• IMMIGRATION law GROUP
    550 E. Devon Avenue, Suite 160, Itasca, IL 60143
  • ANA M. MENCINI
    Phone - 630.875.1700 Fax - 630.875.1744
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September 2, 2010

The September Visa Bulletin is available at http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5113.html.

August 20, 2010

Look for Immigration Law Group’s Attorney, Estela R. Unzueta, at FIESTAS PATRIAS 2010. The event will be held on September 6, 2010 from noon to 8:30 p.m. at Plaza Garibaldi in Chicago (26th Place and Rockwell, approximately one block east of California Avenue).

May 1, 2010

Saturday appointments with an attorney at the Immigration Law Group are now available for Saturday, May 15, 2010.  Call 630.875.1700 today to schedule your Saturday appointment.

April 30, 2010

As of April 30, 2010, the H-1B cap is at 22,764.

April 22, 2010

If you are a foreign national stranded in the United States due to Icelandic volcanic activity and you are at the end of your authorized period of stay in the US, you must take action to ensure that you continued to be authorized to be in the US.  If you are on the Visa Waiver Program, contact the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office at the airport or the local U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office.  Other visa holders should attempt to extend their period of authorized stay in the US.

April 22, 2010

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reported that as of April 15, 2010, it has received approximately 13,600 H-1B petitions for Fiscal Year 2011 (start date October 1, 2010).  There is an annual cap of 65,000 H-1B visas issued each year.

April 13, 2010

On April 13, 2010, attorney Ana M. Mencini met with Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL-6th Dist.) to discuss the future of immigration reform.  There is substantial work to be done in this area and Ms. Mencini will continue to act as an advocate for reforming our broken immigration system.

March 12, 2010

On March 9, 2010, Greece was designated as a participant in the Visa Waiver Program.  This means that Greek citizens may enter the United States for up to 90 days without having to apply for a visa.  As with all participants in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), those wishing to visit the US on the VWP must register for Electronic System Travel Authorization (ESTA) prior to entering the United States.  To register for ESTA, visit https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov.

March 5, 2010

Attorney Ana M. Mencini was named the Chair of the Immigration Law section for the DuPage County Bar Association for the July 2010 through June 2011 year.

December 22, 2009

On December 21, 2009 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received enough H-1B petitions to reach the 2010 cap. Petitions received after December 21, 2009 will be rejected. Petitions received on December 21, 2009 that were subject to the cap will be selected via a computer-generated random selection process.

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