The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued policy guidance on the eligibility criteria for the O-1B nonimmigrant visa classification for individuals with extraordinary ability in the arts and extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry. The guidance includes an appendix with examples of evidence that may satisfy the...

U.S. and Canadian Immigration and Nationality Law Newsletter & Updates

The H-1B process is a crucial part of the US workforce that allows US employers to hire highly-skilled foreign workers for specialty occupations. By hiring these workers, employers can fill critical skill gaps, boost innovation, and create new job opportunities for US workers.

The foreign nationals who are in Canada as visitors and who receive a valid job offer will continue to be able to apply for and receive a work permit without having to leave the country. Visitors applying under this public policy who held a work permit within the last 12 months will also continue...

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the validity period of employment authorization for F-1 nonimmigrant students experiencing severe economic hardship due to emergent circumstances, also known as special student relief (SSR). The policy update clarifies that in cases of severe economic hardship...

યુ.એસ. સિટિઝનશિપ એન્ડ ઇમિગ્રેશન સર્વિસિસ (યુએસસીઆઇએસ) એ ઇમિગ્રેશન માટે ચાઇલ્ડ સ્ટેટસ પ્રોટેક્શન એક્ટ (સીએસપીએ) હેઠળ બિન-નાગરિકોની ઉંમરની ગણતરી પર તેની નીતિ માર્ગદર્શિકા અપડેટ કરી છે. 21 વર્ષથી ઓછી ઉંમરના બાળકો તેમના માતાપિતાની મંજૂર વિઝા અરજીના આધારે કાયદેસર કાયમી નિવાસ માટે પાત્ર છે. જો અરજદાર બાળકો ઇમિગ્રેશન પ્રક્રિયા દરમિયાન 21 વર્ષના થાય ત્યારે CSPA ...

During the initial H-1B registration period, prospective petitioners or their authorized representatives must electronically submit a separate registration naming each alien for whom they seek to file an H-1B cap-subject petition. If a sufficient number of registrations are received, USCIS will randomly select the number of registrations projected as needed to reach the...

એવું જોવા મળ્યું છે કે F-1 વીઝાધારકોમાંથી ઘણા H-1B વર્કર્સ માટે અરજી કરતા હોય છે. જોકે H-1B વીઝા મહત્તમ વર્ષે 58,200 આપવામાં આવે છે. આ કેપ ઉપરાંત વધારાના 20,000 H-1B વીઝા અપાય છે, જે અમેરિકાની યુનીવર્સિટીમાંથી માસ્ટર્સ કે તેનાથી ઊંચી ડિગ્રી મેળવનારા માટે હોય છે.

એક એપ્રિલ 2019થી USCISએ H-1B રજિસ્ટ્રેશનમાંથી સિલેક્શનની પદ્ધતિ બદલી છે...

U.S. and Canadian Immigration and Nationality Law Newsletter & Updates

The State Department recently announced a pilot program aimed at simplifying the visa renewal process for H-1B workers and other temporary visa holders. This new program will allow these workers to renew their visas within the US, avoiding the need to travel abroad,...

A Designated Learning Institution (“DLI”) is a school approved by a provincial or territorial government to host international students in post-secondary level of education in Canada. The DLIs include universities, colleges, CEGEPs, vocational schools and private career colleges and language schools. Each of these institutions have its own set of rules on how to...

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its policy manual on the calculation of noncitizen's age under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) for immigration purposes. Children under the age of 21 are eligible for lawful permanent residency based on their parent's approved visa petition. The CSPA helps protect children from losing...