WASHINGTOND.C. / Law Offices Of
Romney Wright / EASTERN SHORE
1629 K Street, N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20006
Tel: (703) 893-6807
Fax: (703) 893-7468
Romney Wright, Member D.C. Bar / MAIN OFFICE
2104-C Gallows RoadTysons CornerVienna, VA 22182-3929

Tel: (703) 893-6807  Fax: (703) 893-7468
Practice Limited To Immigration and Nationality Law / The BeachwayCenter, Suite 4
4465 Maddox Boulevard
Chincoteague Island, Virginia23336
Tel: (703) 893-6807
Fax: (703) 893-7468
Lucia Garrett, Licensed to Practice in NY

NEWSLETTER MARCH2011

FREE CONSULTATION APPOINTMENTS:

For this month free consultation appointmentswill be available during the weekfrom 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. and on two Saturdays in a month. To make an appointment, please call Eleonor Alcantara at (703) 893-6807 ext. 20 or Lenny Guzman ext. 15. Please BRING your passports, “Green Card” or work permit (if any), and copies of all immigration related documents to show the attorney.

VISA BULLETIN FOR APRIL 2011

Employment / All Others / CHINA / INDIA / MEXICO / PHILIPPINES
1st / C / C / C / C / C
2nd / C / 22JUL06 / 01MAY06 / C / C
3rd / 22JUL05 / 01MAR04 / 08APR02 / 08MAY04 / 22JUL05
Other
Worker / 22JUL03 / 22APR03 / 08APR02 / 22JUL03 / 22JUL03
4th / C / C / C / C / C
Religious
Workers / C / C / C / C / C
5th / C / C / C / C / C
Family / All
Others / CHINA / INDIA / MEXICO / PHILIPPINES
1st / 01MAY04 / 01MAY04 / 01MAY04 / 15FEB93 / 01APR95
2A / 01APR07 / 01APR07 / 01APR07 / 01JUL06 / 01APR07
2B / 15APR03 / 15APR03 / 15APR03 / 15JUL92 / 01DEC99
3rd / 15MAR01 / 15MAR01 / 15MAR01 / 08NOV92 / 01JAN92
4th / 01FEB00 / 01JAN00 / 01FEB00 / 01FEB96 / 08MAR88

*For Employment BasedPreferences such as EB2 (Member ofthe Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Person of Exceptional Ability), EB 3 (Skilled Workers, Professionals) and EW/Other Workers (Unskilled Workers), the immigrant visa categoriesare still moving forward!

*For the Family Based categories such as F1-Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens, F2A-Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents, F2B-Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents, F3- Married Sons and Daughters of Citizensand F4- Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens,priority dates have also moved forward! To check visa numbers, please go to and select the current month and year.New visa numbers are announced on the 15th of each month.

IMPORTANT IMMIGRATION NEWS!!:

“Some Illegal Immigrant Detainees May Be Now Eligible for Release From Detention”A new policy shift was announced by President Obama’s Administration to potentially release thousandsof illegal immigrants now being detained at detention facilities across the country, if the immigrants can prove they have a potential path to legal residency and have no criminal history. To prove eligibility for release, these illegal aliens detained would have to meet two qualifications: A.that they already had an approved, by USCIS, an ImmigrantVisa Family Based or Employment BasedPetition AND B.that under the Immigration and Nationality Act, they are not “inadmissible”. This comesafter push by Immigration Custom Enforcement (ICE) to focus on detaining/deporting illegal immigrants who have committed crimes, rather than seeking to deport all illegal immigrants. Please see the attorney for details on individual eligibility.

EL SALVADORAN INTERIM WORK PERMIT

On March 8, 2011, USCIS announced that El Salvadoran TPS beneficiaries will receive interim Employment Authorization Documents (EADs)/work permits during the continued processing of their re-registration applications. These interim EAD’s will allow TPS beneficiaries to continue working while USCIS completes the processing of their re-registration applications. The original expiration date for Salvadoran EADs was September 9, 2010 but USCIS has automatically extended this validity period to March 9, 2011.

IMPORTANT REMINDER

It is important that you renew you work permit 4 months in advance from its expiration. The government is taking more than 3 months to adjudicate work permit applications (I-765 Employment Authorization Documents) so please don’t delay! For H-1B extensions, you need to file the application 6 months in advance. If you have questions, please contact our office.

BILLING STATEMENTS

Please note that our law office sends out current billing statements to all clients every month. Please note further that your statement may not be updated to include all legal work performed and due!

STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION PHONE: (703) 893-6807FAX (703) 893-7468

NAME / TITLE / EXT. / E-MAIL / CELL PHONE
Romney Wright / Attorney / 19 / / 703-855-3061
Lucia Garrett / Attorney / 22 / / 703-459-0852
Lupe Zambrano / Managing Paralegal / 23 / / 703-609-0774
Eleonor Alcantara / Office Manager / 20 / / 703-593-0465
Lenny Guzman / Legal Team/Accounting / 15 / / 703-459-0851
Mia Anderson / Legal Assistant / 27 / / 703-855-0537
Crystal Taher / Admin./Accounting Assistant / 30 /
Yong Jin Cho / Intern/Korean translator / 21 /