Please read the 29.Dec.16 update on this information. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of the application to register permanent residence or adjust status (form I-485) today and, effective immediately, will no longer accept any other versions of the form. No...
Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division for the U.S. Department of State (DOS), supplies visa bulletin explanations nearly every month. This month's update regarding the January 2017 Visa Bulletin provides insights and predictions related to most of the employment-based immigrant visa...
Answer Generally speaking, a person may remain in L1B status for a maximum of 5 years. An approved I-140 cannot be used as a basis to extend L1B status beyond the 5-year max. Rather, to be eligible to return in L1B status, one typically would need...
Answer Generally, the PERM and I-140 are tied to a particular job. If that job is no longer available, then a new PERM and I-140 would usually be required. (19.Dec.2016)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the...
On Saturday, December 10, 2016, President Obama signed into law a continuing resolution designed to fund the federal government through April 28, 2017. Included in the spending bill were various immigration provisions, including an extension of the employment-based, fifth preference (EB5) regional center program, the...
There were no real surprises in the January 2017 Visa Bulletin, which was released on Monday by the U.S. Department of State (DOS). As usual, there is no change in the dates for filing (DF) chart. There is some movement in the final action (FA)...
Answer If the H1B is the same position with the same employer as that described in the PERM, then the duties and requirements should remain consistent. However, if the H1B and PERM are for different positions (or with different employers) then the job duties do not...
Answer H-4 and H1B are two different visa statuses. One can only hold one status at a time. A person in H1B status may not work using an H-4 EAD and vice versa. (12.Dec.2016)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide...
There is little-to-no movement of cutoff dates from the previous month in the final action (FA) chart of the January 2017 Visa Bulletin, which was released this afternoon by the U.S. Department of State (DOS). In the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category, the cutoff date...
Answer In general, a new I-485 is not required. What is needed is an "interfiling" request for the new I-140, in order to 'swap' it with the EB3 I-140. (05.Dec.2016)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the...
