Nonimmigrant Visas

When terminating a foreign worker in the United States, employers must consider several State and Federal immigration laws. Therefore, this guide by the NPZ Law Group will explain what employers must do when terminating certain types of noncitizen workers.
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Congrats to all of our H-1B nonimmigrant professionals on their selection in the Lottery!! For others, we are pleased to work to find alternatives to the H-1B and to patiently wait to see if more Lotteries will be run before March 2023. Stay tuned for more business immigration law updates from Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak Law Group, P.C. - Immigration and Nationality Law #h1blottery #canadaimmigration #H1BVisa #H1B #greencardusa

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Anyone who enters the United States, other than U.S. citizens, holds either immigrant or nonimmigrant status.
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USCIS announced new policy guidance that eliminates the need for individuals who have applied for a change of status (COS) to F-1 student to apply to change or extend their nonimmigrant status while their initial F-1 COS application is pending.

Under the previous policy, applicants needed to maintain status up to 30 days before the program start date listed on their Form I-20, Certificate for Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status, which required them to file extensions, or an initial COS and subsequent extensions ensuring that they would not have a “gap” in status.
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Are you a diplomat, foreign government official, or someone planning to travel with one of these individuals to the U.S.? If so, you will need to know about and be granted an A category nonimmigrant visa.
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Secretary Pompeo, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, has temporarily expanded the ability of consular officers to waive the in-person interview requirement for individuals applying for a nonimmigrant visa in the same classification. Previously, only those applicants whose nonimmigrant visa expired within 12 months were eligible for an interview waiver.
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Pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), representatives of the foreign information media may come to the U.S. as foreign media representatives by obtaining an I nonimmigrant visa.
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According to multiple stories from several news outlets, the United States may begin requiring visitors applying for US Non-immigration Visas to provide their social media history. Pursuant to stories published by Reuters, The New York Times, and BBC, it appears that the Trump Administration would like to add a new social media information collection requirement for individuals applying for a Visa to enter the United States. The requirement would be a full disclosure of all social media identities that the person used within the past five years.
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