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Link: https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-resumes-premium-processing-all-h-1b-petitions
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USCIS has announced that it is resuming premium processing for all H-1B cases starting on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. This means that when…
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USCIS has announced that it is publishing a new version of the form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, as well as adding a new…
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Link: https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-updates-fee-payment-system-used-field-offices
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As part of the USCIS’s continuing efforts to modernize and update its operations, USCIS has been updating its applicants’ payment systems in selected field offices…
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U.S. Department of State’s March 2019 visa bulletin continues to show meaningful movements in the employment-based preference categories. In particular, the employment-based 3rd visa preference category…
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USCIS has announced that it is resuming premium processing (expedited 15-day processing time) for those H-1B petitions that were filed on or before December 21,…
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USCIS clarifies its guidelines that (a) the age requirements for a petitioner filing an Affidavit of Support for a spouse in conjunction with a concurrently…
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https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-publish-revised-form-i-539-and-new-form-i-539a
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USCIS has just announced that starting on March 11, 2019, they will not only publish a revised Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change…
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USCIS has announced that it will start to accept negative consultation letters that are issued by labor unions which are related to P…
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SANTA ANA, Calif. – Following the arrests this morning of three defendants who allegedly operated “birth tourism” outfits that catered to Chinese clients, federal authorities today unsealed…
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The Department of Homeland Security set up an undercover operation in which it set up a fake university called the University of Farmington based out…
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has just issued the final H-1B quota registration rule in which it will proceed to set up the…
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https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-makes-two-more-applications-available-online-filing
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USCIS has added two (2) new forms – the N-600, Application for Certificate of Citizenship, and the N-600K, Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate…
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https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-announces-countries-eligible-h-2a-and-h-2b-visa-programs-0
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USCIS and the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of State have published its updated H-2A (temporary agricultural worker) and H-2B (temporary non-agricultural worker)…
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Pasricha & Patel Takeaways:
USCIS has announced that it is resuming premium processing (expedited 15-day processing time) for those H-1B petitions that were filed in April 2018 and for…
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Link : https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Bulletins/visabulletin_february2019.pdf
Pasricha & Patel Takeaways:
U.S. Department of State’s February 2019 visa bulletin shows some encouraging movements in the employment-based preference categories. In particular, the employment-based 3rd visa preference…
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For all those looking to work or live in the United States, it is mandatory to be aware of the new trends, rules, and consequences before submitting an immigration application.…
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Link:https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Bulletins/visabulletin_january2019.pdf
Pasricha & Patel Takeaways:
The just-published January 2019 Visa Bulletin shows only slight movement in the employment-based preference categories. The initial prediction made by the U.S. Department of State’s…
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https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-revises-interview-waiver-guidance-form-i-751
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USCIS has published new guidance to clarify to the USCIS officers who are adjudicating the form I-751, petition to remove conditions on residence on when to…
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USCIS has announced that it is proposing a new rule that would require H-1B petitioner/employers to pre-register online before submitting an H-1B cap petition. This proposal…
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https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-clarifies-l-1-one-year-foreign-employment-requirement
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USCIS has published a Policy Memorandum to clarify and explain the “one-year foreign employment requirement” for a qualifying U.S. organization that wishes to file…
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