NAVIGATING THE U.S. VISA PROCESS.
I. A. Donoso & Associates LLC is a leading business immigration law firm dedicated to helping employers, academics, professionals and foreign investors successfully navigate the U.S. visa process. We are especially recognized for our expertise in EB-5 investor green cards.
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I. A. Donoso & Associates offers clients great expertise in case strategies combined with personalized service expected by leading employers, academics, professionals and foreign investors. Our attorneys and legal support staff offer the highest quality advice and attention to detail.
We strive to provide each client with successful results by rigorous analysis and creative solutions.
NEWS
Washington, D.C. – April 23, 2019: New Version of I-526 Filing Forms Scheduled for June Changeover
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on its I-526 website that a new version of the filing form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur, is now available. The latest version of the form, dated 04/15/2019, is substantively identical to the previous version, retaining the expanded request for 5 years of the petitioner’s employment history and residential addresses…
May 2019 Visa Bulletin Shows Sedate EB-5 Progress, Raises Possible EB-1 Retrogression
China’s EB-5 waiting list continued to see slow progress with the projected May 2019 Visa Bulletin, moving one week forward to 09/22/2014…
Washington, D.C. – April 8, 2019: High Level Policy Discussions Return to Employment-based Legal Immigration
Over the last two months, immigration groups and business spokespersons have met with senior administration officials, seeking a legislative solution to employment-based immigration programs including EB-5…
USCIS Closes H-1B Filings for New Regular Cap Cases
USCIS has received a sufficient number of new H-1B skilled worker visa petitions to reach the congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap for fiscal year 2020…
Latest Visa Numbers Hint at Vietnam EB-5 Advance, Deferred Indian EB-5 Waiting List, EB-1 Slowdown
Washington, D.C. – March 28, 2019: The EB-5 waiting list for India could appear later than expected, as Vietnam’s EB-5 waiting list moves forward, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Department of State (DOS). Speaking on March 18 to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), DOS Chief Visa Officer Charles Oppenheim indicated that EB-5 visa usage numbers fell below expectations, even as EB-1 usage remained at record demand…
E2 Treaty Investor Status Incoming for Israeli Entrepreneurs
Washington, D.C. – March 22, 2019: Israel will join the growing number of nations whose citizens may receive the E-2 Treaty Investor visa, according to the Israel America Chamber of Commerce. This visa designation, expected to come into force in May 2019, allows a passport holder of the listed nation to travel and work in the U.S., provided that they make a substantial investment into a U.S. enterprise and plan to direct and develop the enterprise…
Limited Premium Processing Available for Upcoming H-1B Season
Washington, D.C. – March 22, 2019: This year’s H-1B cap lottery season will feature more options for Premium Processing than previous years, along with an inverted selection process to favor workers with U.S. Master’s degrees, and a system publicizing employers and H-1B work positions…
DOL Clarifies Posting Requirements For Electronic Notices
Washington, D.C. – March 16, 2019: With two weeks remaining before the H-1B cap lottery, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Friday issued a reminder to H-1B employers: electronic notices to employees must be “readily available, as a practical matter, to all affected employees”. It…
April Visa Bulletin Shows Jumps in China EB-2, Vietnam EB-5
Washington, D.C. – March 16, 2019: The U.S. Department of State recently published its monthly Visa Bulletin for April, showing modest progress in the EB-1 and EB-5 waiting lists, and welcome jumps for Chinese EB-2 and Vietnamese EB-5 visa categories. EB-5 visas for Indians remained current…
USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for all H-1B Petitions Filed on or Before Dec. 21, 2018
Washington, D.C., March 12, 2019: USCIS will resume premium processing on Tuesday, March 12, for all H-1B petitions filed on or before December 21, 2018. This means that premium processing is available for H-1B petitions that are not cap subject, such as change of employer or extension petitions. It also means that premium processing remains unavailable for new cap subject H-1B petitions that will be filed in April 2019 for the 2020 H-1B lottery…
DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN HELPING EMPLOYERS AND FAMILIES.
The attorneys at I.A. Donoso & Associates together have over four decades of experience assisting thousands of clients seeking help with immigration law matters. Our clients include universities, large and small private employers, academics, athletes, professionals and families who need highest quality U.S. immigration law advice.
We have helped thousands of U.S. employers, foreign companies and skilled professionals obtain proper work visas and green cards to the United States.
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I.A. Donoso & Associates is nationally recognized for their expertise in E and L investor visas and the EB-5 investor green card, and advising employers in visa programs for skilled professionals.
The firm’s team of professionals is highly knowledgeable about business structures, accounting concepts and the legal requirements of complex visa programs.
We work closely with each of our clients and offer tailored advice and services to fulfill their needs.
