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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 Guidance on I-140 and H-1B Processing Under AC21 on Issues of Job Portability, 7th Year H-1B Extensions, H-1B Portability

May 23, 2005

On May 12, 2005, USCIS issued new guidance to all Service Centers with important new guidance on the processing of I-140, I-485 and H-1B petitions where aspects of the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act of 2000 may be involved. The guidance is interim only, until final regulations are published as a final rule. The issues discussed are complex, and touch on many questions that have remained unanswered since the Act was signed into law. The guidance is available to download from USCIS. Please see the "Valuable Links" page elsewhere on the website for a link to the guidance.

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