforcement Priorities for Undocumented Immigrants

• Diversity Lottery Closes November 3, 2014
• E-Verify Archiving
• Rollout of myE-Verify
• International Travel Plans
• November 2014 Visa Bulletin

• Visa Processing for Third-Country Nationals in Canada Temporarily Suspended
• Visa Bulletin Advancement
• Tax Reminder for Employers with Employees Moving from F-1 to H-1B Status
• FDNS Site Visit Season

• USCIS Reaches Cap for H-1Bs for Fiscal Year 2015
• Any Difference with Premium Processing of an H-1B?
• Possibilities to Remain in the United States for a Non-Immigrant Student with F-1 Status
• Request for Evidence (RFE) for Expiring Medical Exams

• UPDATE: H-1B CAP MET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015

• REMINDER: H-1B Cap Season Fast Approaching

• H-1B Cap Season Fast Approaching

• Impact of Government Shutdown on Immigration Services
• HR ALERT: Proper Procedures in Light of E-Verify Shutdown
• Diversity Lottery Opens October 1, 2013
• I-9 Audits Making a Comeback
• Visa Bulletin October 2013

• Comprehensive Immigration Reform
• Tax Reminder for Employers with Employees Moving from F-1 to H-1B Status
• EAR and ITAR Question Now Extended To Blanket Applications
• Importance of Obtaining Record of Automated I-94
• September Visa Bulletin 2013

• New I-9 Form Must Be Implemented on May 7, 2013
• I-94 Automation Process Has Begun
• DV Lottery Results Now Available
• May Visa Bulletin 2013

• USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap for FY 2014

• Act Now to File H-1B Cap Cases with USCIS on April 1, 2013
• Attention HR Managers: New I-9 Form
• April 2013 Visa Bulletin
• Reauthorization of VAWA

• Interruption in Phone Service at Our Cleveland Office
• USCIS To Begin Accepting H-1B Cap Cases April 1, 2013
• Update on Visa Priority Dates
• Comprehensive Immigration Reform

• H-1B Cap Season Fast Approaching
• Rosner, Ortman & Moss Welcomes Attorney Andrew Bramante
• February 2013 Visa Bulletin
• New Immigrant Visa Fee at U.S. Embassies and Consulates
• Impact of Potential Government Shutdown on Foreign Nationals in the U.S. and Abroad
• USCIS Announces New Provisional Waiver of Inadmissibility Process

• Interview Waiver Program Introduced in India
• December 2012 Visa Bulletin
• Advisory for All Non-Immigrants Regarding Visa Validity and Petition Validity Dates

• Potential Scam Targeting Foreign Nationals

• DV Lottery FY 2014 Registration Window Now Open
• October 2012 Visa Bulletin
• CBP To Eliminate Paper Version of Form I-94

• Potential Scam Targeting Foreign Nationals

• H-1B Cap Count Met

• Fiscal Year 2013 H-1B Cap Count Moving Quickly
• I-129 Receipt Delays
• June 2012 Visa Bulletin

• Update: DOS And USCIS Respond To L-1B Issues In India
• Fiscal Year 2013 H-1B Cap Count
• May 2012 Visa Bulletin

• AILA Taking Action on L-1Bs
• H-1B Cap Count Season Is Just Around the Corner
• March 2012 Visa Bulletin

• H-1B Cap Count Met
• FDNS Unnanounced Phone Calls
• Before Foreign Nationals Travel
• January Visa Bulletin

• H-1B Cap Count Met

• USCIS Original Approval Notice Policy Restored
• H-1Bs Going Fast
• Blanket L Visas in India To Be Processed Exclusively at U.S. Consulate General in Chennai
• December Visa Bulletin

• Approval Notices Now being Sent Directly to Applicants and Petitioners
• Latest FY 2012 H-1B Cap Count Numbers
• November Visa Bulletin

• Latest FY 2012 H-1B Cap Count Numbers

• IN THIS ISSUE: Diversity Lottery for Fiscal Year 2013 Begins October 4, 2011

• IN THIS ISSUE: New Immigrant Petition Options for Foreign Investors and Entrepreneurs
• USCIS Announces Intent to Expand Premium Processing to I-140s for Multinational Executives and Managers
• H-1B Unannounced Site Visits: What to Do if FDNS Shows Up at Your Door
• Update on Prevailing Wage Determination Processing
• Latest FY 2012 H-1B Cap Count Numbers
• October Visa Bulletin

• IN THIS ISSUE: US Consulate in Mumbai Reopening for H and L Visa Appointments in September 2011
• DOL Temporarily Suspends Issuing Prevailing Wage Determinations
• Ensure Your Company’s Information is Correctly Inputted in VIBE

• CBP Introduces Global Entry Kiosks
• Best Practice: L-2 Spouses and Work Authorization Cards
• Premium Processing: Categories Eligible to Premium Process Applications
• New Diversity Lottery Results Now Available
• Latest FY 2012 H-1B Cap Count Numbers
• August Visa Bulletin

