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 | Jan 6, 2016 | General News
IMMIGRATION PREDICTIONS FOR 2016 There will undoubtedly be an H-1b Lottery in April 2016, for fiscal year 2017. Although President Obama recently signed a bill to increase fees by 50% for companies with at least 50 employees consisting of 50% or more working under L-1...
by admin | Dec 20, 2015 | General News
Previously we wrote that the White House planned to implement new security enhancements for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). Recently there have been updates regarding what these security enhancements would entail. With a 407-19 vote, the House passed legislation...
by admin | Dec 14, 2015 | General News, Naturalization
Gaining U.S. citizenship and the ability to remain in the U.S. is a very present and real concern for foreign nationals. What is the difference between “naturalization” and “permanent residence”? Most U.S. born nationals confuse naturalization with U.S. permanent...
by admin | Dec 14, 2015 | General News, L-1, Non-Immigrant Visas
For the Fiscal year 2015, USCIS has received a total of 13,626 I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant worker for Intracompany Transferee with Specialized Knowledge (L-1B) petitions. Of the 13,626 petitions, approximately 76% (10,368) petitions were approved and...
by admin | Dec 14, 2015 | General News
On Monday, December 7th, the White House announced plans to implement new security measures for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), following the terrorist attacks in Paris last last month. Currently, 38 countries are members of the VWP, which allows nationals from these...
by admin | Dec 13, 2015 | General News
日本語版ページはこちら When a U.S. citizen or noncitizen is hired by a U.S. employer for employment in the United States, both the employee and employer must fill out Form I-9, which is used for verifying the identity and employment authorization of individuals. Form I-9 is...
by admin | Nov 23, 2015 | General News
ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) released the Worksite Enforcement FY2014 Annual Report that includes information on worksite enforcement investigations, criminal and administrative employee and employer arrests, and the fines assessed and collected each...
by admin | Nov 11, 2015 | General News, L-1, Non-Immigrant Visas
The following is a summary taken from a memorandum issued by the AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) and DOS (U.S. Department of State) Liaison Committee on October 8, 2015. The U.S. Department of State Visa Office (VO) clarified its current policy...
