by admin | Oct 11, 2018 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, F-1/M-1, General Immigration, General News, H-1B, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), foreign nationals who currently have F-1 status with a pending H-1B petition on October 1, 2018 are at risk of accruing unlawful presence if they continue to work on or after October 1...
by admin | Aug 24, 2018 | F-1/M-1, General Immigration, General News, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
On August 9, 2018, the United States and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised final policy memorandum related to unlawful presence. Effective August 9, 2018, nonimmigrants with F (student) and M (vocational student) visas who fall out of status and file in...
by admin | Aug 24, 2018 | F-1/M-1, General Immigration, General News, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
The United States and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating the Optional Practical Training Extension for STEM Students (STEM OPT) page of their website in order to provide important clarifications. Specifically, students and employers will be required to report...
by admin | Jul 12, 2018 | General Immigration, General News, Immigration News, Latest News
On June 28, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provided new guidance regarding issuances of Notices to Appear (NTA). This new guidance states that USCIS officers will now issues NTAs for a wider range of cases where the individual is...
by admin | May 23, 2018 | General News, Immigration News, Latest News
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is changing how it calculates unlawful presence for F-1, J-1, and M-1 nonimmigrants and their dependents. These changes are designed to clarify how USCIS implements the unlawful presence grounds of inadmissibility. In...