Sindell Law Offices, A Professional Corporation.

　Sindell Law Offices, P.C.

 

Sindell Law Offices, P.C. has been assisting foreigners with US immigration matters for over 15 years. We have assisted well over 10,000 clients in various immigration matters. While our head office is located in Midtown Manhattan, in the heart of New York City, we also have offices in Los Angeles and an affiliate office in Tokyo, Japan. We primarily assist individuals and corporations with business immigration benefits and compliance. Many of our clients are multinational corporations and we believe that we are the largest firm in the US focusing specifically on Japanese nationals. Of course, we are happy to assist clients from anywhere and we speak English, French, and Japanese fluently. We communicate daily with the U.S. embassies and consulates in Japan and our staff often travels to Japan to consult with clients on U.S. immigration related legal matters. In the era of investigations and compliance issues, Sindell Law Offices also offers I-9 training, employer compliance handbooks, and representation of clients in Department of Labor, ICE, and CIS investigations.

We specialize in non-immigrant work and training visas (H-1b, L-1, E, O, H-3, and J-1,...) , labor certification processing, and permanent residence applications, based on marriage and employment. We also offer immigration related corporate compliance services for employers. We also often deal with consular processing issues and provide consular processing assistance as well.

Sindell Law Offices, P.C. sends out Free monthly newsletters by e-mail with the latest updates on visas and immigration related news in both English & Japanese. If you would like to be added to our e-mail list and receive our newsletter, please contact (212)459-3800 (Ext.103) or info@sindelllaw.com.

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**** Breaking News

On April 8, 2009, USCIS informed that within the first five business days, it received almost half the petitions needed to meet the FY2010 cap and has received just short of the 20,000 needed to reach the master's cap. Therefore, USCIS continues to accept FY2010 H-1B petitions. Click here fore mor information.

On May 18, 2009 USCIS updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the H-1B cap on the USCIS website. As of May 18, 2009, approximately 45,500 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed.

 

Upcoming Seminar Event:

O-1 mini seminar

We will host an O-1 mini seminar covering O-1 basics, recent O-1 news, O-1 application procedures in JAPANESE ONLY.

Date: Wednesday, 10 June, 2009
Time: 6:00PM - 7:00PM (free consultation to attendees after the seminar)
Place: Sindell Law Offices, P.C.
Languages: Japanese
Cost: FREE OF CHARGE (Space is limited. Please sign-up in advance)
RSVP: Email at slony@sindelllaw.com or call 212-459-3800(Ext103) with your name and phone number.

 

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Recent News

Various Bloggings on H-1B
CIS, has recently published a Q&A about F-1 students, who have applied for H-1b visas and about their status during the pendency of the H-1b application. We are summarizing the interesting issues for our readers below........ Click Here for more Info

H-1B FRAUD News
The unfolding scandal surrounding Satyam founder, B. Ramalinga Raju, has far-reaching consequences for the IT industry in India and the United States, not least for H-1B workers employed by the company....... Click Here for more Info

ICE ARRESTS ON H-1B FRAUD
Federal agents arrested 11 individuals in 6 states recently as part of an investigation into suspected visa and mail fraud. VISION SYSTEMS GROUP, INC., a New Jersey Domestic Profit Corporation, with a branch office in Coon Rapids, Iowa, was also indicted in a ten count federal indictment that included one count of conspiracy, eight counts of mail fraud, and one count of "Notice of Forfeiture" in the amount of $7,400,000...... Click Here for more Info

New iCERT System
On February 9, 2009, we attended a US Department of Labor sponsored "Public Briefing on Using the Redesigned Labor Certification Forms" in Baltimore, Maryland. The purpose of the briefing was to educate stakeholders on the use of the redesigned ETA 9035 (LCA) and ETA 9089 (PERM). At the briefing the DOL emphasized that the changes made to the forms are simply changes in the way data is collected; they do not constitute changes in policy...... Click Here for more Info

Deductions from an H-1B workers pays
Can attorney's fees be deducted from a beneficiary's salary or can a beneficiary pay H-1b attorney’s fees?　Click Here for more Info