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The Visa Law Group is a national law firm practicing exclusively in the area of United States immigration and visa law. We provide premium quality immigration counseling to businesses and professionals involved in science, technology, engineering, arts, entertainment, commerce, trade, investment, and more. Our highly experienced attorneys, staff and associated professionals allow us to handle the most complex immigration issues. Headquartered in Washington DC, we also maintain correspondent offices in New York City, Denver, Toronto, and Dubai (UAE).

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1/29/2010	Finding Cases of Visa Fraud. Ever wonder what the USCIS officer is thinking during a visa interview to determine if a case is possibly fraudulent? Attached find a copy of the USCIS “Fraud Referral Sheet” which lists many of the factors the agency considers – including extreme nervousness, lack of knowledge about basic questions, eye contact, evasive answers, among a long list of others.
1/17/2010	As detailed in a recent article in The Advocate, after years of waiting for permanent resident status, Pavlenko turned age 21 before the federal immigration authorities finished processing his application. Now he may be forced to return to the Ukraine, where he no longer has any family. This should not be his problem.
1/10/2010	David M. Morris, Esq. interviewed for Sunday’s The Washington Post article “Immigrants Invest In U.S. Businesses In Exchange For Visas” exploring the EB-5 investor visa (Green Card) program. (January 10, 2010). For more information on EB-5 program contact David via e-mail at Morris@VisaLawGroup.com
1/10/2010	David M. Morris, Esq. interviewed for Sunday’s The Washington Post article “Immigrants Invest In U.S. Businesses In Exchange For Visas” exploring the EB-5 investor visa (Green Card) program. (January 10, 2010). For more information on EB-5 program contact David via e-mail at Morris@VisaLawGroup.com
12/30/2009	EB-5 Investor Visa News: David Morris, Esq. of Visa Law Group was selected to serve as a distinguished speaker in three presentations covering advanced topics in EB-5 law. On October 19th, David was a co-panelist on “Deconstructing AAO Precedent Decisions” in the “Advanced Issues” portion of the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) first ever EB-5 investor Conference held in San Francisco. On December 17th, David was a panelist on the “Investors for Experts” national EB-5 seminar hosted by ILW, the leading immigration law publisher of Immigration Daily. On December 9th, David was a co-speaker on “Investor Options for Beginners” also hosted by ILW.
12/22/2009	As of December 21, 2009, USCIS has received sufficient petitions to reach the statutory cap for FY2010. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption. USCIS will reject cap-subject petitions for new H-1B specialty occupation workers seeking an employment start date in FY2010 that are received after December 21, 2009 USCIS will apply a computer-generated random selection process to all petitions that are subject to the cap and were received on December 21, 2009.
12/21/2009	According to a Computerworld article,U.S. immigration officials are taking H-1B enforcement from the desk to the field with a plan to conduct 25,000 on-site inspections of companies hiring foreign workers during the government's current fiscal year.
12/11/2009	Visa Law Group announced today the strengthening of a strategic partnership with CLS Group, an internationally recognized business and immigration law firm headquartered in Dubai, UAE. This strong alliance builds upon nearly two years of outstanding collaboration between the two firms. Led by Sam M. Bayat, Esq., B.Sc, L.L.B., a Quebec licensed attorney who started the Dubai practice in 1992, CLS Group has a long track record of success in the larger Middle East region. The firm’s expertise includes immigration, business and investment. “I am delighted to advance this strategic alliance with Sam Bayat and his outstanding Dubai-based law firm” stated Visa Law Group’s managing partner, David M. Morris, Esq.

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David M. Morris, Esq. interviewed for Sunday’s The Washington Post article “Immigrants Invest In U.S. Businesses In Exchange For Visas” exploring the EB-5 investor visa (Green Card) program. (January 10, 2010). For more information on EB-5 program contact David via e-mail at Morris@VisaLawGroup.com

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