In his article Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: How To Make The H-1B Fun For Everyone Gary Endelman proposes changes to the H-1B program that would make it almost unrecognizable to those familiar with it in its current incarnation. In the past Mr. Endelman raised the possibility of fundamental changes to US immigration law. These changes are not likely to be implemented anytime soon. Making these proposals serves an important function. Instead of allowing us to put up with things as they are, he challenges us to think about things as they could be. If you have a vision of how immigration should work, share it by sending to editor@ilw.com.
The priority dates for the diversity lottery, employment and family categories have also been updated. All the employment based categories remain current. Some of the family based categories have regressed further from the big jump backwards they showed last month.
The INS processes many petitions at its Eastern Service Center in Vermont, the Northern Service Center in Nebraska, the Southern Service Center in Texas and the Western Service Center in California. There are backlogs and delays throughout the INS including the Service Centers. We thank the American Immigration Lawyer's Association which makes this information available to the public; we make it available at ILW.COM as soon as we obtain it from them. The processing times pages are a resource attorneys can use to give their clients an idea of how long a particular application will take. Attorneys can also encourage clients to check the processing times themselves to reduce the number of phone calls asking how long a case is taking. The real measure of processing times is how long cases are actually taking. If you find a case taking more or less time than indicated on these pages, send the information to times@ilw.com. As the hub for immigration information ILW.COM is a place to share the latest and most up-to-date immigration information.
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