Under the assumption that it takes roughly five months for I-485s to be processed to completion, it is not surprising that there were several dramatic final action date advancements in the April Visa Bulletin. The motivation for and timing of these movements was to spur demand that would result in full visa number...

What types of jobs may qualify for an H-1B visa?

The H-1B visa is a temporary work visa available to people in specialty occupations all over the world.  H-1B visa recipients are permitted to enter and work in the United States for a period of time, typically three years,...

Por Michael Phulwani, Esq., David H. Nachman, Esq. e Ludka Zimovcak, Esq. – Advogados especializados em imigração
do escritório NPZ Law Group, P.C. - VISASERVE (New Jersey, New York, Indiana e escritórios afiliados no Canadá e Índia)

No ano passado, o Serviço de Cidadania e Imigração dos Estados Unidos (USCIS) anunciou que recebeu cerca de 236.000...

David Nachman will be speaking at this May 5th event from 5-7 pm.

Location: GCCI Hall

On April 12, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has reached the congressionally mandated H-1B cap for fiscal year (FY) 2018-2019. USCIS also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the U.S. advanced degree exemption.

USCIS received over 190,098 H-1B petitions...

How many H-1B visas are given to foreign tech workers each year?

H-1B work visas allow foreign nationals to come to the United States to work in a specialty field.  Some of the most sought after H-1B...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced the launch of its new website, E-Verify.gov. This is the authoritative source for information on electronic employment eligibility verification. E-Verify.gov is for employers, employees and the general public.

The user-friendly website provides information about E-Verify and Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, including employee rights and employer...

O Serviço de Cidadania e Imigração dos Estados Unidos (USCIS) divulgou uma importante "Adopted Decision" (Decisão Adotada, em tradução livre) poucos dias antes da data limite para protocolamento das petições para o visto H-1B. O Matter of S- Inc. aborda a proibição de múltiplos protocolamentos para o visto H-1B por “entidades relacionadas (como empresas...

O Serviço de Imigração e Cidadania dos Estados Unidos (USCIS) atingiu a cota anual definida pelo Congresso para o visto H-1B de 65.000 vistos para o ano fiscal de 2019. O USCIS também recebeu um volume de petições suficiente para completar os 20.000 vistos H-1B destinados a peticionários com diploma avançado obtido nos EUA,...

USCIS has reached the congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for fiscal year 2019. USCIS has also received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to meet the 20,000 visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap.

The USCIS will reject and return filing fees for all unselected cap-subject petitions that are not prohibited.

USCIS...