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(Updated October 2023) The holiday travel season is coming up soon, and that means travel, and for many foreign nationals, it means arranging for H-1B stamping! Foreign nationals here on a nonimmigrant visa such as H-1B must also make sure their visa… Read More

We have posted here a nonimmigrant visa chart, which outlines the most commonly used temporary visa classifications for the United States including the major requirements and limitations. We hope you find this helpful. As always, please keep in mind… Read More

(Updated 10/1/2025) As of today, October 1, the U.S. government is shutdown. Fortunately, this does not mean that all is lost (or on hold) for U.S. immigration filings. USCIS: USCIS is open and operating. This means that the government shutdown shoul… Read More

As per my earlier post, USCIS issued many RFEs for pending employment-based I-485s (applications for adjustment of status, or green card applications) this summer in anticipation of the priority dates for those cases becoming current. We know that ou… Read More

Act Fast to Take Advantage of What May be a Narrow Window of Opportunity and Secure Your Chance for Permanent Residence! The long-awaited and much-anticipated visa bulletin for August 2013 was published today! We are happy to report that previous pre… Read More

On Thursday June 27th, the U.S. Senate passed its comprehensive immigration reform bill. However, keep in mind that there is no change in immigration law as a result of this vote. While it is an important first step, and greatly increases the chances… Read More

Since the beginning of the year, the air has been buzzing with prospects of comprehensive immigration reform. Remember, there are no changes in the law yet, but things seem to be moving along in Congress, at least on the Senate side. Here is the late… Read More

As we posted earlier this month, Customs and Border Protection is in the process of automating the I-94 process. Some other government agencies use the I-94 to verify a foreign national’s immigration status before granting benefits such as a driver… Read More