by sindell | Mar 7, 2023 | L-1
By: David Sindell ([email protected]) Section 101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)14 defines the terms of eligibility for L-1 intracompany transferee status. Regulations on acquiring, maintaining, and extending L-1 status are found at 8...
by sindell | Feb 19, 2023 | L-1
L-1 petitions have the lowest approval rate amongst all employment-based nonimmigrant petitions and investor applications. L-1s are also the most likely to be issued a request for evidence (RFE). In fiscal year 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...
by sindell | Feb 13, 2023 | H-1B, Immigration News, L-1, Visas
Visa Revalidation to Commence in Washington DC this year Back in the day, when I started practicing immigration law, some 29 years ago, and up until about 19 years ago, in other words, for the first ten years of my career, our firm was able to send foreign...
by sindell | Feb 1, 2023 | H-1B, L-1
Starting January 25, 2023, USCIS will adjudicate I-539 and I-765 applications for H-4 and L-2 dependents when those applications are filed concurrently with the I-129 petition. The bundling of those applications applies to both regular and premium processed H-1B or...
by sindell | Jan 15, 2023 | General News, Immigrant Visas, L-1, SWLGPC New York, SWLGPC Silicon Valley
We would like to advise our clientsand readers of the following announcement from the USCIS. This is big news for EB1 (3) or EB-1 (c) as it is sometimes known, since it will shorten processing time from close to a year to 15 days. This is big news for those who wish...
by sindell | Jan 9, 2023 | General Immigration, Immigration News, L-1, Latest News
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is making changes to the H-1b category. The new rule is expected to redefine the H-1B employer-employee relationship and provide flexibility for start-up entrepreneurs, establish regulations and guidelines for the...