A recent article in Computerworld points to some startling statistics on the opportunity costs of not hiring more H1B workers. It cites research from Compete America - a coalition of corporations, universities, research institutions, and trade associations - arguing that "Congress's failure to raise the...
Portions of two more volumes of the new online policy manual of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have recently been released. The additions deal with fraud and willful misrepresentation grounds of inadmissibility, and the availability of corresponding waivers. Purpose of Online USCIS Policy Manual In January...
High-tech innovation is an engine of growth in virtually every sector of our economy: from agriculture to transportation, computers to medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Lest we forget, it's also vital to our national security. That's the take-home message from a recent Washington Post commentary by...
Attorney In order to file the I-485, there must be a valid job offer from the employer / sponsor. Thus, in order to file the I-485 based upon the former employer's PERM/I-140, the former employer must still be willing to offer the position, and the applicant...
Answer If the H1B is approved for October 1 with a change of status, then the status changes to H1B. Thus, a person in this situation is no longer an L2 and can't work on their EAD. If the change of status is not desired, there...
Answer Yes, if the I-140 has been approved, the priority date can be retained in a later-filed green card case. The employer's request to revoke does not change the ability to keep the priority date. It is only the government's decision to revoke an I-140 for...
Answer Generally, foreign nationals are legally present if there is a properly filed request to extend or change status. Properly and timely filed means that the case is filed while the person is in status. Filing after a person is out of status would not usually...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced its intent to voluntarily reopen certain denied I-601A waivers. This applies, as of March 18, 2014, to I-601A waiver cases that were denied prior to January 24, 2014, and only to those cases that were denied solely...
Detroit was once the poster child for hidebound bureaucracy, a place where creative new ideas went to die. Now, Detroit is increasingly the place to be for policy wonks of every stripe, and not just the usual cast of liberal academics; Tea Party favorite, Rand...
... My employer will be filing an H1B petition for me for the start date of October 1st and my wife would like to file for H-4 based on that filing. Are we going to be able to maintain our statuses from the expiration of...
