The White House has announced the President Obama will address the country tomorrow night to explain "commonsense steps" President Obama plans to take regarding immigration reform. The announcement will air tomorrow night, November 20th at 8 PM Eastern Time.

The U.S. Department of State has issued the December 2014 Visa Bulletin. Notable changes include:

We were pleased to be able to attend the Asian Chamber of Commerce September Luncheon, where Nadine Chen had the opportunity to introduce herself to the Chamber as a new member.

Kathryn N. Karam was named in the Honorable Mention category of the Houston Business Journal 2014 40 Under 40 List.

At the annual conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) in June, the U.S. Department of Labor released statistics about the Labor Certification applications in process and Labor Condition Applications filed in preparation for submitting H-1B petitions. Interesting points include:

Latest article on p. 57 of Lebanon Times magazine: Choose Your Attorney Wisely.

Today is the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Law Office of Kathryn N. Karam PC! We look forward to many more good years of helping our clients with their immigration needs.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced last week that beginning June 1, 2014, it will limit the validity period for all Forms I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, to one year from the date of submission to USCIS. This new policy applies to any Form I-693 filed with an application that USCIS adjudicates on or after June 1, 2014

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On November 19, 2013, USCIS issued a new memo regarding the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and VWP entrants who seek to apply for Adjustment of Status to Lawful Permanent Resident. The memo is available here.