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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.

Visa Retrogression for "Other Workers" Likely

April 15, 2005

DOS Advises on Likely Retrogression or Unavailability of Numbers for "Other Workers"

The Department of State has advised that the following notice will be included in the May Visa Bulletin, warning of retrogression or complete unavailability of numbers in the "Other Worker" category:

D. EMPLOYMENT-BASED THIRD PREFERENCE "OTHER WORKER" CATEGORY VISA AVAILABILITY

As mentioned in both the February and March Visa Bulletins, demand for visa numbers in the Other Worker category remains very high. A cut-off date was established for March in an attempt to limit number use. The imposition of that date has not had the desired effect and the level of demand remains excessive. Therefore, it is likely that the cut-off date will retrogress or numbers become unavailable in the near future.

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