Victoria Chen, J.D., Esq.   We at Chen Immigration Law Associates always appreciate the hard work of most immigration officers who review cases in a timely and accurate manner. Because of the correct determination of immigration officers, more than 95% of our EB1 cases filed are approved by the USCIS. Although Ombudsman has expressed its concern regarding the inconsistent decisions of EB1-EA (Aliens of Extraordinary Ability) cases after Kazarian v. USCIS, our EB1-EA cases filed in February Read more [...]

by Chen Immigration Law Associates  04/10/2012 On October 11, 2011 the USCIS Director announced a new initiative, called Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) that will use industry expertise from public and private sectors to increase the job creation potential of employment-based and high-skilled visa categories. USCIS sought out external experts including entrepreneurs, business leaders, and academics to review USCIS policies, practices, and training. USCIS launched EIR with an Information Summit Read more [...]

by Chen Immigration Law Associates  04/10/2012 Reference letters are important since they serve as crucial evidence for the meeting the necessary criteria. They can be used to demonstrate or confirm the significance of the applicant’s work and the recognition of their achievements. Therefore, we at Chen Immigration Law Associates draft reference letters for clients to help them build up their credentials and strengthen their cases. First of all, after retaining us, clients will have a detailed Read more [...]

by Chen Immigration Law Associates   04/05/2010 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has established an expedited process for reviewing and correcting decisions resulting from certain administrative errors. This process enables customers to request an expedited review of their case and correction of the decision where data entry and/or an administrative error resulted in a denial or rejection of their petition or application. A customer or his or her authorized representative Read more [...]