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	<title>Immigration Lawyer Austin - Azarmehr &#38; Associates, P.C.</title>
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		<title>TASA Midwinter Conference Jan. 30 &#8211; Feb. 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Austin Immigration Lawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attorney Mehron Azarmehr will be conducting a session at the TASA Midwinter Conference and Education Expo 2012. The focus of the session will be the requirements for obtaining temporary nonimmigrant work visas for foreign teachers, the process for obtaining employer-sponsored permanent residency, the legal obligations of districts hiring foreign teachers, and recent changes in immigration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>URGENT: Oppose Section 5201</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Austin Immigration Lawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Azarmehr &#38; Associates, PC urges our clients to join with the American Association of Immigration Lawyers in lobbying to reject section 5201 of House Resolution 3630 &#8211; This tax package just passed the House, and is making its way to the Senate this week, denies immigrant taxpayers who file their taxes using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAQ for Teacher H-1B Extensions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Austin Immigration Lawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are beginning to send out engagement letters to teacher clients with visas  expiring within the next 6 months.  This letter details the fees for the case, and should be returned as soon as possible. For any questions regarding your H-1B extension, please refer to this list of frequently asked questions, and save the document for your reference. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>URGENT: Support for Blocking H-2B Rules</title>
		<link>http://mpalaw.net/blog/urgent-support-for-blocking-h-2b-rules</link>
		<comments>http://mpalaw.net/blog/urgent-support-for-blocking-h-2b-rules#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Austin Immigration Lawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we&#8217;ve mentioned previously, Congress postponed until January 1, 2012 the new Dept. of Labor rule that will artificially inflate the wages of H-2B workers.  However, the rule is still scheduled to go into effect in less than a month.  While we thank those in Congress working to help protect the H-2B program and seasonal businesses, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALERT: Call for EB-5 support letters by 12/5!</title>
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		<comments>http://mpalaw.net/blog/alert-call-for-eb-5-support-letters-by-125#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Austin Immigration Lawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate Judiciary Committee today announced that it will be hosting a hearing next Wednesday 12/7 titled: &#8220;Reauthorizing the EB-5 Regional Center Program: Promoting Job Creation and Economic Development in American Communities&#8221; The economic impact generated by this Program has become truly national in scope.  Join us in telling that story to our legislators, so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NOTICE: H-1B CAP COUNT CLOSED</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Austin Immigration Lawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 22, 2011, USCIS received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the statutory cap for FY 2012.  USCIS also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption as of October 19, 2011.  USCIS will reject cap-subject petitions for new H-1B specialty occupation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: H-1B Count Down</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Austin Immigration Lawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 18, 2011 H-1B Cap Count Update: As of November 18, 2011, approximately 61,800 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 20,000 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees. As the Cap Count gets closer to being reached, please contact our firm if you have a question regarding a current case or if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: H-2B Rule Still Delayed; Contact Congress</title>
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		<comments>http://mpalaw.net/blog/update-h-2b-rule-still-delayed-need-to-contact-congress#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Austin Immigration Lawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Congress postponed until January 1, 2012 the new Dept. of Labor rule that will alter the wages of H-2B workers. We discussed this ruling previously, and prior to this postponement the rule was supposed to go into effect on November 30 of this year. While we thank those in Congress working to help protect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADVOCACY ACTION ALERT: Call for EB-5 Support Letters</title>
		<link>http://mpalaw.net/blog/advocacy-action-alert-call-for-eb-5-support-letters</link>
		<comments>http://mpalaw.net/blog/advocacy-action-alert-call-for-eb-5-support-letters#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Austin Immigration Lawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With legislation introduced in both chambers of Congress to make the EB-5 Regional Center Program a permanent tool of 21st century economic policy (H.R. 2972 &#38; S. 642) and 2011 winding down, we are entering a critical stage of the legislative process. In the past couple of years, the economic impact generated by this Program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>URGENT: H-1B Cap Count Close to Full</title>
		<link>http://mpalaw.net/blog/urgent-h-1b-cap-count-close-to-full</link>
		<comments>http://mpalaw.net/blog/urgent-h-1b-cap-count-close-to-full#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Austin Immigration Lawyer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[H-1B Employers: Please remember that the H-1B cap for this year is very close to being reached. It is very likely that the cap will be reached in the next 2 weeks. As of November 14, 2011, approximately 56,300 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted by the USCIS towards the cap of 65,000. For more information, [...]]]></description>
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