USCIS has just announced that effective today, July 13, 2017, they are resuming accepting Form I-907 premium processing service requests for all H-1B petitions. Previously, in mid-May, USCIS had announced that they are suspending the premium processing service for certain H-1B extension or transfer petitions until July 27, 2015 and we are glad to see [...]
The U.S. State Department has just released the August 2015 Visa Bulletin which is the eleventh Visa Bulletin for the FY2015 fiscal year. The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the lack of any movement in EB-2 India, the notable forward movement in EB-3 India and the major retrogression in EB-3 China. [...]
In today’s globalized economy, more and more industries rely on telecommuters and remote employees to fill in positions, whether part-time or full-time. One of the challenges that our corporate clients are faced with in such a global market is the difficulty of getting remote employees to appear in person at the employer’s location and complete [...]
One of the most frequent questions our office gets since and even before May 26, 2015 when the H-4 Spouse EAD filing window opened has been, “How long would it take to get the H-4 Spouse EAD approved?” Because [...]
Our office closely monitors not only each monthly Visa Bulletin but also any developments and updates from here in Washington, DC which may give us some idea on upcoming movements and surprises. Our goal is to share any and all credible information with our clients and readers in order to allow proper planning and to [...]
The U.S. State Department has just released the July 2015 Visa Bulletin which is the tenth Visa Bulletin for the FY2015 fiscal year. The major headline in the upcoming month’s Visa Bulletin is the lack of any movement in EB-2 India and EB-3 China and that EB-3 Philippines is unavailable. Summary of the July 2015 [...]
Are you an investor or small business owner considering your immigration options in the U.S.? If so the E-2 nonimmigrant visa may be appropriate for you. In many ways the E-2 visa option is the most attractive for entrepreneurs and small business owners allowing foreign nationals to enter the U.S. “solely to develop and direct [...]
The USCIS receipt or case number is one of the most commonly used numbers, by immigrants and lawyers alike, to track the progress or identify a particular immigration case or filing. These receipt numbers start with three letters followed by a series of numbers, for example EAC-22-123-45678. Here is how to understand what the [...]
The Simeio H-1B guidance has been updated. Please see the Final Policy Memorandum on Simeio. The April 9, 2015 AAO decision In Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC (PDF copy) put many H-1B employers (mainly those who place H-1B workers at third-party worksites) in a position to scramble and assess their current level of compliance with [...]
In late April our office reported on the lawsuit challenging the H-4 Spouse EAD program and we have been monitoring the case over the past few weeks and especially since Thursday of last week when there was a hearing here in Washington, DC on the merits of the plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction aiming [...]
