Significant progress has been made toward India's inclusion in the expedited travel program known as Global Entry. After several years of effort, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been entered into between the United States and India, with the goal of facilitating legitimate travel between...
Answer Teachers are often sponsored in J-1 and H1B status. It is necessary to check into all the educational / licensing requirements in the particular state. If you are eligible for the H-4 EAD, that would provide a very good option for pursuing any job. (16.May.2016)In...
Per a notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on May 4, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is seeking to raise filing fees for most types of immigration filings. This notice specifies the amount of the proposed fee increases and explains...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) have special, expedited procedures for active duty U.S. military personnel stationed overseas who are petitioning for immigration benefits for their family members. These procedures help to greatly reduce the paperwork processing...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a policy memorandum that makes victims of certain categories of nonimmigrant abusive spouses eligible to apply for employment authorization documents (EADs). Under the terms of the March 8, 2016 memo, abused spouses of foreign nationals holding A...
The annual limits for the employment-based, fourth preference (EB4) category have been reached for applicants born in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. This development is reflected in the establishment of a cutoff date in the May 2016 Visa Bulletin issued by the U.S. Department of State...
This final NewsBrief in our series of annual reminders focuses on key dates within immigration law. The subject here is primarily dates important to permanent residents ("green card" holders) and those applying to become permanent residents of the United States. Regularly Check Priority Date Movement to...
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument April 18, 2016 on the Obama administration's appeal of a decision that halted implementation of the President's Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program and the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood...
As explained in Annual Reminders for Individuals - Check I-94 Expiration Dates (06.Apr.2016), foreign nationals can avoid a number of serious immigration problems by being mindful of certain key dates related to their stay in the United States, such as the I-94 expiration date. Depending...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has created an assistance desk for employment-based, fifth preference (EB5) investors. This effort to improve service for EB5 cases was launched by the National Visa Center (NVC) on February 22, 2016. An overview of the EB5 program is available...
