by admin | Nov 6, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigration News, L-1, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
The Department of State recently updated its guidelines regarding the review of Blanket L visa applications, stating that applicants must demonstrate their eligibility by “clear and convincing evidence.” Further, consular officers are directed by the new...
by admin | Nov 1, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
Beginning on December 2, 2019, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will require an increased fee for premium processing for certain employment-based petitions. The fee will increase from $1,410 to $1,440 for Form I-129, Petition for a...
by admin | Oct 18, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Family Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Visas
Beginning on November 3, 2019, according to a presidential proclamation, the U.S. Department of State will suspend issuance of immigrant visas to foreign nationals who are applying at U.S. consulates that are unable to show that they will have unsubsidized health...
by admin | Jun 28, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, H-1B, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has submitted a proposal to impose a fee on employers who register for the H-1B cap starting next year. Under current rules, an employer that submits an H-1B cap petition is subject to the following fees: Form I-129 filing...
by admin | Jun 20, 2019 | General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
The Department of State is now requiring visa applicants to disclose five years of social media and contact history. These new questions related to social media use, prior email addresses, and prior phone numbers have been added to the Forms DS-160 and DS-260, the...
by admin | May 24, 2019 | General News, H-1B, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
USCIS has completed data entry for all fiscal year (FY) 2020 H-1B cap-subject petitions that were selected in the computer-generated random selection process. USCIS will begin returning all H-1B cap-subject petitions that were not selected and will issue an...
