Mariana R. Ribeiro

USCIS' Office of Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) Commences Audit of H-1B Program
Jay Carmichael, Luciana Melo, Mariana R. Ribeiro, Sarah Lea Tobocman, October 30, 2009
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) reports that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) Office of Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) has commenced an assessment of the H-1B program. Its compliance review methods include review of public records and information,...

Not So Model Behavior How Fashion Modeling Agencies Can Protect Themselves from Violating U.S. Immigration Laws
Mariana R. Ribeiro, October 6, 2009
The United States' economic downturn has tainted the world of glamour - the fashion modeling world. Due to fears of a long deepening recession, advertisers have seen their revenues plummet as retailers throughout the world have slashed their marketing budgets. As a result, many modeling agencies...

H-1B Visa Numbers Still Available For Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 & Proposed H-1B/L-1 Reform Legislation
Mariana R. Ribeiro, Luciana Melo, Jay Carmichael, Sarah Lea Tobocman, May 30, 2009
As stated in Gunster's latest Immigration Bulletin, by April 9, 2009, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") had received approximately 42,000 H-1B petitions counting towards the 65,000 annual cap.