While we routinely have H-1B petitions approved, we now must proactively include extensive documentation to have the petition approved. We hear reports from other immigration practitioners of increasingly high H-1B denial rates, and complaints about…
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In March 2012, the U.S. consulates in India launched the Interview Waiver Program (IWP) to further streamline the visa application process in India, to meet significantly increased demand. The U.S. consulates in India are now expanding that program f…
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Even lesser-known national or international awards may work, if the pool of applicants is at the national or international level. If possible, include background information about the award, information about the pool of applicants, the level of comp…
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The November visa bulletin was recently published, and it *finally* shows that the EB-2 “worldwide” category will be current in November! What does this mean for you? Basically, it means that if you were born in a country other than China…
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The U.S. Department of Labor just posted their recent PERM Labor Certification processing statistics. While most people may find this kind of information good for curing insomnia, this information is also indicative of larger processing trends that a…
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Get your keyboards & photos ready folks! The DV-2014 visa lottery will open on Tuesday, October 2, 2012. What is the Diversity Visa Lottery? The DV lottery program, also referred to sometimes as the green card lottery, is a program created by Con…
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Updated 6/5/2023 With the upcoming holiday season, many foreign nationals are making plans to visit home over the holidays. While we can’t do anything about stress created by long airport lines or visiting the in-laws, we offer the following tips f…
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What Happened to the October Visa Bulletin? The October visa bulletin was posted earlier this week. Earlier this summer, Department of State officials anticipated that: The EB-2 priority dates for “all other countries” (other than China, India, M…
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It is old news by now that the June visa bulletin shows that the EB-2 category for China & India show “U” for unavailable. This means that no one born in India and China can file in the EB-2 category (unless you qualify for cross-char…
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With the visa bulletin showing major retrogressions, and unavailability in some categories, many foreign nationals may be reconsidering their employment-based permanent residence strategies. In fact, this is a great time to re-evaluate and develop a…
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