Answer If you need to update your DS-160 after submission, you must complete a new DS-160 and bring the confirmation page, along with the old DS-160 confirmation page, to your biometrics appointment. At that time, you should request that your records be updated with the new...
Answer Yes. Generally, any employer may file an H1B for you requesting status in 1-year increments as long as the PERM filed by the other company remains pending. (17.Dec.2024)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online...
On 18.Dec.2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will publish a final rule in the Federal Register that will implement a number of significant changes, primarily to the H1B program. These changes are scheduled to go into effect 30 days after publication – just...
The PERM labor certification is the first in a three-step process in the majority of employment-based green card cases. A key component of the PERM process is the labor market test, where an employer runs a series of advertisements to recruit for the sponsored position...
Answer If you are completing the DS-160 while in the U.S., you should use your U.S. address as your current address and your Indian address as the mailing address.If you are in India when filling the form, you can list your Indian address for both; or...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the January 2025 Visa Bulletin. In January, there is modest movement in some of the oversubscribed categories from the previous month. The DOS also provides some vague predictions regarding the EB5 program. All cutoff dates listed refer...
President-elect Donald Trump again has vowed to revoke birthright citizenship through an executive order. The proposed executive order would specifically target birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to parents who are illegally present in the U.S. or children born as a result...
Generally, a foreign national is limited to a maximum duration of stay of six years in H1B status, but the law provides several exemptions to this limit. Most common exemptions include extensions in three and one-year increments. This article focuses on extensions in one-year increments...
Answer No, there is no family-based category that allows a green card holder to sponsor a parent for a green card. Generally, only a U.S. citizen can sponsor a parent for a family-based green card under the immediate relative category. (03.Dec.2024)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys...
Answer You do not need to add your spouse to your pending or approved I-140. When you are eventually eligible to file your I-485 adjustment-of-status application, or file for an immigrant visa at a consular post, you will be able to include your spouse at that...
