The USCIS generally gives processing times in Month. For instance, the Nebraska Service Center is processing H-1Bs that were filed in July 2016. However, they have said that from July 4th, will give a specific date. For instance, Nebraska Service…
SEONewsWire.net
Search Engine Optimized News for Business
Tag: USCIS
New I-9 is Now Available On Line
On November 16, 2016, USCIS advised that its new Form I-9 can now be downloaded and used by employers. The current I-9 version issued on March 8, 2013 can be used until January 17, 2017. After that date, the new…
Tagged with: USCIS
USCIS Extends TPS for Nepal
On October 26, 2016, USCIS announced an extension of designation of Nepal for Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, in the United States for an additional 18 month period, effective from December 25, 2016, through June 24, 2018. According to USCIS,…
USCIS to Raise Immigration Filing Fees
On October 24, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security announced new filing fees which USCIS will be charging for immigration benefits. The new fees become effective on December 23, 2016. USCIS calculates the increases to be a weighted average of…
Entrepreneurs Visa
In 2014, President Obama issued an Executive order making it easy for Entrepreneurs to get visas. However until this past Friday, the Citizenship and Immigration Service (hereinafter CIS) did not issue any guidance as to how this could be achieved.…
Tagged with: Comprehensive Reform, DHS, Entrepreneur Employee, Immigration Service, United States, USA, USCIS
When Natural Disasters happen
The Government works with deadlines. Unlike State Court where lawyers can argue that they are not ready and reset the date of their hearing, we attorneys working with federal agencies have to such leverage. We are given an audit notice…
Tagged with: Annie Banerjee, Baton Rouge, Hurricane Rita, Immigration Services, United States, Unlike State Court, USCIS
USCIS Issues Updated EB-5 Processing Report for August, 2016
In its report issued in August, 2016, USCIS advises that it is processing initial EB-5 investor petitions within 16.7 months of petition filing, petitions to remove conditions on residence on EB-5 immigrant investors within 21.5 months of filing, and applications…
Tagged with: USCIS
Buying the American Dream—The EB-5 visa
EB-5 Job creation and money in US I know Trump makes for a great opening line in any blog, so I will start with Trump. Trump criticized Mr. Khan, the Gold Star parent by saying that Khan, a lawyer…
Tagged with: China, Gold Star, Houston immigration lawyer, Regional Centers, Trump Bay Towers, USA, USCIS
H-1B employers sue USCIS alleging that lottery regulations are invalid
Two companies have sued the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) seeking to set aside the current H-1B visa lottery system. The H-1B visa classification permits a U.S. employer to offer a professional position to a degreed foreign national and…
EB-5 Woes
The EB-5 Regional Center program is undergoing change from every direction: its statutory existence is set to expire in about 2 months absent legislation to extend it; there are long delays in USCIS EB-5 petition processing, and significantly, there is…
Top