In the face of rising operational costs and the relentless march of inflation, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a significant update to its fee structure for various immigration-related filings. Effective April 1, 2024, these changes mark the first fee adjustment since 2016, underscoring a critical development for employers...
Category: L-1 Visas
New USCIS Premium Processing Fees Now in Effect: A Comprehensive Guide to the 2024 Adjustments
As previously announced, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ new inflation-adjusted premium processing fees take effect today, increasing the filing fee for Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing. USCIS published a final rule announcing the change on Dec. 28, 2023.
The USCIS Stabilization Act established the current premium processing fees and...
Navigating L-1 Work Authorization in the U.S.: A Guide for Canadian Companies and International Businesses
Introduction:
The United States offers various paths for foreign workers to gain employment authorization, with the L-1 visa being a prominent option for companies in Canada and beyond. This blog post aims to provide a comprehensive guide to L-1 work authorization, focusing on how it works for intercompany transferees.
USCIS Clarifies Proxy Vote Use for Certain Intracompany Transferee Visa Petitions
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”) recently promulgated a revised Form I-129S, NONIMMIGRANT PETITION BASED ON BLANKET L PETITION. CIS announced that this document must be used exclusively in applications filed with after August 29th and the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) has confirmed that applicants for Blanket L-1 petition classification at...
USCIS Clarifies the L-1 One-Year Foreign Employment Requirement
By: David Nachman, Esq., Michael Phulwani, Esq. and Ludka Zimovcak, Esq.
Some time back, the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C. reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS"), sought to step-up its efforts to find fraud in the H-1B program. This was done by conducting investigations...
USCIS and CBP Extend Form I-129 Pilot Program for Canadian L-1 Nonimmigrants
Por: Michael Phulwani, Esq, David H. Nachman, Esq. y Rabindra K. Singh, Esq.
La Ley de Asignaciones Consolidadas de 2016 (Ley Pública 114-113), promulgada por el presidente Obama el 18 de diciembre de 2015, aumentó las tarifas para ciertos peticionarios H-1B y L-1. Se requiere que estos peticionarios presenten un cargo...
USCIS CLARIFIES WHEN AND HOW TO PAY ADDITIONAL FEE FOR CERTAIN H-1B AND L-1 PETITIONS.
On October 11, 2011, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas announced a new initiative to harness industry expertise from the public and private sectors and increase the job creation potential of employment-based and high-skilled visa categories. Called 'Entrepreneurs in Residence', the initiative built upon a series...
USCIS ACLARA CUÁNDO Y CÓMO SE PAGARA LA TASA ADICIONAL APLICABLE A DETERMINADAS PETICIONES H-1B Y L-1
Por: Michael Phulwani, Esq., David H. Nachman, Esq. e Ludka Zimovcak, Esq.
O Serviço de Cidadania e Imigração dos Estados Unidos (USCIS) começou o seu Programa de Visita e Verificação Administrativa do Local de Trabalho (ASVVP) em 2009. Pelo programa, essas visitas são conduzidas pelo diretório de Detecção de Fraude e Segurança...
THE ONLY THINGS THAT REMAINS THE SAME IS “CHANGE”: NEW FORM I-129s FOR INTRACOMPANY TRANSFEREES REQUIRED FOR BLANKET PETITIONS AFTER AUGUST 29th, 2016.
By: Michael Phulwani, Esq., David H. Nachman, Esq. and Ludka Zimovcak, Esq.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began its Administrative Site Visit and Verification Program (ASVVP) in 2009. Under the program, site visits are conducted by the Fraud Detection and National Security directorate (FDNS) of USCIS. FDNS conducts site visits for religious worker petitions,...
THE NPZ LAW GROUP CONTINUES TO URGE EMPLOYERS WHO PETITION FOR H-1B AND L-1 VISAS TO UNDERSTAND H-1B AND L-1 FDNS SITE VISITS
The following is the information with regard to AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) intake on persons who overstay their visas.
Policymakers are calling for a solution to address those who have "overstayed their visas." However, the label of "visa overstays" is widely misused and misunderstood. The reality is that identifying visa overstays is an...