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Throughout my years of practicing immigration law, one of the most common client questions has been “Is there an H-1B grace period?” and “Is there a grace period if I am laid off while on H-1B?” For all these years, I have had to respond that… Read More

Many of our clients, including H-1B visa holders, are concerned about traveling outside of the U.S. and returning in light of Mr. Trump’s recent executive orders. As of the time of this writing, the “travel ban” that was the center of one of th… Read More

Our office is fielding lots of questions these days from H-1B employees and employers wondering how the H-1B program will be affected by the new administration, and/or by new laws that are currently being proposed in Congress. The short answer is tha… Read More

The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is behind us, but a new hustle and bustle is just descending upon us: H-1B filing season! Each year, there is a limit of 65,000 new H-1B visas available, with an additional 20,000 for U.S. master’s degree… Read More

In May 2016, USCIS issued a new proposed rule that would increase USCIS filing fees for the first time since 2010. The comment period on the proposed rules has ended, and USCIS has published an advance copy of the final rule. We anticipate that the f… Read More

On May 4, 2016, USCIS published a proposal to increase filing fees across the board to recoup the cost of processing immigration applications. UCIS filing fee amounts are reviewed every other year. USCIS last adjusted its fees in November 2010. The f… Read More

Employers and would-be H-1B employees alike are understandably anxious to know where things stand with the H-1B cap receipt notices. Here’s what’s happening: USCIS announced in early May that they had finished “entering data” in connection wi… Read More

Many H-1B beneficiaries are understandably confused and frustrated when their H-1B petition is approved for just one year, especially when they have three or more years left in H-1B status, or when they have an approved I-140 petition that allows the… Read More