The category of J-1 intern or trainee is sometimes overlooked as a useful option for individuals and employers. Many foreign nationals aspire to gain professional experience in the United States to enhance their long-term career opportunities in their home countries. These individuals may believe their...
Earlier this month, the Murthy Law Firm hosted a delegation of refugee resettlement experts from the Republic of Korea, who were visiting the United States under the auspices of the State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program, through the DOS Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs....
Answer: If the I-140 priority date is not current, it is possible to get three-year extensions beyond the six-year limit with ANY employer. Thus, if the new employer requests three years, and can show the USCIS that the employer-employee relationship will extend for that three year...
Answer: Yes, a person could get more than one three-year extension beyond the six-year H1B limit based on an approved I-140. As long as the priority date isn't current, a person could keep getting the three-year extensions. There is no legal limit to the number and...
Answer: The consequences occur if the employer DOES NOT notify the U.S. of the termination of employment or, in this case, the employee's rejection of the employment offer. The employer must effectuate a bona fide termination, so it must be clear that the individual is NOT...
Answer: This is potentially dangerous territory. The H-4 does not have to leave the U.S. each time the H-1 travels abroad for routine personal and business reasons. However, in order for the H-4 to be in status, the H-1 must also be in status, complying with...
The Philippine government has requested that the United States grant temporary protected status (TPS) to allow certain Filipinos to remain in the United States due to Typhoon Haiyan. This request, if granted, would be a temporary measure designed to provide protections to those who cannot...
... My I-20 form was valid for four years, which is the standard length of my academic program. In my second year of study, I decided to change my major to social work. My academic adviser told me that I would need to take several...
As we've noted before, Michigan generally - and Detroit in particular - are emblematic of the decline of America's smokestack industries, and of the challenges faced by rust-belt cities that desperately need to reinvent themselves. But where many see blight, some see opportunity, and a...
Every immigrant story is different, but a common thread runs through all of them: they step out with hope and courage to start a new life in a new land. They do this because of who they are, the world's natural risk-takers, brave people driven...
