Gokare Law Firm: Immigration & Estate Planning

by Santhosh Rao

Highlights Of The Much Awaited Final Rule On High Skilled Workers

The U. S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) has published in the Federal Register a Final Rule (Federal Register, Volume 81, No. 223, Pages 82398 to 82492) titled “Retention of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled

by Santhosh Rao

Gokare Law Firm Wins On Appeal At BALCA — BALCA Overturns Unlawful PERM Denials For Use Of “Competitive Salary” Language

Over the past several months, the U.S. Department of Labor, has issued a spate of PERM denials for use of the “competitive salary” language in Employer’s recruitment efforts, on the grounds that such language places an undue burden and deters US

by Santhosh Rao

USCIS Filing Fees Increasing From December 23, 2016

USCIS Filing Fees are going up from December 23, 2016. All filings postmarked or filed on or after December 23, 2016 must include the new fees or USCIS will reject the filings. Some of the commonly filed cases from GLF and

by Santhosh Rao

International Entrepreneur Rule

On August 31, 2016, USCIS published a proposed rule in the Federal Register, 81 FR 60129, titled the International Entrepreneur Rule. The proposed rule is open for Public Comment for a Period of 45 days. This new rule is intended to allow

by Santhosh Rao

GLF FREE Seminar On New STEM OPT Rule And Compliance Strategies For IT Consulting

Gokare Law Firm is organizing a FREE seminar on the New STEM OPT Extension Rule that took effect on May 10, 2016. We believe there is much interest in this topic from Students on OPT as well as from IT Consulting Companies. We

by Santhosh Rao

H-1B Cap Case Update

The H-1B filing period for Cap Cases (Fiscal Year 2017 Cases) was open from April 1 to April 7, 2016. GLF filed most of its H-1B cap cases (95%+) on the very first day, April 01, 2016. The remaining few cases

by Santhosh Rao

24-Month STEM OPT Rule Is FINAL!

On March 11, 2016, the 24-month STEM OPT Final Rule was published in the Federal Register (81 FR 13039). HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEW RULE• 24-month STEM OPT rule is effective Tuesday, May 10, 2016 -- The OPT extension period for STEM

by Santhosh Rao

GokareLPO Is Now Open For Business In Bangalore, India

Gokare Law Firm (GLF) is pleased to announce the opening of our Bangalore, India operations (Gokare LPO) from January 1, 2016, in order to better serve the time sensitive immigration law needs of our valued business clients. GLF is very excited

by Santhosh Rao

DHS Publishes Stem opt extension rule

On August 20, 2015, GLF had discussed the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia decision in Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WashTech) v. DHS that vacated the 17-month Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension rule for Science, technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

by Santhosh Rao

What Does The Recent Court Order Vacating The 17-Month STEM OPT Mean For F-1 Students?

GLF has been receiving a lot of calls from anxious clients about the recent Federal District Court for the District of Columbia decision in Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WashTech) v. DHS that vacated the 17-month Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension

Author: Santhosh Rao

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