USCIS Expands Premium Processing to Certain Form I-140 Classifications

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been expanding premium processing in phases to certain pending Forms I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. Recently, USCIS announced that you can file a premium processing request if you have a pending Form I-140 for the following...

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USCIS Rule on Public Charge Inadmissibility Will Go into Effect in December

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a final rule on the public charge ground of inadmissibility. When you apply to be admitted into the United States or become a lawful permanent resident, USCIS can deny your application if it determines that you are “likely to become a public charge”—meaning you depend...

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PERMによるグリーンカード取得プロセス


PERM は雇用主のサポートによってビザを保有する外国人労働者が米国グリーンカードを取得できる方法です。グリーンカードを取得するには全部で 9 つのステップがあります。最初はPERM、次にI-140、最後はグリーンカード申請です。

ステップ 1: 仕事業務を明確にし最低限の要件を伝える
雇用主、従業員、弁護士は従業員の仕事に関する詳細を確立する必要があります。(職務経験• 学歴• 勤務地• 従業員数 等)雇用主は労働省 (DOL) に基づき、仕事要件を明確にします。

ステップ 2: DOL から賃金決定 (PWD) を取得
弁護士は勤務先場所での役職の一般的な賃金を確立するために、DOL に PWD を送信します。この賃金は外国人従業員がグリーンカードを取得した後、雇用主が外国人従業員に支払わなければならない最低額です。

ステップ 3: マーケット調査
雇用主は特定の仕事に応募する資格があり職能力があり意欲ある米国の労働者がいるかどうかを判断するために、DOL 規則に従ってマーケット調査を実行する必要があります。

ステップ 4: DOL に PERM を提出
弁護士はPERM 申請書(フォーム9089)を DOL に提出します

ステップ 5: I-140
雇用主は I-140 を USCIS に提出し賃金を支払うことができること、従業員がその職に必要な資格を持っていることを証明しなければなりません。この申請により従業員は移民の労働者として分類され、PERM 労働証明書の承認通知とともに USCIS に提出する必要があります。

ステップ 6: 優先日(Priority Date)が現在の日付に変わるのを待つ
The visa bulletin は、最新情報を提示しており、それを常に確認する必要があります。

ステップ 7: I-485
申請者とその家族 (配偶者と子供)...

2024 Diversity Lottery Visa Registration: “If You Are Not In It . . . You Cannot Win It!


The 2024 Diversity Visa Lottery Program (DV-2024) will commence at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, October 5th, 2022, and will close at noon, EDT, Tuesday, November 8th, 2022. Applicants must submit entries electronically during this registration period using the electronic DV entry form (E-DV) at www.dvlottery.state.gov. Paper entries will not be accepted....
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CBP Has Begun Eliminating Entry Stamps for Travelers Upon Arrival – An Overview by the NPZ Law Group


The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been working toward streamlining the entry process for travelers to the United States. Thus, one effort to accomplish that has been to eliminate the issuance of entry stamps on foreign nationals’ passports when they arrive in the US. This process has already begun at certain US...
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O processo de aquisição do Green Card por meio do PERM – uma visão geral pelo escritório de advocacia NPZ Law Group

 

A Certificação de Trabalho PERM é um processo pelo qual um profissional estrangeiro com visto de imigrante baseado em emprego pode adquirir um Green Card para os Estados Unidos. Há um total de 9 etapas para adquirir um Green Card por esse meio. A primeira parte é o PERM,...

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USCIS Amplia la Extensión de Validez de la Tarjeta Verde (Green Card) a 24 Meses para Renovaciones de Tarjeta Verde

 

A partir del 26 de septiembre, el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de EE. UU. (USCIS) extenderá automáticamente la validez de las Tarjetas de Residente Permanente (también conocidas como Green Card) a 24 meses para los residentes permanentes legales que presenten el Formulario I-90, Solicitud para Reemplazar la Tarjeta...

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USCIS estende a extensão de validade do Green Card para 24 meses para renovações de Green Cards.


A partir de 26 de setembro, os Serviços de Cidadania e Imigração dos EUA (USCIS) estão estendendo automaticamente a validade dos Cartões de Residente Permanente (também conhecidos como Green Cards) para 24 meses para residentes permanentes legais que apresentarem o Formulário I-90, Pedido de Substituição do Cartão de Residente Permanente.

Residentes permanentes legais que apresentarem...
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Highlights of the Settlement Agreement Regarding the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 – An Overview by the NPZ Law Group


On August 24, 2022, the parties (the US Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS], the Department of Homeland Security [DHS], and stakeholders) involved in the lawsuit regarding the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 filed a settlement agreement (the “Agreement”). The agreement clarified previously certified regional centers’ status and other procedures for filing documents...
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