While zombies and the immigrant experience don't immediately mesh in most people's minds, a popular network TV show is about to combine the two in an exciting new way. Fear the Walking Dead, prequel to the popular AMC series The Walking Dead, is scheduled to...
Answer There is not a specific limit to the amount of time a person with a pending I-485 can remain outside the U.S. But, the issue is how the individual is going to be able to return. If the applicant is relying on the AP document,...
Answer The experience letters have to be submitted at the I-140 stage. However, it is important to know what experience a person has and can verify. Thus, one is often requested as part of the PERM LC preparation process to try to avoid unpleasant surprises at...
Answer Yes, one could return in H1G status once the I-140 is approved, even if s/he is outside the U.S. This assumes that the priority date is not current. The AC21 H1B petition extension can be obtained even from outside the U.S. (20.Jul.2015)In frequent sessions of...
Answer Yes, it would be possible to file a change or extension of status to H-4 even if an H1B amendment is pending. (20.Jul.2015)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law in real time. For details...
Answer Once the H1B petition is denied during the cap-gap period, and there are no USCIS findings of fraud / misrepresentation or F-1 status violations, you have 10 days of employment authorization and 60 days of a grace period in valid F-1 status. You must complete...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is demanding the return of employment authorization documents (EADs) issued to certain foreign nationals enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The EADs in question were inadvertently issued by the USCIS after February 16, 2015,...
Effective July 26, 2015, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will only accept the latest version of the report of medical examination and vaccination record (I-693 form). This version of the form can be identified by the revision date of March 30, 2015 (written...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) August 2015 Visa Bulletin contains some unexpected changes in the employment-based, third preference (EB3) category. EB3 India advances by four months, while EB3 China retrogresses severely. Employment-Based, First, Fourth, and Fifth Preferences (EB1, EB4, & EB5) The EB1 and EB4 categories...
When President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961, he hoped that the government-run volunteer program would "promote world peace and friendship" by sending young Americans abroad to provide service in other nations. Fifty-four years later, more than 220 thousand Peace...
