The U.S. Department of State has announced the opening of the registration period for the Diversity Visa Lottery (DV-2011).  Applicants may begin to submit entries for the DV-2011 lottery between 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Friday, October 2, 2009, and 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Monday, November 30, 2009.  The DV lottery is available to individuals from countries with low [...]

As of September 18, 2009, USCIS announced that there are approximately 46,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions been received and counted towards the H-1B cap. If you are considering applying for an H-1B Visa, now is the time! Contact the Bomza Law Group to discuss your options.

The H-3 visa may be appropriate for individuals seeking to enter the U.S. to engage in a temporary specialized training program.  This visa requires an invitation and sponsorship by a U.S. entity for the purposes of receiving instruction and training that is not available in the individual’s home country and that does not involve productive [...]

The U.S. has begun to crack-down on employers who hire illegal workers by imposing stricter penalties to those companies that are caught. Two owners of a Bellingham company was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine after the owners pled guilty to hiring illegal workers. Both owners were also sentenced to one year probation. Now more [...]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has a new website up and running that is meant to be more user friendly. See it here at uscis.gov and tell us what you think of the changes.

We are pleased to announce that senior associate lawyer Jennifer Nees is now writing a regular immigration based column for Canadian Lawyer Magazine online. You can find the article here: http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/Citizens-deserve-more-respect.html.