Answer The EAD allows immediate, unrestricted employment authorization. But, if the question is asking about changing the job that is the basis for the green card case, that is AC21 portability - requiring a change to a job that is in the same/similar classification. AC21 portability...
Answer Yes, it is possible to have two full-time concurrent H1Bs, if a person can manage to hold down two full-time jobs. Naturally, each employer must file an H1B petition. (25.Aug.2014)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies...
Answer A person in H-4 status is NOT allowed to work. Without work authorization, one cannot open, run, or manage a company. One can passively invest money in any company or investment of his/her choice, but a non-work authorized person cannot run a company. (25.Aug.2014)In frequent...
Answer This should be discussed in a consultation with an attorney, as the clear answer is maybe. It is often possible to avoid needing a cap number when there has been a prior H1B approval, even if the person never worked for that employer. But, there...
In order to remain competitive and retain needed workers from abroad, U.S. companies often sponsor permanent residence ("green card") cases. Most employer-sponsored cases are initiated through the PERM labor certification (PERM LC) process. What follows is information released by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)...
... I would like to take some time off and travel around the U.S. for a month. Is there any problem with this? Answer During the cap gap OPT extension, you continue to be subject to the maximum unemployment limit of 90 days. Since you already have...
Since May 2012, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has endeavored to create a secure and paperless work environment allowing for the online submission of requests for immigration benefits. The system is known as the USCIS Electronic Immigration System, or ELIS. A July 2014 report...
In June 2013, the Senate lobbed its comprehensive immigration bill squarely into the lower chamber of Congress, where it bounced several times before reaching a dead stop. And there it remains to this day. Most have concluded that immigration reform is, in the best-case scenario,...
The frequently asked questions (FAQs) maintained by the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) have been updated to provide some insight on the issue of familial relationships between the beneficiary and the sponsoring organization in the PERM labor certification (LC) process. In particular, the updated FAQ...
Immigration reform has dropped from the Congressional agenda for the foreseeable future - at least until after the mid-term elections in November, and likely not until the new Congress is sworn in next January - but the need for immigration reform continues, unabated. That's the...
