On May 20, 2019, USCIS will begin premium processing for FY 2020 cap-subject H-1B petitioners requesting a change of status on their Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker. Petitioners who do not file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, concurrently with an FY 2020 cap-subject H-1B petition requesting a change of status...

If you are an immigrant who has come to the United States to go to school, and you wish to pursue higher academics and a career in academia, you might be wondering about your visa options. One of your best options is an H-1B Visa for Academics. There are, however, specific requirements that must...

USCIS recently released the official meeting minutes from its “National Public Engagement on H-1B Filing Tips and understanding RFEs” held on March 7th, 2019.  During this engagement USCIS discussed some key issues that are frequently included in H-1B petitions RFEs. Issues such as,

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today (3/19/2019) announced the start of the fiscal year (FY) 2020 H-1B cap season, start dates for premium processing of cap-subject H-1B petitions, and the launch of its new H-1B data hub, while reminding petitioners of its new H-1B cap selection process. These new efforts underscore the agency’s...

David Nachman, Esq., advogado-sócio do escritório NPZ Law Group, diz que “para o novo ano fiscal há algumas grandes mudanças iminentes ao Programa de Loteria do Visto H-1B”. Os advogados especializados em Imigração e Nacionalidade do escritório Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group continuam a monitorar de perto as alterações que vêm sendo feitas...

Growing your family through international adoption is an exciting time. It can also be a stressful time as the legal hurdles that you must jump through seem to be without end. You may hear phrases such as “re-adoption” and wonder what that means and if it applies to you and your family’s adoption...

USCIS will resume premium processing on Tuesday, March 12, for all H-1B petitions. If you received a request for evidence (RFE) for a pending petition, you should include the RFE response with the premium processing request.

When an H-1B petitioner properly requests the agency’s premium processing service, USCIS guarantees a 15-day processing time. If we...

Every year at about this time, U.S. Employers approach the Immigration and Nationality Lawyers and Immigration Attorneys at the NPZ Law Group often asking us for the reasons why they should consider doing the H-1B visa. Here are the TOP TEN REASONS we give to them. David Letterman, eat your heart out . ....

On March 5th, 2019, USCIS made an announcement that it has revised Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status and will publish the revised form on USCIS website on March 8, 2019. USCIS will be removing the 12/23/16 version of Form I-539 from uscis.gov on March 8 but will be allowing for a...

A green card is a permanent resident card memorializing the fact that an immigrant to the United States has been granted the right to permanently live and work in the United States. It can be a long and arduous road to getting a green card. The immigration attorneys at Nachman, Phulwani, Zimovcak...