Como parte do processo de solicitação de visto, rotineiramente os aplicantes passam por uma entrevista com um funcionário consular. Às vezes, os casos de alguns aplicantes são alocados sob o “Administrative Processing”, o que indica que o funcionário do consulado determinou que informações adicionais ou uma análise mais detalhada são necessárias antes de uma...

A reforma da imigração é um tema muito acalorado atualmente nos Estados Unidos. E Washington está buscando encontrar uma solução para os problemas impostos pela iminente revogação do programa DACA (sigla em inglês do programa Ação Diferida para a Chegada de Crianças). Em 25 de setembro, três senadores (Thom Tillisfrom, da Carolina do Norte,...

When a nonimmigrant submits a visa application to a U.S. Consulate, the Consulate has three options: (1) approve the application, (2) deny the application, or (3) place the application in administrative processing. The term "administrative processing" refers to virtually any delay in the issuance of a visa. Some visa applications require further administrative processing,...

As part of the Visa Application process, applicants are routinely interviewed by a Consular Officer. Occasionally, some applications are placed under Administrative Processing, which indicates the Consular Officer determined that additional information or a closer review is necessary before making a final determination of an approval or a denial of the application. Applicants are...

Immigration reform is a very hot topic these days, and Washington is focused on finding a solution to the problems posed by the impending repeal of the DACA program.  On September 25, three senators (Thom Tillis from North Carolina, James Lankford from Oklahoma, and Orrin Hatch from Utah) introduced a bill called the Solution...

Employment-Based Preference Categories

Though discussions with USCIS and the CIS Ombudsman regarding employment-based adjustment interviews are ongoing, DOS does not believe that the impact of this policy change will manifest until well into the second half of the fiscal year due to the large number of pending I-485s at USCIS Service Centers. DOS hopes to...

 

O Comitê Judiciário da Câmara aprovou em 15 de novembro o projeto de lei H.R. 170 - “Protect and Grow American Jobs Act” (Lei de Proteção e Ampliação dos Empregos Americanos em tradução livre), que visa restringir o abuso por parte das empresas do sistema de vistos H-1B e impedir a terceirização dos empregos...

PRESS RELEASEUS-INDIA RELATIONS AT DECISIVELY UPWARD TRAJECTORY
 
The North Jersey chapter of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO-North Jersey) on the timely topic of “Where India US Relations are Heading” on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Jyoti Restaurant in Wayne, NJ.
 
The event was attended by over 60 people and even though was...

On November 15, 2017, the House Judiciary Committee passed the H.R. 170 - “Protect and Grow American Jobs Act”, taking an aim to restraint companies from abusing the nation’s H-1B Visa system and stop the outsourcing of American jobs. The new bill has crossed its first hurdle, clearing its way to move forward in...

Who will qualify for an E-2 visa?The E-2 investor visa allows qualifying individuals to enter and work in the United States in order to partake in a substantial investment.  Investor visas are only available to individuals immigrating from certain countries, and applicants must meet investment requirements.  For some investors, the E-2 visa can provide...