Please note: Our address has changed!
We are now located at 1325 4th Avenue, Suite 1225, Seattle, WA 98101. Formerly Soreff Weinrich Law.
Our Firm Exclusively Practices Immigration Law
USCIS issued a news release titled "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Will Grant ‘Adjustment of Status’ Only in Extraordinary Circumstances” on May 22, 2026 referring to a policy memo sent to USCIS Immigration Offices on May 21, 2026. This Memo is a shift in...
[SEATTLE – September 21, 2005] September 19, 2025 - President Trump issued a Proclamation restricting the entry of anyone seeking to enter or reenter the U.S. in H-1B status without payment of a new $100,000 fee effective Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 12:01AM EDT. ...
There are many ways to legally enter the United States. Some people have parents, children or even siblings who can sponsor them for green cards. Others obtain job opportunities and apply for work visas. Some people legally enter the United States due to marriage....
Non-immigrant employment visa provides foreign citizens legal authorization to live and work in the United States. They can continue working a job domestically for several years. Most work visas are eligible for renewal at least once. The employee who enters the...
If you are trying to get a green card for yourself or your spouse based on your marriage, part of the process will be to prove to USCIS that your marriage is "bona fide." This goes beyond proving that you are legally married. You must convince USCIS that the two of...
On June 16th, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur M. Jaddou and agency leadership conducted a virtual public engagement. Joined by almost 2,000 stakeholders throughout the nation, they discussed the need to cut down on backlogs while ramping...
You were selected in the H-1B lottery, your employer submitted an H-1B petition on your behalf, and your employer has received a letter from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). However, you receive a request for evidence (RFE) instead of...
EADs for Adjustment of Status (green card) filings USCIS has recently began decoupling adjudication of EADs and Advance Paroles to expedite EAD issuance. In the past, USCIS had previously been issuing "combination cards" that included both employment and travel...
It's no secret that the coronavirus pandemic has caused an international crisis on several levels. The pandemic has slowed the processes that foreign nationals enter U.S. as immigrants or non-immigrations. country for immigrants. To wit, 450,000 people approved for...
March is an important month for employers seeking to secure H-1B cap visas for its current or future employees employed in specialty occupations. This includes foreign nationals employed on optional practical training ("OPT") or STEM OPT. There is limited number of...