In the United States, immigration laws typically are designed to provide U.S. companies with the tools necessary to compete and even thrive in the modern day global business environment. One such tool is the L1B nonimmigrant category, which ostensibly was created to allow multinational companies...
Answer No. Cap-gap does not go all the way to October 1st if the H1B petition is rejected. There are several key dates for cap-gap that depend upon whether the case is selected and, then, whether it is approved or not. We have that exact information...
Answer It is possible to change status while one's spouse's H1B is in process; but, it may create complications in terms of her status. It gets confusing when there are multiple requests to change / extend status. I would suggest scheduling a consult with an attorney...
AnswerIt is not necessary to stop once the H-4 COS/EAD filings are submitted. But, it would be necessary to stop working after the COS to H-4 is approved until the time the EAD is issued. It is still unclear how much of a gap there...
Answer The answer to this depends upon why the salary is below the LCA. This could be an issue in an H1B extension through the same employer, as it raises questions about whether the employer complied in the past (which reflects upon likelihood of future compliance)....
As of March 30, 2015, the I-90 form, which is used to apply for a replacement permanent resident card (commonly, "green card"), can be filed online through the USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS). This is part of the ongoing effort by the U.S. Citizenship...
President Obama has announced a program, known as TechHire, which will apply $100 million collected from the H1B training fees toward technical training for the U.S. workforce. As explained by the White House, the United States has "[o]ver half a million of those job openings …...
Effective April 1, 2015, the U.S. embassy and consulates in India will be retiring the Business Executive Program (BEP). This program, which was created in the 1990s, was a U.S. government effort to facilitate business travel through registration and recognition of established companies. BEP Service Benefits The...
With the announcement this past November of President Obama's executive action on immigration, a long simmering debate has once again boiled over - do immigrants 'steal' jobs from American workers? While recent polls reveal that the majority of Americans favor some form of a "path...
Answer There is no way to expedite the PERM process. The DOL has a very clear, absolute, no-expedite rule. You can look on the iCert page of the DOL WebSite to see the priority dates of the PERM cases under process. That information is typically pretty...
