Graduates of U.S. master’s degree programs from institutions that are unaccredited or for-profit may now have an additional hurdle in filing H-1B petitions. Generally speaking, there is a separate quota of 20,000 H-1B visas available for graduates…
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The true case examples used below are used for illustration purposes. Case results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case and case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case undertaken by a lawyer. Do you wa…
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H-1B season is right around the corner! While it seems like the holiday season just wrapped up, April 1, the first day we can file cap-subject H-1B petitions will be here before we know it. One question we hear a lot this time of year is “when shou…
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Case results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case, and case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case undertaken by us. This past summer, we at Sumner Immigration Law were thrilled to be able to start off…
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Wondering what to look for when selecting an immigration attorney to help with your filing? Check out our list of questions to consider here! We handle family-based and employment-based immigration matters, and we welcome your phone calls and emails.…
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The January 2014 visa bulletin was published this week. Sadly, it did not bring glad tidings of great joy, especially for India/EB-2. The Department of State’s Visa Office has recently provided the following information on recent demand in the empl…
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Many postdocs working in the U.S. as research scholars are here on the J-1 visa. The J-1 visa is a temporary visa classification, and it actually does not allow for dual intent. Dual intent refers to the idea that a foreign national can hold a partic…
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The December visa bulletin shows that the priority date for China EB-2 is 11/8/2008, while the priority date for China EB-3 is 10/1/2011 – almost three years ahead! This is an unusual circumstance. Most of the time the EB-2 classification is a fast…
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Wondering how to find a great EB-1 or NIW immigration attorney? Check out this list of questions to consider!
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Are you thinking of filing an EB-1 petition as an alien of extraordinary ability or outstanding researcher or professor? Check out our guide for reducing the chances of a request for evidence on your EB-1A or EB-1B case.
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