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The Many Faces of Stern Elkind Curray & Alterman LLP

Since 1985,Stern Elkind Curray & Alterman has limited its practice to immigration law, with a special emphasis on matters relating to the employment of foreign professionals. Mr. Stern and Ms. Elkind founded the firm with the goal of providing the very best immigration advice and representation to our clients. As the firm has grown, we have continued our commitment to maintaining a high level of expertise combined with an understanding that our clients are individuals whose lives are deeply affected by the work we do. Over the years, we have developed expertise and wide-ranging experience in all facets of immigration law.

We continue to be deeply affected by our clients, some of whom are introduced within this web site.

USCIS Issues Memorandum Regarding Transfer of Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Cases to District Offices

March 09, 2005

William Yates, Associate Director of Operations for USCIS, issued a memorandum giving guidance to service centers as when employment-based cases should be transferred to district offices for interview. William Yates acknowledges what many attorneys, including Stern and Elkind, have observed that more employment-based cases are being transferred from service centers to district offices for interviews which often causes a significant delay in the adjudication of the adjustment application.

The memorandum enumerates seven specific criteria for transferring cases which include entry without inspection, a need to validate to legal status, questionable admissibility or qualifications, apparent fraud, rejected fingerprints, etc.

Although the memorandum does not make this statement, specifically, its intention seems clear; i.e., to limit the number of cases transferred to district offices for interviews.

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