June 2005

Attorney Leyla Galmarini McMullen Writes for La Semana

The area’s newest bilingual newspaper, La Semana, features a weekly column by our firm’s very own Leyla Galmarini McMullen. Each week Leyla answers a question from a reader about immigration issues, which runs in Spanish and in English. Readers are welcome to submit their questions to Leyla at The Mdivani Law Firm, LLC, 7007 College Boulevard, Suite 460, Overland Park, KS 66211.

Issues of La Semana are available for free around Johnson County, Kansas. For more information about where to get copies of La Semana, contact La Semana at 913.764.2211x118.

Paralegal Rebekah Moses to Attend KU Law

Rebekah will be leaving the firm in August to attend law school at the University of Kansas Law School. She will continue to work for the firm until August. We will miss her greatly, but we are very proud of her and wish her all the best.

USCIS Issues AC21 Portability Memo

In May 2005, USCIS issued a memo on I-140 and H-1B portability that James D. Eiss, Esq. has aptly called “exceedingly reasonable.” This memo discusses portability of I-140s filed concurrently with I-485s. The memo also discusses H-1B extensions beyond six years physical presence and provisions for the portability of H-1Bs.

H-1B Cap for Fiscal Year 2006 Not Yet Reached

As of June 16, 2005, USCIS advises that, despite rumors to the contrary, it has NOT reached enough fiscal year 2006 cap-subject H-1B petitions to be nearing the cap. In fact, unofficially, it has been indicated that petitions are coming in more slowly than had been predicted. However, it is still believed (again, unofficially) that the fiscal 2006 cap likely will be reached before the actual start of fiscal year 2006 on October 1, 2005.