Sample Cases from our office

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These are some sample cases from our files. It is impossible for us to highlight all we have done in the past thirty years of our practice. These are just some of the cases that come to mind.

Type of case: F-1 OPT Unpaid Employment Acceptable

Category: F-1 Visa, OPT

We have won a series of cases where USCIS had earlier held that unpaid employment under OPT was legally unacceptable to maintain status.  We have argued that such holding is contrary to all law, policy and precedence.  Students are NOT required to engage in PAID employment.  All these cases were won after we filed our briefs pursuant to Motions to Reopen (MTR).

DISCLAIMER: PAST APPROVAL OF A CASE IS NOT A GUARANTEE OR PREDICTION REGARDING THE OUTCOME OF FUTURE CASES. CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE.

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• 2021 (17)

• 2020 (4)

• 2019 (7)

• 2017 (5)

• 2015 (4)

• 2014 (6)

• 2013 (23)

• 2012 (10)

• 2011 (7)

• 2010 (9)

• 2009 (55)

• 2008 (8)

• 2007 (9)

• 2006 (5)

• 2004 (1)

• 2003 (5)

• 2002 (18)

• 2001 (18)

• K Visa (1)

• E-2 Visa (2)

• CPT (1)

• Change of status (1)

• Status (1)

• H-4 EAD (1)

• SEVP (2)

• General Nonimmigrant Visa (11)

• L-1 Visa (2)

• OPT (1)

• Waiver (1)

• B Visa (1)

• L Visa (3)

• J-1 Visa (1)

• Home Residency Requirement (1)

• F Visa (1)

• DSO (1)

• Extension (6)

• E-3 Visa (2)

• H Visa (2)

• H-1B2 (1)

• R Visa (2)

• L-1B Visa (2)

• L-1A Visa (16)

• K-1 Visa (2)

• K-3 Visa (1)

• J Visa (1)

• H-2 Visa (1)

• H-4 Visa (4)

• H-1B Visa (24)

• F-1 Visa (6)

• B-1 Visa (3)

• B-2 Visa (4)

• O-1 Visa (4)

• Visa (1)

• National Interest Exception - NIE (1)

• Covid - Coronavirus (2)

• Fraud/Misrepresentation (3)

• Waiver (1)

• RFE (20)

• Investigations (1)

• Litigation (5)

• About Us (4)

• Compelling Circumstances EAD (2)

• Immigration through Marriage (1)

• Appeals and MTR - Green Card (1)

• Form I-130 (4)

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• Adjustment of Status (1)

• AC21 AOS Portability (2)

• NOID (2)

• NOIR (1)

• EB5 Green Card (3)

• Adoption (1)

• General Green Card (2)

• Form I-485 (11)

• Form I-140 (20)

• PERM - Labor Certification (16)

• EB-1A Extraordinary Ability (14)

• EB2 Green Card (23)

• National Interest Waiver (17)

• EB-1B Outstanding Researcher, Professor (53)

• EB1 Green Card (59)

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• Pharmacists (2)

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• Engineers (10)

• Chemists (3)

• Physicists (3)

• Professors (11)

• Naturalization (2)

• Citizenship (5)

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