On Oct. 12, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new process for Venezuelans.

This new process will provide a lawful and streamlined way for nationals of Venezuela who are outside the United States and lacking U.S. entry documents to come to the United States. Through a fully online process, individuals can be considered,...

 

Employers should continue using the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, after its expiration date of Oct. 31, 2022 until further notice.

DHS will publish a Federal Register notice to announce the new...

 

As of Sept. 26, USCIS has further extended the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (PRC) from 12 months to 24 months for lawful permanent residents who have filed Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card, to renew their PRC. Individuals newly filing...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual based on the vacatur of the EB-5 Modernization Rule and the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022.

Policy highlights include:

• Removing the provisions found in the EB-5 Modernization Rule that a federal court vacated on June 22, 2021;

• Adding...

Dear Stakeholder, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule on the public charge ground of inadmissibility. When you apply to be admitted into the United States or become a lawful permanent resident, USCIS can deny your application if it determines that you are “likely to become a public charge”—meaning you depend...

Dear Stakeholder,     

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been expanding premium processing in phases to certain pending Forms I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. Recently, USCIS announced that you can file a premium processing request if you have a pending Form I-140 for the following...

યુએસ સિટિઝનશીપ એન્ડ ઇમિગ્રેશન સર્વિસીઝ (USCIS) તરફથી પરમેનન્ટ રેસિડન્ટ કાર્ડ (ગ્રીન કાર્ડ)ની વૅલિડિટી આપોઆપ 24 મહિના માટે લંબાવવા માટેનો નિર્ણય કરાયો છે. ગ્રીન કાર્ડ રિપ્લેસમેન્ટ માટે કાયદેસરના વસાહતીઓએ Form I-90 ભરીને અરજી કરી હોય છે, તેની મુદતમાં 24 મહિનાનો વધારો 26 સપ્ટેમ્બરથી લાગુ કરાયો છે.

કાયદેસરના પરમેનન્ટ રેસિડન્ટ હોય અને તેમણે ગ્રીન કાર્ડની મુદત પૂર્ણ...

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been working toward streamlining the entry process for travelers to the United States. Thus, one effort to accomplish that has been to eliminate the issuance of entry stamps on foreign nationals’ passports when they arrive in the US. This process has already begun at certain US...

PERM は雇用主のサポートによってビザを保有する外国人労働者が米国グリーンカードを取得できる方法です。グリーンカードを取得するには全部で 9 つのステップがあります。最初はPERM、次にI-140、最後はグリーンカード申請です。

ステップ 1: 仕事業務を明確にし最低限の要件を伝える
雇用主、従業員、弁護士は従業員の仕事に関する詳細を確立する必要があります。（職務経験• 学歴• 勤務地• 従業員数　等）雇用主は労働省 (DOL) に基づき、仕事要件を明確にします。

ステップ 2: DOL から賃金決定 (PWD) を取得
弁護士は勤務先場所での役職の一般的な賃金を確立するために、DOL に PWD を送信します。この賃金は外国人従業員がグリーンカードを取得した後、雇用主が外国人従業員に支払わなければならない最低額です。

ステップ 3: マーケット調査
雇用主は特定の仕事に応募する資格があり職能力があり意欲ある米国の労働者がいるかどうかを判断するために、DOL 規則に従ってマーケット調査を実行する必要があります。

ステップ 4: DOL に PERM を提出
弁護士はPERM 申請書（フォーム9089）を DOL に提出します

ステップ 5: I-140
雇用主は I-140 を USCIS に提出し賃金を支払うことができること、従業員がその職に必要な資格を持っていることを証明しなければなりません。この申請により従業員は移民の労働者として分類され、PERM 労働証明書の承認通知とともに USCIS に提出する必要があります。

ステップ 6: 優先日（Priority Date）が現在の日付に変わるのを待つ
The visa bulletin は、最新情報を提示しており、それを常に確認する必要があります。

ステップ 7: I-485
申請者とその家族 (配偶者と子供)...

The 2024 Diversity Visa Lottery Program (DV-2024) will commence at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, October 5th, 2022, and will close at noon, EDT, Tuesday, November 8th, 2022. Applicants must submit entries electronically during this registration period using the electronic DV entry form (E-DV) at www.dvlottery.state.gov. Paper entries will not be accepted....