On April 9, 2015, USCIS' Administrative Appeal Office (AAO) issued a precedent decision, Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC, which held that the employers must file amended H-1B petitions when a new Labor Condition Application (LCA) for Nonimmigrant Workers is required due to a change in the H-1B worker's worksite location. Specifically, the decision stated:
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The June Visa Bulletin had some good news and some bad news.
The Department of State (DOS) recently released additional, more detailed information about how it calculates immigrant visa availability cut-off dates.
DOS explained that each month, its Visa Office subdivides the annual preference and foreign state limitations into monthly allotments based on totals of documentarily qualified immigrant visa applicants reported at consular posts and U.S....
The June Visa Bulletin had some good news and some bad news.
Another EB-2 India Significant (but Slowing) Forward Movement
This month's Visa Bulletin brings another significant forward movement in EB-2 India of five and a half months which is a bit less than last two months' forward movements of about eight months. , EB-2 India has by about three years over the last few months so...
The June Visa Bulletin had some good news and some bad news. Continue reading…
This month's Visa Bulletin brings another significant forward movement in EB-2 India of five and a half months which is a bit less than last two months' forward movements of about eight months. , EB-2 India has by about three years over the last few months so...
USCIS PUBLISHES FILING GUIDANCE FOR CERTAIN H-4 DEPENDENT SPOUSES
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...
CHECKING THE APRIL 2015 VISA BULLETIN: IS MY PRIORITY DATE CURRENT? DOS VISA BULLETIN FOR APRIL AND PREDICTIONS FOR THE MONTHS TO COME BY CHARLES OPPENHEIM.
An End to the China EB-2 to EB-3 Downgrade Phenomenon (at least for FY2015). In April 2015, the EB-3 China cut-off date (currently October 22, 2011) will retrogress more than nine months to January 1, 2011. As a result, EB-3 China will return to...
USCIS PUBLISHES FILING GUIDANCE FOR CERTAIN H-4 DEPENDENT SPOUSES
USCIS on May 21, 2015, published information to help eligible H-4 dependent spouses who want to apply for employment authorization under the Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses final rule.
Beginning May 26, 2015, certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants can file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, as long as...
FIVE THINGS ASYLUM APPLICANTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE 180-DAY ASYLUM EAD CLOCK.
#1: WHAT IS THE 180-DAY ASYLUM EAD CLOCK?
The "180-day Asylum EAD Clock" measures the time period during which an asylum application has been pending with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) asylum office and/or the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)....
BENEFICIOS HUMANITARIOS: ¿ES OBLIGATORIO TENER UNA I-130 APROBADA Y QUIEN PODRÍA FIRMAR UNA DECLARACIÓN DE APOYO?
Introducción
Hay tres tipos diferentes de beneficios humanitarios relacionados con el Formulario I-130, Petición para Familiar Extranjero; Conversión del Formulario I-130 para el Formulario I-360 para los cónyuges sobrevivientes; Sección 204 (l) de la Ley de Inmigración y Nacionalidad (INA); y Restablecimiento humanitario bajo la Sección 205 de la INA y 8 CFR 205.1 (a)...
HUMANITARIAN BENEFITS: IS IT MANDATORY TO HAVE AN APPROVED I-130 & WHO COULD SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT?
Introduction
There are three different types of Humanitarian Benefits related to Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative: Conversion of Form I-130 to Form I-360 for Surviving Spouses; Section 204(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA); and Humanitarian Reinstatement under INA Section 205 and 8 CFR 205.1(a)(3)(C)(2).
This article will focus...
Attention U.S. Employees Traveling to Canada!
Under NAFTA, workers in the USA can often times appear at a Canadian Port of Entry and present their applicaton for a work permit in Canada, and receive a work permit for $150. But since the spring, many U.S. workers have been turned away and told that there is a new "filing" requirement they...
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