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News & EventsAbout The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card We are reprinting some information for clients about the APEC Business travel card. Please see below. The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Travel Card (ABTC) facilitates short-term business...
212(d) 3 Waivers at the US Embassy- A quick look at the process and criteria
Certain crimes, fraud, and other offenses may bar an individual from entering the United States. However, in certain cases, specifically under Section 212(d)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), consular officers have the discretionary authority to...
August 2024 Visa Bulletin Overview
The August 2024 Visa Bulletin, released by the Department of State, brings both top information and careful optimism for those looking forward to their visa priority dates. Family-Based Petitions: F2A (Worldwide): Advances significantly from November 1, 2023,...
B-1 Visa’s for Engineers and After Sales Workers
In the past year, we have seen a plethora of issues and confusion at the US border for persons coming to the US as an engineer. As costs increase in the US, it is more and more advantageous to have foreign workers from Japan and elsewhere to come to assist with US...
How will immigration change if Trump is re-elected in 2024
日本語版ページはこちら How Immigration Law would change in the face of a Trump Re-election. A hot topic which many of our clients have been asking is how to prepare if President Trump is re-elected to a second term. It is no secret that President Trump is not a fan of...
The E TDY Visa
The E TDY Visa The E visa, over the years, has evolved in many different ways. One type of E visa is an E TDY (“temporary duty”) visa. This is actually an annotation subsumed within the E visa category. It is often used in Japan to send essential skills E visa...
H-2B Quota is Reached
Today, we reprint an article from USCIS about the current H-2B quota for our reader's consideration. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 19,000 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for...
DOS Notice of New Exchange Visitor Program for Japan
Breaking news The Department of State just introduced a DOS a new Japan Specialist Program in accordance with existing Exchange Visitor Program regulations (22 CFR part 62), including regulations applying to the Specialist category (22 CFR §62.26). During their...
Considerations for H-4/L-2 EADs When Bundling with H-1B/L-1 Petitions under the Edakunni Settlement
The following is more of a technical article, but it is important to know because basically, it requires the USCIS to “bundle” which means adjudicating dependent L-2 and H-4 applications at the same time as the principal applicant’s case (filed on form I-129). The...
NEW STATE DEPARTMENT BULLETIN FOR MAY 2024 ANNOUNCED
NEW STATE DEPARTMENT BULLETIN FOR MAY 2024 ANNOUNCED The U.S. Department of State has issued the May 2024 Visa Bulletin No significant advancement will occur in employment-based categories NOTE: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Final...