Each month, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) provides a report with insights into visa bulletin cutoff date movements. This month's report, which follows the release of the August 2015 Visa Bulletin, discusses the unanticipated movement in the employment-based, third preference (EB3) category, and offers a...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum on June 25, 2015, rescinding a 2013 hold on cases that were dependent upon the outcome of a U.S. Supreme Court case related to the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). The June 2014 Supreme Court...
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...
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...
Answer Potentially, it is possible to change back to H1B from H-4 after completing most of the six-year period. If the GC is far enough along to qualify the beneficiary to extend H1B status beyond 6 years, this change of status to H1B would be possible...
On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, pursuant to the individual liberties protected by the constitution of the United States, all U.S. states must permit same-sex marriages. Although this case did not directly deal with immigration law, it nevertheless serves to expand...
