by admin | Mar 1, 2018 | Bulletin, Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its March 2018 Visa Bulletin. There continues to be a steady advancement for the priority dates for EB-2 for China and India and for the priority dates for EB-3 for China, India, and the Philippines. EB-1-Worldwide: Priority...
by admin | Feb 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
On February 22nd, the USCIS issued a new policy memo on 3rd party placement. The new guidelines have immediate effect and will apply to this year’s H-1B cap petitions as well as H-1B extension requests. Generally speaking, petitioners planning third-party placements...
by admin | Feb 1, 2018 | Bulletin, Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its February 2018 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there has been steady advancement for the priority dates for EB-2 for China and India and for the priority dates for EB-3 for China, India, and the Philippines....
by admin | Jan 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
The following is based on an article in the San Francisco Chronicle Foreign Nationals who were once considered solid candidates for an H-1B visa — those with multiple degrees, high salaries offered by major tech companies – are receiving extra scrutiny and delays on...
by admin | Jan 1, 2018 | Bulletin, Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its January 2018 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there has been steady advancement for the priority dates for EB-2 and EB-3 for China and India. The priority dates for EB-1 worldwide have remained current since the October 2017...
by admin | Dec 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to propose new regulations that, if passed in final form, would significantly change the H-1B program. The F-1 practical training and H-4 employment authorization rules would also potentially change. The main changes...
by admin | Dec 1, 2017 | Bulletin, Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its December 2017 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there has been steady advancement for the priority dates for EB-2 and EB-3 for China and India. The priority dates for EB-1 worldwide have remained current since the October 2017...
by admin | Nov 13, 2017 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Latest News, Uncategorized, Visas
The current U.S. immigration landscape focuses on enforcement as opposed to process. This shift started happening in January 2017 after the inauguration of President Trump, and the beginning of new policies of protectionism and national security. The restrictive...
by admin | Nov 1, 2017 | Bulletin, Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its November 2017 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there has been a slight advancement for the priority dates for EB-2 and EB-3 for China and India. The priority dates for EB-1 worldwide have remained current since the October 2017...
by admin | Oct 1, 2017 | Bulletin, Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General Immigration, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its October 2017 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there has been a significant advancement for the priority dates for EB-2 and EB-3. There was significant advancement for the priority dates for EB-1 for China and India following a...