• ICE Announces I-9 Audits of 1,000 Employers
• Obtaining a Visa at a US Consulate or Embassy
• Immigration Compliance in Aquisitions: What to Do Before the Deal Closes
• Latest FY 2012 H-1B Cap Count Numbers
• July Visa Bulletin

• July visa bulletin released

• EAR AND ITAR 101
• Have You Filed An FBAR Yet?
• 2012 Diversity Lottery Results Invalidated
• Latest FY 2012…H-1B Cap Count Numbers
• NSEERS Special Country Designation List Eliminated
• Combined Employment Authorization Card and Travel Document Means Faster Processing Time
• I-9 Central
• Secure Mail Initiative

• Implementation of New Form I-129 begins February 20th
• Filing of H-1Bs for Fiscal Year 2012 to Commence Soon!
• USCIS to Issue Combined Employment Authorization and Advance Parole Card for Adjustment of Status Applicants.

• New Form I-129 Postponed until February
• DREAM Act fails to pass Senate
• H-1B Quota Approaching Cap
• Nonimmigrant Visas delayed at US Consulates abroad

1/28/2011 Bulletin

• H-1B cap filings for FY2011

• New Form I-129 and what to Expect
• H-1B Quota Approaching Cap
• New Visa Procedures for U.S. Consulate in Mexico

• Rosner, Ortman & Moss Welcomes New Attorney Jaclyn Celebrezze
• H-1B Quota Approaching Cap
• USCIS Announces Adjustment of Fees to go into effect November 23rd

• Immigration Enforcement Dramatically Increases Under the Obama Administration
• Diversity Visa Lottery Begins
• H-1B Quota Still Far From Being Reached
• Employers with High Percentage of Employees in H & L Status Face Increased Fees
• DOS Warns US Citizens of Traveling to Mexico
• U.S. Consulates in Canada Implement New Appointment Scheduling
• USCIS Announces Adjustment of Fees for Immigration Benefits

• H-1B Quota is Far From Being Reached
• Easier Passage to Mexico for Foreign Nationals in the U.S.
• USCIS Unannounced Worksite Visits: What to Expect
• USCIS Update on E-Verify

• H-1B cap filings for FY2011
• TPS designation for Haiti
• New procedures for Prevailing Wage Requests

• Final weeks to file H-1B numbers petitions for FY2010
• Delays in LCA processing
• Changes to Indian Business Visa Category
• USCIS/ICE expands I-9 audit initiative
• USCIS continues H-1B worksite visits

• Diversity Visa Lottery
• H-1B numbers still available for FY2010
• USCIS hires private investigators to visit H-1B employers

• USCIS has Hired Private Investigators to Inspect H-1B Visa Holders and Their Employers

• H-1B Numbers still available for FY2010;
• New I-9 Audit Initiative
• Premium Processing Service resumes for limited I-140 filings
• iCERT Visa Portal System now in effect for LCA filings
• Predictions for Immigrant Visa number availability ? FY2009 and beyond
• ESTA requirements now in full effect
• New passport requirements for travel to/from Canada
• E-Verify system requirement delayed until 09/08/2009

• New Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) to go into effect 04/03/2009
• Employer requirements for H-1B layoffs
• Visa Waiver Program and the new ESTA requirement
• New requirements for the E-Verify System
• H-1B filings for FY2010

• REMINDER: New I-9 requirements go into effect 04/03/2009;
• TARP Funding and implications on H-1B hiring requirements;
• Filing deadline for H-1B cap cases extended to 04/07/2009;
• iCERT Visa Portal System to be implemented 04/15/2009;
• Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative goes into effect 06/01/2009; and
• Cap-gap extension of OPT for F-1 students

• USCIS Revises Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification)
• Effects of Layoffs on H-1B Visa Holders
• H-1B Petitions in 2009.

• The Diversity Visa Lottery Is Now Open
• Guidance for Employers Who Receive Social Security ‘No-Match’ Letters
• Update on New TN Regulation, Status Granted in Three-Year Increment as of 10/16/2008
• The U.S. Includes Seven New Countries into its Visa Waiver Program

• New Rule Will Require Federal Contractors To Use E-Verify
• USCIS Has Begun Issuing Two-Year Employment Authorization Documents
• USCIS Publishes Proposed Rule To Increase Lengths Of Stay For TN Professional Workers
• DHS Announces Electronic System For Travel Authorization

April 1, 2008

• Today, April 1, marked the first day that U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) would accept H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2009.

• USCIS Announces H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Cap Reached
• New USCIS Rule Extending OPT for Some F-1 Students Working for Employers Enrolled in E-VERIFY
• New USCIS Rule Creating H-1B ?Cap Gap? Relief Provision

• On Monday, April 14, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) conducted a computer-generated random selection process to select which of the 163,000 H-1B petitions filed within the permissible window for fiscal year 2009 would be rejected as falling outside the fiscal year cap of 65,000 visas.

• Now Is The Time To Initiate New H-1B Petitions For Fy2009!
• Citizenship & Identity Documents Required To Enter All Us Ports
• State Measures On Immigration
• Rosner, Ortman & Moss Wishes A Fond Farewell To Marin Ritter