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THE I-140 BOOK
Editors: Herbert A. Weiss and Brian S. Weiss
Contributor: Kristen Quan Hammill, Prakash Khatri, Faye Kolly, Robert Loughran and Dorothee Mitchell

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Topics To Be Covered Include:

I. BASIC EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRATION

  • History of EB Immigration
  • The 1990 Act
  • Agency Roles/Functions
  • Basic Important Employment-based Concepts
  • Filing Procedures
  • EB First Preference: Mechanics
  • EB Second Preference: Mechanics
  • EB Third Preference: Mechanics
  • Appeals, Motion To Reconsider, District Court, AAO, BIA

II. ADVANCED EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRATION

  • Advanced Employment-Based Concepts
  • Extraordinary Ability
  • Outstanding Professor/Researcher
  • Multinational Executive/Manager

III. RESOURCES (INA, Regulations, AAO, BIA, Cases)

  • Schedule A: Group I
  • Schedule A: Group II
  • Standard of Proof
  • Priority Dates
  • Ability To Pay
  • Successor In Interest
  • Portability
  • Equivalency Evaluations- General
  • Equivalency Evaluations - Indian Degrees at NSC
  • Concurrent Filing, Priority Date, I-131, EAD
  • Dependents, CSPA
  • Appeals
  • Revocation
  • Future Outlook

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Herbert A. Weiss has practiced immigration law since his admission to the bar. He has been a member of the firm since 1979. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University (1973) and a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law (1976). Mr. Weiss has been an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), serving as treasurer, secretary, vice-chairman and chairman of its 500 member New York Chapter. Mr. Weiss has also been a member of several key national and local AILA committees, including Department of Labor Liaison, INS Regional Service Center Liaison, Legal Referral, and Membership. He has served for many years as a mentor to AILA attorneys on employment-based immigration law. Also a member of the American Bar Association, he has lectured at academic and professional seminars and has published many articles on employment-based immigration law in professional journals.

Brian S. Weiss received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from SUNY Binghamton in 2001 and a Juris Doctor from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2004. Mr. Weiss is active in all phases of immigration and nationality law, focusing primarily on employment and family based immigration. He is admitted to practice as an attorney in both New York and New Jersey and is a member of the American Bar Association.

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS

Kristen Quan Hammill is an associate attorney in Foster Quan, LLP.

Faye Kolly is an associate attorney in Foster Quan LLP.

Prakash Khatri is the Chief Executive Officer of Khatri Law Firm. Recognized as one of the “50 Most Influential Indian-Americans” by India Abroad in 2007, Khatri is a renowned specialist and public speaker on immigration law and related matters. He has provided expert commentary on immigration issues for television and radio programs and has shared his insights at countless immigration conferences, seminars and debates. Mr. Khatri is a CIS Ombudsman and a recognized expert on immigration matters and was regularly consulted for advice by policymakers in the departments of Homeland Security, State, Labor and Justice, the Office of Management and Budget, and the White House on immigration-related matters. He also managed the Immigration Compliance Department for Walt Disney World Co. in Lake Buena Vista, Florida from 1998 to 2003. In 1984, at the age of 22, Khatri became the youngest attorney admitted to the Florida Bar. He began his legal career working for personal injury attorneys. In the aftermath of the Union Carbide gas explosion, he subsequently was sent to Bhopal, India where he developed and coordinated case files of more than 500 injured clients for the firm. Mr. Khatri is a graduate of Stetson University and Stetson College of Law in Florida. He is a member of the Florida Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.

Robert Loughran is partner in Foster Quan LLP. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association Liaison to San Antonio District Office of Department of Homeland Security from 2002-present. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality (2000-2002, 2004). He is Vice Chair of the State Bar of Texas Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality (2005 - present), Texas Super Lawyer (2004, 2005), State Bar of Texas, International Law Section, Austin Bar Association, College of the State Bar of Texas, Board Certified-Immigration and Nationality Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is admitted to practice in U.S. Court of Appeals (5th Cir.) and U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas. He is in the International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers 2000-present and British American Business Association 1996-present. He is fluent in Spanish and has studied international and comparative law in Concepcion, Chile (1988-1989) and Madrid, Spain (1991). He was Named Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly and Law and Politics Magazines in October 2004 and October 2005, United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast Award for Professional Service in 1994 and Associated Catholic Charities Award for Professional Service in 2000.

Dorothee Mitchell is an associate attorney in Foster Quan LLP.

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