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10 Dec 2020

Serious Immigration Consequences for Drug Use Despite State Law Changes

Legalization or decriminalization of marijuana or other narcotics at the state level can mislead noncitizens into thinking using such drugs in accordance with state law is legal. Marijuana, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and many other drugs are controlled substance under federal law. Therefore, the use, sale, purchase,...

08:22 / Citizen / For Families / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Student / Visitor / Worker
03 Dec 2020

NewsFlash! Bill to End Employment-Based Per-Country Cap Inches Closer to Becoming Law

Last night, the U.S. Senate passed the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act, which would eliminate the per-country cap on employment-based green cards, and increase the per-country limit for family-based categories. The Senate version is an amended version of the bill previously passed by the...

09:32 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / Legislation / NewsBrief / Resident / Worker
25 Nov 2020

My employer and I just realized that my H1B expired last week. I previously read that the USCIS is giving an additional 60 days to respond to certain USCIS requests, like RFEs. Does that mean we get an extra 60 days to file my H1B extension?

Answer No, the 60-day flexibility being provided by the USCIS does not cover H1B extensions. Your employer could make a nunc pro tunc requests (i.e., Request that the USCIS approve the extension request even though you were out of status at the time of filing.) But,...

13:36 / FAQs / For Employers / For Individuals / USCIS News / Worker
20 Nov 2020

December 2020 Visa Bulletin

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the December 2020 Visa Bulletin. Much of the movement is fairly modest, but the most dramatic change is significant retrogression for EB3 India in the dates for filing chart, commonly referred to as Chart B. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based,...

16:13 / NewsBrief / Uncategorized