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March
Immigration Alert |
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Welcome
by Irina B.
Plumlee and Julie S.
Wade
Welcome
to the March 2008 issue of Gardere’s Monthly Immigration
Alert. This is a complimentary service to clients and
friends of the firm to keep you informed of pertinent
developments in immigration law that may affect you
and/or your employees. Please feel free to contact Irina
B. Plumlee at (214) 999-4862 or Julie S. Wade at (214)
999-4916 with your comments and
questions.
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SPECIAL H-1B
ALERT
NOW is the
time to act!
The U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin
accepting new H-1B petitions on April 1,
2008. New H-1B petitions filed on or
after April 1, 2008 should be eligible to be approved
for a U.S. employment start date of Oct. 1, 2008.
But you must ACT FAST. Last year, the USCIS
received so many H-1B petitions within the first two
days that they had to be subject to a random lottery to
determine filing acceptance. Target your H-1B
filings for April 1, 2008, and contact your immigration
counsel immediately if you are interested in hiring a
new H-1B worker or changing an F-1/OPT student’s status
to H-1B.
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Irina Plumlee
is a Partner with Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP and heads its
Immigration Practice. Ms. Plumlee can be reached
in the Dallas office at 214.999.4862 or by email at iplumlee@gardere.com. |
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Julie Wade is
an Associate with Gardere's Immigration Practice. Ms.
Wade can be reached in the Dallas office at 214.999.4916
or by email at jwade@gardere.com. |
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