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30 Sep 2021

Several years ago, a company filed an H1B petition for me in the lottery. It was approved and I was issued an H1B visa stamp by the consulate, but I never actually entered the U.S. If I find a company willing to sponsor me for an H1B job, do I have to go through the lottery again?

Answer In general, if a foreign national is granted H1B status or issued an H1B visa "stamp,"  that individual is considered to have been counted against the H1B cap. A foreign national who has been counted against the H1B cap, but has not used any H1B...

09:11 / FAQs / For Employers / For Individuals / Worker
23 Sep 2021

My I-485 application is pending. I received a voicemail message from someone claiming to be a USCIS officer. Per the message, I was asked to get my I-693 medicals done and deliver them to the local USCIS office. Is this a legitimate call, or some type of scam?

Answer We cannot verify whether the specific call you received was legitimate, but we can confirm that we have recently received a number of legitimate calls like this from USCIS officers.To be clear, this is not how the USCIS normally operates. You should be skeptical of...

10:20 / Employment Based / FAQs / For Individuals / Resident / USCIS News / Worker
22 Sep 2021

October 2021 Visa Bulletin Check-In

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently held its monthly YouTube program with Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division. The October 2021 Visa Bulletin included predictions, but Mr. Oppenheim provided some additional information during the program. Most notably, he provided more...

11:57 / Employment Based / Family Based / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin