Florida Immigration Attorneys
Law Firm in Miami & West Palm Beach
Law Offices of Shilpa Malik is an immigration law firm that strives to provide high-quality legal representation to each and every client. Our goal is to provide accessible and professional legal services for a reasonable fee. Our practice is dedicated to the practice of US Immigration & Nationality Law exclusively. We believe that the law is too complex and rapidly changing for an attorney to keep up with multiple areas and be competent at all of them.
At Law Offices of Shilpa Malik, we offer an extraordinary high level of personal service and attention to detail. We value each client and realize that immigration isn’t simply a complex legal journey, but also a deeply personal one. We make it our focus to return every telephone call and e-mail promptly and with the most detailed answer. We work hard to deliver successful results to our clients by considering all appropriate and creative options while relying on our extensive knowledge of the U.S. immigration law. We have a solid track record of success in complex deportation, family and employment based immigration cases. When you call or email Law Offices of Shilpa Malik, you are directly connected to an immigration attorney.
We provide the highest caliber of service at competitive fees. Free consultations are available Monday through Friday, from 9 AM to 6 PM. Because US immigration laws are federal in nature, our South Florida Immigration Attorneys are able to provide legal services to clients located in all 50 states. We serve clients throughout the United States and the World.
Our Practice Areas
Staying abreast of the ever-changing U.S. immigration laws, we assist individuals and businesses with immigrant and non-immigrant visas, including, green card petitions, family preference visas, application for business visas such as L and H1-B visas as well as labor certifications and EB-1, EB-2, EB-3 green card. We practice in all areas of immigration law, including:
- Deportation defense and Asylum
- Family and Employment based Green Cards
- Work Visas (H-1B, L-1)
- Investor Visas (E-1, E-2)
- Family Visas (K-1, K-2, K-3)
- Citizenship & Naturalization
Recent News & Articles
Posted on May 8, 2012
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) continues to accept H-1B nonimmigrant petitions that are subject to the fiscal year FY2013 cap. As of May 4, 2012, USCIS has received approximately 35,500 H-1B petitions that count toward the 65,000 Cap, and approximately 13,700 petitions toward the 20,000 cap exemption for individuals with advanced (Master’s) degrees. This means that there are only 24,500 regular cap-subject H-1Bs available as of this writing. There are also 6,300 H-1Bs available for those with U.S. Master’s degrees. At current rates the regular H1B Cap is expected to last until (at least) end of July 2012.
FY 2013 H-1B Cap Count
| Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Cap Eligible Petitions |
Date of Last Count |
| H-1B Regular Cap |
65,000 |
32,500 |
05/04/2012 |
| H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption |
20,000 |
13,700 |
05/04/2012 |
Click here to read more on the USCIS website…
Posted on May 8, 2012
Recently, the Office of Public Engagement and the Service Center Operations Directorate conducted stakeholder engagements to discuss the EB-5 Immigrant Investor program on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. The focus of this engagement was on general EB-5* issues with an open forum for questions. In addition, USCIS provided EB-5 statistics, including information on service-wide receipts, approvals, and denials of I-526s and I-829s; the number of approved EB5 Regional Centers by fiscal year.
The statistics show an increase across all categories in EB-5 related filings including I-924 applications for both initial regional center designation as well as amendments to existing regional centers. USCIS also received the highest level of I-526, EB-5 Immigrant Investor Petitions and I-829, Petitions to Remove Conditions ever.
Summary:
- 92% of all EB-5 applications submitted to USCIS came from Investors in Regional Center affiliated commerical enterprises.
- EB-5 Visa usage has increased remarkably with 1,293 Form I-526 petitions receipted in by USCIS in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012 alone.
- USCIS receipted in a total of 3,805 I-526 petitions in fiscal year 2011. This is a substantial increase from a total of 1,955 in 2010 and only 332 applications total in 2005.
- USCIS also received the highest level of I-829 petitions to date in 2011, with a total of 2,345 receipted in as compared to only 768 in 2010.
- Denial rates have also increased. In fiscal year 2011, 39% of I-924 filings for initial Regional Center Designation and/or Amendments were denied. Individual I-526 adjudications also faced an increased denial rate of 19% in 2011.
Click here to see detailed statistics on the USCIS website..…
*The Immigrant Investor Program, also known as “EB-5,” was created by Congress in 1990 to stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment by immigrant investors by creating a new commercial enterprise or investing in a troubled business. Check out our
EB-5 page to learn more!
