A coalition of business organizations is urging Congress to extend the EB-5 Regional Center program. The EB-5 investor visa program allows a foreign national to obtain a green card if he or she invests money in the United States which…
A coalition of business organizations is urging Congress to extend the EB-5 Regional Center program. The EB-5 investor visa program allows a foreign national to obtain a green card if he or she invests money in the United States which…
The USCIS Administrative Appellate Office issued a precedent decision holding that an amended H-1B petition is required whenever the work location of an H-1B worker changes. An H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant visa classification that allows a U.S. employer to…
On April 13, 2015, USCIS announced that it had received 233,000 H-1B petitions for Fiscal Year 2016 – the largest ever received in advance of a fiscal year – which reached the statutory cap for both the 65,000 H-1B visa…
In bad news for U.S. employers seeking needed, high skilled foreign talent, USCIS announced on April 7, 2015 that it had enough H-1B petitions on hand to reach the annual advanced degree cap of 20,000 H-1B visa numbers, and the…
On November 20, 2014 President Obama announced multiple administrative changes to the way in which his Administration will implement current U.S. immigration laws. These far reaching changes provide Deferred Action for parents of U.S. citizens and permanent residents for a…
In a move to reduce applicant wait times, the National Visa Center will no longer require original documents to be submitted as part of the U.S. immigration process. Instead, starting November 12, 2014 immigrant visa applicants need only submit copies…
Starting on November 12, 2014, USCIS will begin a trial test of expanding its on line electronic immigration system, known as USCIS ELIS, to include an application to replace a Permanent Resident Card commonly known as a green card. During…
In its November 10, 2014 Processing Time Information, USCIS reports processing initial EB-5 investor immigrant petitions within 14.3 months of filing. For EB-5 investors seeking to remove conditions on their residence, USCIS reports a 6.8 months adjudication time frame from…
The U.S. Department of State announced that beginning November 12, 2014, the United States and the People’s Republic of China will increase the validity period for business, tourist, student and exchange visitor visas issued to each other’s citizens. Eligible PRC…
The October, 2014 Visa Bulletin advises that the current high level of EB-2 demand from India could push back Indian EB-2 priority dates from its current May 1, 2009, to early 2005. In fact, this retrogression could occur as early…