Category Archive for: ‘immigration news’
L‑1 VISA PROCESS AND PROCEDURE
The L‑1 visa status is issued to an executive or manager of a company which has employed the foreign national abroad for at least one year prior to entry into the United States, and who is coming to the U.S. to accept a management/executive position …
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US IMMIGRATION: WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG?
Author by Edward Boreth One of the most frequent questions I am asked is “Why is my immigration case taking so long?”. The usual follow up to this question is “My friend’s case did not take as long. He had his green card in 6 …
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Immigration Q & A February 2010
Author by Edward Boreth Are there still H1-B’s left for the 2010 quota? As of December 22, USCIS announced that it has received approximately enough H-1B petitions to fill the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 cap for the fiscal year 2010. This means that there are no more …
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Immigration Q & A January 2010
What is the H-1B cap? By statute, the number of available H-1B visas is subject to an annual fiscal year limitation of 65, 000, plus 20,000 under the category for “advanced degree”. Who is subject to the H-1B cap? The H-1B cap applies to new …
Read MoreComprehensive Immigration Reform Bill
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill: How it will impact our community By Hina Askari, Esq. For a while, it appeared that the Immigration Reform Bill had crashed on the Senate floor and was all but dead. But on Thursday, June 15, Senate leaders announced that they …
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Immigration Planning for Employers
For employers in the United States, if they don’t already have a need to employ foreign nationals, because of low unemployment in the United States and the unique skills offered by foreign nationals, it is inevitable that they soon will. In recent times, however, two …
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Don’t Give up hope on the H-1B Visa
To qualify for an H-1B visa, an individual must becoming to the United States to work in a “specialty occupation” that generally requires at least a bachelor’s degree. An H-1B visa petition can be submitted to the Immigration Service a maximum of six months prior …
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Immigration Update
H-1B Application Alert We encourage foreign students on Optional Practical Training, graduate students, TN non-immigrants, anyone seeking entry to perform work in a professional position and their employers to identify potential H-1B candidates and prepare H-1B paperwork. H-1B applications to be filed under the fiscal …
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Lawful Permanent Residence through Marriage
There is a common misconception that if an immigrant marries a United States citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident their immigration worries are over. This is simply not true for many individuals who have entered the United States illegally, or who marry lawful permanent residents. …
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Dual of Overseas Citizenship of India
Who is eligible for OCI? The following person(s) are eligible for OCI. Minor children of such persons are also eligible; however, if the applicant has ever been a citizen of Pakistan or Bangladesh, he/she will not be eligible for OCI. The following criteria must be …
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