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Welcome to Shah & Kishore Law firm
Devang M. Shah is the Managing Partner of our immigration practice. He is actively involved in the American Immigration Lawyers Association ("AILA"). He has been serving as a mentor in the areas of Labor Certification and H-1B visas for over seven years. In this capacity he provides assistance and advice to AILA member attorneys on simple or complex matters. Mr. Shah also served as the Immigration Chair of the Montgomery County Bar Association where he was presented with the Chair of the Year award for 2002-03 and for 2003-04. Mr. Shah is also a frequent lecturer for immigration issues for various organizations and corporations.Immigration Alerts
RAPID MOVEMENT IN PRIOITY DATES FOR APPLICANTS BORN IN INDIA/CHINA TO JANUARY 1, 2010!
The EB-2 cut off dates for applicants born in India and China has taken a significant leap from January 1, 2009 to January 1, 2010. The visa bulletin can be...
January 9, 2012
The U.S. Consulate General in Chennai will no longer process Immigrant Visa petitions as of January 1, 2012.
The U.S. Consulate General in Chennai will no longer process Immigrant Visa petitions as of January 1, 2012. The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi and U.S. Consulate in Mumbai will...
January 6, 2012
EMPLOYMENT BASED GREEN CARD BILL IS STALLED
Senator Grassley (R-IA) has once again raised his anti-immigration position by placing on hold a long overdue bill to provide relief to those Indian and Chinese employees awaiting current priority...
December 19, 2011
USCIS Planning to Add Self-Check System to E-Verify Program
USCIS is planning to add a new, self-checking system to its E-Verify employee screening program. The new self-checking system will allow persons to pre-screen themselves with the E-Verify system, prior...
December 15, 2011
LONG WAITS FOR PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR INDIANS AND CHINESE MAY BE OVER SOON
The House of Representatives passed the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (H.R. 3012). The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (H.R. 3012) bill proposes to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation...
December 2, 2011
H-1B Cap Reached for FY 2012
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2012....
November 23, 2011
The Issuance of Student Visas Resumes
The Department of State and the Student and Exchange Visitor Program have begun reissuing F, M and J visas at consulates and embassies throughout the world. Issues with an interface...
November 22, 2011
Department of State Temporarily Halts Issuance of Student Visas Due to Technical Difficulty
The Department of State has just identified a problem with the communication process between its Consolidated Consular Database and the Student and Exchange Visitor Program’s Student and Exchange Visitor Information...
November 20, 2011
Latest Updates on FY 2012 H-1B Visa Availability – Nov. 14
On November 14, 2011, USCIS posted an update regarding the amount of applications received for standard cap-subject and master’s exemption H-1B visas for Fiscal Year 2012. According to USCIS, a...
November 16, 2011
New Report Shows L-1 Visas Issued in India Has Dropped in Fiscal Year 2011
According to a report published by the National Foundation for American Policy, the number of L-1 visas issued at U.S. posts in India has declined by 28 percent over the...
November 11, 2011
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