by admin | Mar 15, 2015 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
On February 18th, the USCIS issued a memo with further guidance as to if nursing positions would qualify as a specialty occupation and thus qualify for an H-1b visa. The following is a summary of that memo. One of the main requirements for a position to be eligible...
by admin | Mar 15, 2015 | General News, L-1, Non-Immigrant Visas
For L-1 blanket petitions at a foreign U.S. embassy, a visa stamp and I-129S (with Petition Expiry Date endorsed) will be issued to the applicant. The duration of the visa stamp’s validity will depend on the nationality of the applicant and can vary anywhere...
by admin | Mar 15, 2015 | General News
On Monday, February 16, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen temporarily blocked President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration, giving a coalition of 26 states time to pursue a lawsuit aimed towards permanently stopping the orders. Hanen issued a...
by admin | Feb 26, 2015 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
The following is a summary of a notice diffused by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services on February 24, 2015. Effective May 26, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent...
by admin | Feb 22, 2015 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Family Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently released its March 2015 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin regulates adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant visa applications by setting priority date cutoffs. Foreign nationals can file their AOS applications or...
by admin | Feb 15, 2015 | General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
There are only eight (8) weeks before the start of the FY 2016 H-1B Cap filing season and to ensure timely filing, it is recommended that employers start submitting LCAs and gathering the necessary documents. Last year, the United States Citizen and Immigration...
by admin | Feb 11, 2015 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Family Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas
Anyone who has filed for a re-entry permit or I-90 (green card renewal) knows that they need to be fingerprinted in the US. This has caused much disruption for those living abroad. We have always wondered why the USCIS could not process these biometrics abroad....
by admin | Feb 11, 2015 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Family Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas
Persons living on the east coast filing Adjustment of Status applications for permanent residence, Employment Authorization Documents (EAD), Advance Parole Documents, Permanent Residence Card renewals or replacements and re-entry permits (I-131), all need to first...
by admin | Feb 11, 2015 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Family Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas
In limited circumstances, I-130 petitions may be filed directly with a US embassy, which will forward the request to a USCIS overseas office for adjudication. The I-130 is the first part of a family based immigrant visa petition. In 99% of all cases, the I-130 is...
by admin | Feb 8, 2015 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Family Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the PERM regulations, which govern the labor certification process for the permanent employment of immigrant foreign workers and establish responsibilities of employers who wish to employ these workers permanently in the United...
