by admin | Mar 21, 2016 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
On March 11, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published amended regulations on OPT for International Students with STEM Degrees. The amended regulations will allow F-1 STEM students to be able to extend their OPT for an additional 24 months beyond...
by admin | Feb 21, 2016 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
There are only six (6) weeks before the start of the FY 2017 H-1B Cap filing season and to ensure timely filing, it is recommended that employers start submitting LCAs and gathering the necessary documents AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Last year, USCIS received a record number...
by admin | Jan 11, 2016 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
In many states, an H-1B employee’s drivers’ license is linked to the validity of their current H-1B expiration date. Often enough an H-1B employee will have an extension filed on his/her behalf without premium processing and realize after a few months while his/her...
by admin | Jan 6, 2016 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
From August 2010 to September 2015, there were additional H-1B and L-1 fees for companies applying for H-1B or L-1 visas if they employ over 50 full-time employees and over 50% of their current employees were in H-1B or L-1 status. On December 18, 2015, due to the...
by admin | Jul 31, 2015 | General News, H-1B, Immigration News
We previously wrote an article on this issue when The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) on April 9, 2015, handed down a precedent decision, Matter of Simeio Solutions. Generally, for relocations occurring after April 9 but prior to August 19, employers will have...
by admin | Jun 4, 2015 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finalized a regulatory change that will allow certain H-4 dependent spouses to apply for employment authorization documents (EADs). The new regulation was effective on May 26, 2015. Please note that not all H-4...
