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EXPERTS IN U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW
PROUDLY SERVING THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY FOR 30 YEARS
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"WE DO IMMIGRATION RIGHT."
Do you need a visa to come to the United States? Are you hiring someone who needs a visa? Would you like to study, work or open a business in the United States? Would you like to bring your family to the United States? Retaining an experienced immigration lawyer may be the best investment you can make. We at Garganigo, Goldsmith & Weiss will do our best to help you achieve your goal.

Our main practice areas:

  • For nonimmigrants:
    H1B visa petition, L1 visa petition, Blanket L petition, E1 and E2 visa application, O1, TN, J1, F1, B1 and B2, and more
  • For immigrants:
    Employment-based petition (immigrant visa petition for Priority Workers including Multinational Executives and Managers, Labor Certification under PERM and immigrant visa petition for Advanced Degree Professionals, Skilled Workers, Professionals, Other Workers, etc.), Family-based petition (Immediate Relatives and other Family Preference Categories), Adjustment of Status or Consular Process for Immigrant Visa overseas, Advance Parole, Employment Authorization, and more
  • Naturalization


News Alerts  News Alerts Minimize
FY2010 H-1B Count Update - Monday, June 29, 2009
As of June 26, 2009, USCIS has received approximately 44,800 H-1B petitions toward the 65,000 cap and approximately 20,000 petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.  read more ...
Form I-9 Remains Valid Beyond Current Expiration Date of June 30, 2009 - Friday, June 26, 2009
Employers will be able to use either the Form I-9 with the new revision date or the Form I-9 with the 02/02/09 revision date at the bottom of the form. read more ...
USCIS to resume Premium Processing Service for I-140 in most categories - Monday, June 22, 2009
Effective June 29, 2009, USCIS will accept Premium Processing requests for I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, except for cases involving EB-1 Multinational Executives and Managers and EB-2 Members of Professions with Advanced Degrees or Exceptional Ability seeking a National Interest Waiver. read more ...
Relief for Widows of U.S. Citizens - Wednesday, June 10, 2009
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano granted deferred action for two years to widows and widowers of U.S. citizens (as well as their unmarried children under 18 years old) who reside in the United States and who were married for less than two years prior to their spouse's death. read more ...
Visa Bulletin for July 2009 is available - Tuesday, June 09, 2009
The Department of State has announced the availability of immigrant numbers during July 2009. read more ...
Another Delay - Rule Requiring Federal Contractors to Use E-Verify - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Implementation of the final rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to begin using E-Verify system has been further delayed until Sept. 8, 2009. read more ...
Department of Labor introduces the new iCERT portal system - Wednesday, April 15, 2009
After April 15, 2009, the iCERT portal will be available for the submission of ETA 9035E (electronic LCA H–1B application). The current electronic LCA system will continue to be available through May 14, 2009. The PERM application (Form ETA 9089) will become available for application submission on September 1, 2009. To allow for an appropriate transition, both systems will be active during the month of September. Starting October 1, 2009, PERM applications will be submitted electronically only through iCERT system accounts. Visit http://icert.doleta.gov/ 
H1B - New Requirements for Companies that Receive TARP Funding - Friday, March 20, 2009
Any company that has received certain government funding and seeks to hire new H-1B workers is considered an "H-1B dependent employer." All H-1B dependent employers must make additional attestations to the U.S. Department of Labor when filing the Labor Condition Application. read more ...
USCIS will begin accepting H-1B petitions on April 1, 2009 - Friday, March 20, 2009
Cases will be considered accepted on the date that USCIS takes possession of the petition; not the date that the petition is postmarked. read more ...
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Pilot Program Extended - Thursday, March 12, 2009
USCIS will continue to process all Regional Center Proposals and Forms I-526 and Forms I-485 affiliated with Regional Centers relying on "indirect" job creation analysis. read more ...
USCIS Eliminates FBI Name Check Backlogs - Wednesday, March 04, 2009
USCIS announced that the backlog for FBI name checks pending more than six months has been eliminated. read more ...
  
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