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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
ICE Makes Additions to STEM-Designated Degree Program List
The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced an expanded list of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) designated-degree programs to the list of qualifying student visa extensions. Optional Practical Training (“OPT”)...
May 14, 2012
Change in U.S. Dollar conversion rate for Visa applicants in India
The U.S. Dollar conversion rate for visa applicants in India is updated to 1 U.S. Dollar = 54 Indian Rupees. The applicants who have paid the old visa fees...
May 7, 2012
USCIS Cap Update: The Surge Continues
The USCIS updated its count of FY2013 cap-subject H-1B petitions (“Quota”) and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions. As of April 27, 2012, approximately 29,200 cap-subject petitions were receipted. The USCIS...
May 1, 2012
H-1B Cap Update - April 13, 2012
The USCIS updated its count of FY2013 cap-subject H-1B petitions (“Quota”) and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions. As of April 13, 2012, approximately 20,600 cap-subject petitions were receipted. The USCIS has...
April 17, 2012
H-1B Cap Update
The USCIS announced its count of FY2013 cap-subject H-1B petitions (“Quota”) and advanced degree cap-exempt petitions. As of April 9, 2012, approximately 17,400 cap-subject petitions were receipted. The USCIS...
April 9, 2012
DOS predictions for Priority Date Retrogression
The Department of State (“DOS”) has provided the priority date movement projections for May-July 2012. The DOS Chief of Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting, Mr. Charlie Oppenheim has provided...
April 4, 2012
Visa Processing Fees to Change on April 13, 2012
Effective April 13, 2012, the Department of state will adjust visa processing fees. The fees for most nonimmigrant visa applications and Border Crossing Cards will increase, while all immigrant...
April 3, 2012
EB2 FOR INDIANS AND CHINESE TO RETROGRESS BACK TO AUGUST 2007
Shah and Kishore has been advised that EB-2 priority dates for persons born in India and China will most likely retrogress in the May or June 2012 Visa Bulletin. Charlie...
March 19, 2012
EB-2 PRIORITY DATES REMAIN UNCHANGED FOR APRIL
The Department of State (“DOS”) published the Visa Bulletin for April, 2012. The priority dates for applicants born in India and China has remained unchanged from the previous month...
March 12, 2012
EB-2 PRIORITY DATES MOVEMENT CONTINUES FOR MARCH
The Department of State (“DOS”) published the Visa Bulletin for March, 2012. The priority dates for applicants born in India has moved five months exactly as we predicted earlier and...
February 8, 2012
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