If you are an athlete who has been hired by an American sports league or team, you may be able to obtain a P-1A visa that will allow you to immigrate to the U.S. The P-1A visa...
USCIS Denies Pending Forms I-131 for Abandonment Due to International Travel
We are given to understand that USCIS has been denying Form I-131 advance parole applications for abandonment in instances where the applicant has traveled abroad during the pendency of the application. The pending Form I-131 application is being denied even if the applicant has a separate valid advance parole document or a valid H,...
USCIS retoma o processamento premium para certas categorias de aplicantes para o visto H-1B
A partir desta quarta-feira, 18 de outubro, o Departamento de Segurança Interna (DHS) vai coletar e armazenar “nomes e pseudônimos em redes sociais, informações associadas identificáveis e resultados de busca” de todos os imigrantes nos Estados Unidos — inclusive os detentores do green card e cidadãos imigrantes naturalizados.
Isso constitui uma tremenda violação de privacidade...
DOS UPDATE: VISA BULLETIN FOR SEPTEMBER 2017
As the September Visa Bulletin sets forth the final action dates for the last month of Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) makes some predictions in final action date movement in October and during FY 2018.
EB-1 China and EB-1 India. The final action date of January 1st, 2012, which was...
O que é preciso para obter o Visto EB-5 de Empreendedor/Investidor?
Não é possível negar que o tema imigração é um assunto polêmico hoje nos Estados Unidos. Mas praticamente todo mundo concorda que criar empregos e impulsionar a economia do país são consequências benéficas da imigração, então leis federais permitem que empreendedores e investidores qualificados obtenham vistos “EB-5” que lhes permitem entrar nos EUA...
VISAS MANTIS and Implications for Trump’s “Extreme Vetting”
Since his inauguration, President Donald Trump has spent his first 100 days in office issuing Executive Orders. Among them, Trump has signed two Executive Orders directing travel bans for non-U.S. citizens of certain Muslim-majority countries: on January 27, 2017, Executive Order 13769 (Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States));...
USCIS PROVIDES UPDATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF BUY AMERICAN, HIRE AMERICAN EXECUTIVE ORDER
On April 18, 2017, President Trump signed the Buy American and Hire American Executive Order, which seeks to create higher wages and employment rates for U.S. workers and to protect their economic interests by rigorously enforcing and administering our immigration laws. It also directs DHS, in coordination with other agencies, to advance policies to...
PRESIDENT TRUMP BACKS RAISE ACT
On 8/2/17, Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) introduced the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act, which would create a skills-based immigration points system, end the Diversity Visa Program, and reduce the number of family-based immigrants and refugees. The legislation would award points based on education, ability to speak...
Visto B-1 destina-se a visitantes a negócios: atividades permitidas – Parte 1
A classificação de visto de não imigrante B-1 (incluindo admissões pelo Programa de Isenção de Visto, VWP na sigla em inglês) é apropriada para estrangeiros que viajam aos Estados Unidos para um período temporário, em base limitada, para participar de atividades de negócios legítimas pelas quais não estão sendo remunerados por uma fonte americana....
USCIS Provides Clarifying Guidance on O-1 Nonimmigrants in Arts vs. Motion Picture and Television
On April 26, 2017, Study in the States redesigned the Stakeholder Webinars page. The redesigned page makes it easier to find and identify Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) and government partner-hosted webinars by including them in one location.
With the redesign, users can filter to view...