In order to apply and be granted immigration status in Canada, it is essential that you meet all inadmissibility rules including medical inadmissibility. Medical inadmissibility affects anyone applying to visit, study, work or live permanently in Canada. There are three possible reasons for medical inadmissibility; danger to public health, danger to public safety and...

USCIS announced the launch of the first-ever citizenship ambassador initiative. Through this new initiative, USCIS will partner with community leaders who will promote citizenship through their own immigrant experience. The initiative is designed to make a personal and local connection to the more than 9.1 million lawful permanent residents who may be eligible to...

USCIS plays a significant role in the processing of employment-based visas, and USCIS want to ensure USCIS use as many available visas as possible in fiscal year (FY) 2022, which ends on Sept. 30, 2022.

USCIS is still doing our part with the U.S. Department of State (DOS) in processing employment-based immigrant visas...

Managing Attorneys at the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group - VISASERVE - Ludka Zimovcak, Esq. and Snehal Batra, Esq. will be receiving an Enterprising Women in Commerce Award in the Legal category from CIANJ.

CIANJ (Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey) is a statewide business advocacy organization which represents more than...

各会計年度の初めに、米国政府機関は、政府機関の更新規制を発表します。 米国国土安全保障省、米国労働省、米国国務省によって最近提案された、移民に関連する規制変更は次の通りです。

米国国土安全保障省（DHS）
申請手数料の引き上げ：DHSは、申請手数料の引き上げを目指しています。これにより、米国市民権、移民局（USCIS）が請求する手数料が引き上げられます。 手数料引き上げ規則は2022年9月に公表される予定です。またUSCISは、H-1Bビザ、L-1ビザプログラムの雇用の申請手数料を一部引き上げることを提案しています。
L-1ビザプログラムの修正：DHSは、L-1ビザプログラムに関連して「専門知識」、「雇用」、「雇用者と従業員」の定義の改訂を提案します。
 
I-485ステータス手続き調整の改訂：DHSは2023年5月に規則案を公開します。これにより一部のビザカテゴリーは処理時間を短縮し、可用性を拡大するために、申請の調整の処理時間が改善されます。 
 
H-1Bビザプログラムの修正：DHSは、「雇用者と従業員の関係」に関連するH-1Bビザプログラム規則、職場による規定、H-1Bビザ登録の合理化、また関連する規則の改訂を目指しています。ステータスを F-1ビザからH-1Bビザに変更する個人へのガイドラインも更新予定です。
 
「Known Employer Program」の実施：DHSは精査された雇用者によって提出されたいくつかの雇用ベースのビザ申請の裁定を容易にするために、「Known Employer Program」の恒久的な実施を提案します。
 
米国労働省（DOL）
H-1Bビザ、PERM、E-3ビザカテゴリーの賃金方法の改訂：DOLは先日、特定の非移民、移民労働者の最低賃金を決定するため利用される方法を改訂する暫定規則を発表しました。 その結果、該当するカテゴリーの一般的な賃金が上昇します。 労働省によると米国労働者に支払われる率よりも長い間低く設定されてきたという立場を取っています。 最終規則は2022年10月に公開される予定です。
 
米国国務省（DOS）
領事館のビザ料金の引き上げ：米国国務省（DOS）は、領事館の手数料の値上げは、Non-petition-based visa feeは、$160.00から$245.00になり、またPetition-based visa fees は190.00ドルから310.00ドルに増加します。
 
H-1Bビザポリシーの代わりにB-1ビザ終了： DOSは申請者が独自にB-1ビザの資格を持たない限り、H-1Bビザ、H-3ビザとして分類可能な個人に対するB-1ビザの発行を中止することを提案しています。
 
 
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USCIS is revising Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur, to accommodate the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, which made significant changes to both the filing and eligibility requirements for investors under the EB-5 program. The form will be split into two versions: Form I-526, Immigrant Petition by Standalone...

Whether you have been arrested, charged, or convicted of a crime, it can be incredibly stressful if you are an immigrant in the United States or for anyone, for that matter. If you are in the U.S. on a visa, you may be wondering whether your interaction with the law will come up later...

Backlogs in the immigration of high-skilled workers have made it harder for businesses in the United States to hire workers from overseas. Well, there have been a few Bills proposed in Congress that will work to reduce backlogs and other challenges that employees and employers. Here’s what you should know about these Bills, as...

નવા EB-5 રિફોર્મ એન્ડ ઇન્ટેગ્રિટી ઍક્ટ, 2022નો અમલ શરૂ થયો છે તેને ધ્યાનમાં રાખીને USCIS તરફથી બે નવા ફોર્મ્સ જોહારે કરવામાં આવ્યા છે. આ નવા કાયદા દ્વારા ઇમિગ્રેશન એન્ડ નેશનાલિટી ઍક્ટ 203(b)(5)માં સુધારો કરવામાં આવ્યો છે.

કમર્શિયલ એન્ટરપ્રાઇઝમાં મૂડીરોકાણને મંજૂરી આપવા માટેનું નવું Form I-956F રજૂ થયું છે, જ્યારે Form I-956G રિજનલ સેન્ટર એન્યુલ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plays a significant role in the processing of employment-based visas, and USCIS want to ensure USCIS use as many available visas as possible in fiscal year (FY) 2022, which ends on Sept. 30, 2022.

USCIS is still doing their part with the U.S. Department of State...