F-1 વીઝા મળ્યા હોય તેમાંથી ઘણા OPT ચેન્જ કરીને ઇમિગ્રેશન સ્ટેટસમાં ફેરફાર કરી અને સ્પેશ્યાલિટી વર્કર (H-1B વર્કર) તરીકેનો દરજ્જો મેળવવા માગતા હોય છે. દર વર્ષે કેટલા H-1B વીઝા ઇશ્યૂ થાય તેની કેપ સંસદે નક્કી કરેલી છે. કુલ 58,200 વીઝા અપાતા હોય છે. આ ઉપરાંત અમેરિકાની કૉલેજ કે યુનિવર્સિટીમાંથી માસ્ટર્સ ડિગ્રી મેળવનારને 20,000...
Updating Social Security Number Issuance Policy for Lawful Permanent Residence (Green Card) Applicants
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to consolidate and update guidance on the ability to change to a "same or similar" job opportunity, also known as job mobility or job portability, for certain beneficiaries of employment-based immigrant petitions after they have applied for adjust status...
U.S. Embassy in the UK: Transportation Boarding foil – Lost or Stolen Green Cards
A Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) of the United States is required to present a valid Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (Green Card), if seeking readmission to the U.S. after a temporary absence of less than one year.
If you are not in possession of your Permanent Resident Card, you may apply for a Transportation...
Six Potential Major Impacts of Proposed New EB-5 Investor Visa Law
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Pooled Directs are dead
Concurrent filing for Adjustments brings EB5 to USA
ABCs OF H-1Bs (THIS IS PART VI OF AN VIII PART SERIES): THE H-1B CAP WAS REACHED; DO I STILL HAVE A CHANCE OF GETTING AN H-1B VISA?
During the initial H-1B registration period, prospective petitioners or their authorized representatives must electronically submit a separate registration naming each alien for whom they seek to file an H-1B cap-subject petition. If a sufficient number of registrations are received, USCIS will randomly select the number of registrations projected as needed to reach the...
USCIS to Implement Premium Processing for Certain Previously Filed EB-1 and EB-2 Form I-140 Petitions
The Case Assistance Committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) recently monitored a problematic trend in which the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) was issuing Requests for Evidence (RFEs) for birth certificates and other documents that members already submitted to USCIS. Here’s what you must know.
A Summary of the Issue:For the...
Announcement of Processing Posts for Visa Applicants from Ukraine
The U.S. Mission to Ukraine is not currently offering visa services. Beginning immediately, Ukrainian immigrant visas (IVs) other than adoption cases will be processed at Consulate General Frankfurt, including Diversity Visa (DV) and Fianc(é)e (K-1) visas. The U.S. Embassy in Warsaw will process Ukrainian adoption cases as well as A and G...
USCIS Announces New Actions to Reduce Backlogs, Expand Premium Processing, and Provide Relief to Work Permit Holders
USCIS is creating a new volume in the USCIS Policy Manual for adoption-related guidance. The new Policy Manual volume consolidates and clarifies existing guidance from the USCIS Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM). CIS also consolidated and streamlined webpages on suitability determinations and home study requirements.
By clarifying eligibility and filing requirements, this publication begins to...
Immigration Help Available to Those Affected by Special Situations, Including the Invasion of Ukraine
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reminds the public that CIS offer immigration services that may help people affected by extreme situations, including the invasion of Ukraine.
The following measures may be available on a case-by-case basis upon request:
Changing...Hoja de datos de registro H-1B para empleadores FY2023
Proceso de registro
Para presentar peticiones H-1B sujetas al tope del año fiscal 2023 para un empleado, primero debe registrarse electrónicamente y pagar una tarifa de $10 dólares por cada registro electrónico. El registro electrónico incluye información básica sobre el empleador y el empleado. Este año, las inscripciones deberán presentarse entre el 1 y el...