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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.

Government Announces Unavailability of EB-3 Visas

June 16, 2005

The U.S. Department of State has announced that visa numbers in the Employment-based 3rd Preference category (EB-3) will be unavailable for all countries beginning June 1, 2005. This means that no applicants in the EB-3 category, with the exception of some Schedule A, applicants, will be able to file I-485 Adjustment Applications or obtain immigrant visas at a consulate abroad until more numbers are available. Also, USCIS will not be able to approve any Adjustment Applications in the EB-3 category that have already been filed. We anticipate that this situation will continue for several months.

Under recent legislation, Schedule A workers have their own subcategory, and therefore, are not subject to this visa unavailability. Schedule A includes nurses and physical therapists. There is availability of visa numbers for the Schedule A subcategory.

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