USCIS has published a final rule to modernize and improve several aspects of certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa programs. USCIS has also amended regulations to better enable U.S. employers to hire and retain certain foreign workers who are beneficiaries of approved employment-based immigrant visa petitions and are waiting to become lawful permanent residents. This […]
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a final rule adjusting the fees required for most immigration applications and petitions. The new fees will be effective Dec. 23, 2016. Applications and petitions postmarked or filed on or after Dec. 23 must include the new fees or USCIS will not be able to accept them. USCIS is […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the December 2016 visa bulletin. You can access the entire visa bulletin on its website here. Note: USCIS designated Dates for Filing of Employment-Based Visa Application charts (EB1-EB4) for filing Adjustment of Status applications within U.S. for December 2016. For EB5 category, USCIS determined that Adjustment of Status applicants must use the Final […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the November 2016 visa bulletin. You can access the entire visa bulletin on its website here. Note: USCIS designated Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based Visa Application charts (EB1-EB4) for filing Adjustment of Status applications within U.S. for November 2016. For EB5 category, USCIS determined that Adjustment of Status applicants must use the […]
Read MoreOn Sept. 29, President Obama signed into law H.R. 5325-5325, which, among other things, extends the EB-5 Regional Center Program until Dec. 9, 2016. As a result, USCIS has determined that for the month of October, individuals seeking to file EB-5 adjustment of status applications must use the Final Action Dates chart. Updated: 9/30/2016
Read MoreU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is proposing a new rule, which would allow certain international entrepreneurs to be considered for parole (temporary permission to be in the United States) so that they may start or scale their businesses here in the United States. The proposed rule would allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the October 2016 visa bulletin. You can access the entire visa bulletin on its website here. Note: USCIS designated Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based Visa Application charts (EB1-EB4) for filing Adjustment of Status applications within U.S. for October 2016. For EB5 category, USCIS determined that Adjustment of Status applicants must […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the September 2016 visa bulletin. You can access the copy of the visa bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS designated Final Action Dates Chart for filing Adjustment of Status applications within U.S. in September 2016. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference cases this month: Final […]
Read MoreIf you currently have a 17-month STEM OPT extension, you may apply to add 7 months to your STEM OPT period. If you want to apply for this 7-month extension, you must properly file your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization (with the required fee and signature) on or before August 8, 2016. USCIS will […]
Read MoreDepartment of State released the August 2016 visa bulletin. You can access the copy of the visa bulletin on the Department of State website here. Note: USCIS designated Application Final Action Dates Chart for filing Adjustment of Status applications within U.S. in August 2016. Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference cases this month: […]
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