The U.S. State Department (DOS) released the May 2015 Visa Bulletin. The major development in the May Visa Bulletin is a significant forward movement in EB-2 category for India and also for the EB-2 category for China. The EB-3 category for the Philippines moved back by seven (7) years and, as predicted, the...
AAO TO EMPLOYERS: SUBMIT AN AMENDED H-1B IF MOVING AN H-1B EMPLOYEE “WITHIN OR OUTSIDE” THE MSA.
Introduction
Putting an end to the confusion that prevailed among Immigration Practitioners for almost two decades, the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), in Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC, 26 I&N Dec. 542 (AAO 2015), on April 9, 2015, clarified that an Amended H-1B Petition[1] is required to...
OTRA LOTERÍA DE VISA DE NO INMIGRANTE H-1B SE AVECINA: AHORA ES EL MOMENTO PARA EMPIEZAR A PENSAR SOBRE SU PLAN DE RESPALDO H-1B
INTRODUCCIÓN
El año pasado, en esta época, USCIS anunció que había recibido 172.500 peticiones H-1B para el año fiscal 2015, que comenzó el 1 de octubre de 2014. Es probable que la lotería H-1B (también conocida como "proceso de selección al azar") sea llevada...
ANOTHER H-1B NONIMMIGRANT VISA LOTTERY IS LOOMING: NOW IS THE TIME TO START TO THINK ABOUT YOUR H-1B BACK-UP PLAN.
INTRODUCTION
Last year, at about this time, the USCIS announced that it has received 172,500 H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2015 which began on October 1st, 2014. The H-1B lottery (also referred as "random selection process ") is likely to be conducted again this...
OCI CARDHOLDER: INDIA OFFERS MULTIPLE ENTRY & MULTI-PURPOSE LIFE-LONG VISA TO ITS OVERSEAS CITIZENS.
Introduction
The Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, during his last visit to the United States, had promised to the Indian community about a life-time visa and exemption from the requirement of registering with police...
HOW TO ASK YOUR EMPLOYER ABOUT DOING AN H-1B FOR YOU IF YOU ARE IN OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING (OPT) OR ON A STEM OPT EXTENSION.
We are in the midst of the H-1B season. If you have not yet begun to prepare the H-1B for the April 1st filing date, do not despair. It is not too late. It will take about a week or so to submit and...
CÓMO SOLICITAR A SU EMPLEADOR QUE PRESENTE UNA VISA H-1B PARA USTED SI SE ENCUENTRA EN FORMACIÓN PRÁCTICA OPCIONAL (OPT) O EN UNA EXTENSION DE OPT STEM.
Estamos en medio de la temporada de H-1B. Si usted todavía no ha comenzado a preparar la visa H-1B para su presentación el 1ero de Abril, no se desespere. No es demasiado tarde. Tomará alrededor de una semana más o menos para enviar y...
DHS Extends Eligibility for Employment Authorization to Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses of H-1B Nonimmigrants Seeking Employment-Based Lawful Permanent Residence.
Release Date: February 24, 2015
WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director León Rodríguez announced today that, effective May 26, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending eligibility for employment authorization...
H-1B PETITION PREPARATION & FILING: THE WHATS, WHYS AND HOWS OF EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE EVALUATIONS.
Introduction
Most prospective H-1B employees and H-1B employers begin with either of the following two questions: "I would like to work in the U.S. using an H-1B visa, but am not sure if I qualify" or"I want to hire a foreign worker but not sure if the individual qualifies for an H-1B visa."
As briefly touched-upon...
WHAT H-1B EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LCA TO AVOID POTENTIAL DOL COMPLIANCE PITFALLS.
The H-1B visa program permits a United States employer ("employer") to temporarily employ nonimmigrants to fill specialized jobs in the United States. The Immigration and Nationality Act (the "INA" or the "Act") requires that an employer pay an H-1B worker the italicize of the actual wage or the locally prevailing wage, in order...
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