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21 Apr 2020

NewsFlash! Trump to Suspend Issuance of Green Cards for 60 Days

Moments ago, President Trump provided some additional details on his plans to "temporarily suspend immigration into the United States." The President will sign an executive order that will suspend the issuance of green cards for 60 days. It appears nonimmigrants will not be impacted by...

18:32 / Employment Based / Family Based / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / Worker
16 Apr 2020

I am in H1B status and have a Social Security Number; my wife is in H-4 status and has an ITIN. We filed U.S. taxes jointly last year. Do we qualify for the stimulus check?

Answer - Updated 17.Apr.2020 We previously indicated that if taxes were filed jointly, where one spouse had a Social Security Number and the other had an ITIN, this should not prevent the spouse with an SSN from receiving the stimulus tax rebate. However, the IRS has...

07:58 / FAQs / For Families / For Individuals / Nonimmigrant Family / Worker
16 Apr 2020

My H1B registration was selected in this year’s lottery. However, when my employer submitted the registration for me, they misspelled my name. Can I get this corrected?

Answer It does not appear to be possible to correct a registration at this point. The recommendation at this stage typically would be to file the petition with the correct information. Assuming the error in the registration was relatively minor (e.g., a minor typo in the...

07:54 / FAQs / For Employers / For Individuals / Worker
16 Apr 2020

Earlier this week, the USCIS posted on its website an announcement about delays in extension / change of status filings. The announcement also talks about the ability to file late. Does this provide any protections to H1B workers who are laid off?

Answer This announcement by the USCIS is not a new policy, or any type of new benefit for foreign nationals in the U.S. It is merely pointing to provisions that already exist in the law. There has been a push to get the USCIS to provide...

07:49 / FAQs / For Individuals / USCIS News / Worker