Guide to H-1B Cap Exempt Employers
Many of our readers know that the H-1B visa is a critical and very common work visa used routinely by U.S. employers to hire skilled foreign nationals. The H-1B visa has an annual cap for first-time visas set at 85,000 per year and it has been oversubscribed greatly over the past several years which has caused USCIS to use a [...]
USCIS I-90 Green Card Renewal: Three-Year Auto Renewal for Pending Applications
USCIS has updated the process for green card renewal applicants with a revised Form I-797, Notice of Action for Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card where applicants seek to renew an expiring green card. Starting September 2024, USCIS has extended the period during which a receipt notice will be valid for proof of lawful permanent resident status to 36 [...]
Birth Certificates for Immigration: Requirements and Solutions
Applicants for U.S. immigration benefits have faced (or will face) at some point in the process the need to provide a birth certificate. Both U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) and the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) require applicants to submit a birth certificate as part of the permanent residency (green card) process. The availability of a birth certificate and [...]
How to Change Address with USCIS?
Most non-U.S. citizens are required to report a change of their residential address within 10 days of moving within the U.S. or its territories. This requirement becomes even more important when there is an application pending with USCIS. The change of address notification is done by either USCIS online account or by submitting (on paper!) Form AR-11 with USCIS. [...]
October 2024 Visa Bulletin – First Visa Bulletin for Fiscal Year Brings Limited Cutoff Date Recovery
The U.S. State Department has released the October 2024 Visa Bulletin which is the first Visa Bulletin for the new fiscal year. The headline in the month’s Visa Bulletin is the fact that despite wide expectations for significant forward advancement among many employment-based categories, the forward movement is somewhat limited and, in fact, some categories have moved back. EB-2/EB-3 India [...]
Premium Processing Requests on Form I-907: Eligible Petitions, Fees, and Processing Times
USCIS premium processing is a valuable service offered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency, designed to expedite the adjudication process for certain immigration applications. This article goes into the details of USCIS premium processing, outlining its benefits, eligibility criteria, and how it can be utilized to navigate the immigration process more effectively. What is Premium Processing? [...]