Generally speaking, employment-based permanent residence options require that an employer sponsor the foreign national, and that the foreign national have a permanent job offer. However, there are a couple of exceptions to this, including the EB-1 â€â€¦
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The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has started having regular meeting with Charlie Oppenheim, the man behind the crystal ball of the visa bulletin (he is the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division for the U.S. Department of…
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USCIS announced that they have completed entering data for H-1B cap receipts as of May 4th, 2015. Therefore, a receipt notice should have been issued for all cases that have been selected in the H-1B cap lottery. Our office has not received rejected…
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Attention H-1B employers! A recent precedent decision by the Administrative Appeals Office now requires H-1B employers to file an amended petition when there is a change in the worksite. The decision, Matter of Simeio, states that “A change in the…
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issues L-1 visas to foreign employees of multinational companies that want to transfer highly-skilled employees to the United States. A qualifying employer may submit an L-1A petition for executiv…
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At long last, USCIS has issued final regulations that will allow H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B visa holders to apply for work authorization (also known as a work permit or employment authorization document). At this point USCIS has not yet issued an…
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USCIS announced today that it has completed the lottery for the FY 2016 H-1B cap petitions received. The agency reports receiving approximately 233,000 cap-subject petitions, including U.S. master’s degree petitions. USCIS officials say premium pro…
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On November 20, 2014, President Obama issued an executive action outlining immigration reform initiatives that were to be detailed and implemented in the coming months. While much attention has been given to the provisions for undocumented foreign na…
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Tis the season – H-1B season! As an immigration attorney practicing in the employment-based immigration realm, I fondly refer to the period of time from around January to April 1 each year as H-1B season. This is the time of year when our office is…
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Are you planning on filing an H-1B petition for an in-house project? Make sure you proactively submit proper documentation of the project! Sometimes IT consulting companies have the H-1B employee work at the H-1B employer’s offices instead of at an…
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