On April 9, Nimer Law filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Embassy in Mumbaii, India for the delay in issuance of a renewal H-1B visa for a long time employee of a U.S. company. The plaintiff had been residing in the U.S. since 2007 first as a student and then in valid H-1B status when she traveled to India with her young son for a family visit. When she attempted to get her visa stamped in order to return to the U.S., the her application was put in administrative processing for over six months for no apparent reason. When her son became very ill and she could not wait for her visa any longer, she hired Nimer Law to file a lawsuit.
On April 23, Nimer Law also filed an emergency motion for a temporary restraining and/or preliminary injunction order to prevent further irreparable harm to the child – who was getting sicker with each passing day – and also to prevent the plaintiff from losing her job in the U.S.
We are happy to report that just over two weeks from the filing of the lawsuit and motion for an injunction, the embassy issued the Plaintiff’s visa and she and her son were able to successfully travel back to the U.S. immediately thereafter.
The family is extremely grateful for our swift filing and resolution of the visa delay, and we are so happy we were able to quickly resolve this issue for our clients.
