This afternoon, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that enough initial registrations were submitted to the fiscal year 2023 (FY21) H1B cap, including the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap). The online accounts now will show one of the following for each registration:Submitted...
Today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced multiple initiatives to help streamline the adjudication of benefit requests and reduce significant backlogs. Most importantly, the agency announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finalized the rule expanding premium processing to additional application...
Answer No, there normally would be no need to withdraw a family-based case for someone who is applying for an H1B visa. A pending family-base case typically would have no impact on the H1B visa process. (23.Mar.2022)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies...
Answer If a person continues to work in the green card position, working a second job concurrently typically would not jeopardize the green card (or future naturalization application). (23.Mar.2022)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online...
Answer Ordinarily, a person may not enter the U.S. in B-1 status with the intention of then applying for a change to H1B status. (23.Mar.2022)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) again is expanding its credit card payment pilot program, this time for all form types, except for petitions for nonimmigrant workers (form I-129) filed on behalf of H1B or H2A workers. To pay by credit card, an applicant,...
Following the release of the April 2022 Visa Bulletin, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its website to indicate that foreign nationals may use the more favorable dates for filing chart (i.e., Chart B) in April for purposes of applying for adjustment of...
Answer Ordinarily, if a person enters using AP, that individual is not considered to be in H1B status. (17.Mar.2022)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access more FAQs here. Copyright © 2022, MURTHY...
Answer There are no special visas available specifically based on the invasion of Ukraine. However, depending on the circumstances, there may be options to apply for a nonimmigrant visa.One option may be to apply for a B-1/B-2 visa. One hurdle with this option is that the...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the April 2022 Visa Bulletin. The employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for foreign nationals born in India advances a bit, while the other categories largely remain unchanged. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the...
