Stickers will no longer be used to extend the validity of green cards

Posted on January 12, 2021

Starting in January, we will replace the sticker that is currently issued to lawful permanent residents (LPRs) to extend the validity of their Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (PRC or “Green Card”), with a revised Form I-797, Notice of Action. LPRs file Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card, when their Green Cards...

Florida’s E-Verify Law Effective January 1, 2021. Overview of Florida’s E-Verify Law

Posted on January 11, 2021

On June 30, 2020, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 664: Verification of Employment Eligibility into law. The bill requires public employers, contractors, and subcontractors to use E-Verify, and requires private employers to use E-Verify or to use the Form I-9 and maintain copies of the documents used to complete the Form I-9 for...

H-1B વીઝાની એબીસીડી – ૨૦૨૧ના વર્ષ માટે અરજી કરવાની કરો તૈયારી

Posted on January 8, 2021

અમેરિકાના હોમલેન્ડ ડિપાર્ટમેન્ટે ૬ ડિસેમ્બર, ૨૦૧૯ના રોજ જાહેરાત કરી હતી કે ઊચ્ચ ડિગ્રી ધરાવનારા સહિતની H-1B વીઝાની અરજી માટે પ્રથમ ઇલેક્ટ્રોનિક રજિસ્ટ્રેશન કરાવવાનું રહેશે અને તે માટે ૧૦ ફી નક્કી કરી હતી. યુએસ સિટિઝનશીપ એન્ડ ઇમિગ્રેશન સર્વિસીઝ (USCIS) પ્રારંભિક રજિસ્ટ્રેશનની પ્રક્રિયા ૧ માર્ચથી ૨૦ માર્ચ, ૨૦૨૧ દરમિયાન ખોલવામાં આવશે.

ઇચ્છુક અરજદાર કે તેમના...

DHS H-1B Visa Update

Posted on January 7, 2021

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department) is amending its regulations governing the process by which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects H-1B registrations for the filing of H-1B cap-subject petitions (or H-1B petitions for any year in which the registration requirement is suspended), by generally first selecting registrations based on...

H-1B Season Begins: USCIS Issues Modifications in a Final Rule for the Upcoming H-1B Registration (“Lottery”) Process Seeking Priority for Higher Wages for H-1B in the Selection.

Posted on January 7, 2021

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced a final rule that will modify the H-1B cap selection process, amend current lottery procedures, and prioritize wages to protect the economic interests of U.S. workers and better ensure the most highly skilled foreign workers benefit from the temporary employment program.

Modifying the H-1B cap selection process will...

What Is Consular Processing?

Posted on January 6, 2021

Did you know that there is a different processing protocol for those applying for lawful permanent resident status in the U.S., otherwise, referred to as applying for a Green Card? It is true. After a beneficiary of an approved immigrant petition has received an available visa number, there are two different ways to...

ગૃહ અને શ્રમ મંત્રાલયના ઇમિગ્રેશન તથા વેજ રૂલ્સને ફેડરલ કોર્ટે અટકાવ્યા

Posted on January 4, 2021

અમેરિકાના ગૃહ મંત્રાલય અને શ્રમ મંત્રાલયે ઇમિગ્રેશનને લગતા કેટલાક નિયમો લાગુ કર્યા હતા તેને ફેડરલ કોર્ટે અટકાવી દીધા છે.H-1B સ્પેશિયાલિટી ઑક્યુપેશન વીઝાની લાયકાતને મર્યાદિત કરનારા બે વચગાળાના નિયમોને ૧ ડિસેમ્બરે ફેડરલ કોર્ટે અટકાવી દીધા છે.

ગૃહ મંત્રાલયે ઇન્ટરિમ ફાઇનલ રૂલ (IFR) જાહેર કર્યો હતો તે ૭ ડિસેમ્બરથી અમલમાં આવવાનો હતો. H-1B નોન ઇમિગ્રન્ટ વીઝા ક્લાસિફિકેશન...

New PPP program could present opportunities for Small Businesses in the information technologies and other industry sectors

Posted on January 4, 2021

On December 20, 2020 Congress passed a new stimulus package, which includes a second round of PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) funds. Assuming that this bill is enacted into law, this second round of PPP, may be able to be used for software, cloud computing, and other associated expenditures. While similar to the first installment,...

USCIS Releases 22 New Eligible to Naturalize Fact Sheets

Posted on January 2, 2021

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services expanded its policy guidance regarding unlawful acts that may prevent an applicant from meeting the good moral character (GMC) requirement for naturalization. The commission of, or conviction or imprisonment for, an unlawful act, during the statutory period for naturalization, may render an applicant ineligible for naturalization should the...

USCIS Seeks Surcharge to Immigration Applications [The Wall Street Journal]

Posted on January 2, 2021

The Department of Homeland Security announced a final rule that adjusts fees for certain immigration and naturalization benefit requests to ensure U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recovers its costs of services.

Unlike most government agencies, USCIS is fee funded. Fees collected and deposited into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account fund nearly 97% of USCIS’ budget.

As...

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