The U.S. State Department is set to launch a pilot program starting in January 2024 that will allow 20,000 H-1B workers to renew their H-1B visas in the U.S. by mail instead of having to travel to a U.S. Consulate abroad. The purpose of this program is to reduce the wait times that H-1B workers […]
Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Florida) introduced this immigration bill in the House of Representatives on May 23, 2023. This bill was created by both Democrats and Republicans to address various aspects of immigration law in the United States. It addresses border security, border infrastructure, grants legal status to undocumented immigrants already living in the United
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Employment, Family-Based Immigration, Green Card, News
I’ve met with many employers with the same issue – they are having a hard time finding workers. One potential solution is petitioning for foreign workers to fill those jobs. The process works and can fill a range of jobs from landscapers to cooks to hotel workers to tech jobs and everything in between. However,
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Employment, Employment-Based Immigration, Green Card
On June 22, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation that suspends issuance of H-1B, H-2B, J and L visas until at least December 31, 2020. The suspension could be extended depending on the circumstances at that time. This proclamation also extends the proclamation from April 22, 2020, that bans certain immigrants from coming into the
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Employment, H-1B, Policy ChangeDuring these uncertain times, many people are facing economic hardship due to layoffs or furloughs. A question I have been getting lately is if a person can apply for unemployment benefits if a person does not have any legal status; if a person is not a green card holder but holds a valid work permit;
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EmploymentOn December 6, 2019, USCIS announced that they will be implementing the H-1B registration system that requires employers to register who want to file cap-subject petitions for the fiscal year 2021. The filing period for H-1B petitions will begin on April 1, 2020, for FY 2021. It is anticipated that USCIS will use its myUSCIS
With H-1B season just around the corner, the new rule for H-1B processing is something that I’ve gotten many questions on. I had written a blog post about the proposed changes to the H-1B process this past December. On January 30, 2019, DHS announced that the new rule governing the H-1B process would become final
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Employment, H-1B, Policy Change
Many people who are wanting to get a temporary work visa in the U.S. have likely heard of the H-1B visa. There is another classification called the TN visa that is similar in some ways to the H-1B, and if you are a Mexican or Canadian citizen, this work visa could be for you. The
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Employment
The L-1A Intracompany Transferee nonimmigrant visa classification allows a U.S. employer to transfer an employee in a managerial or executive position from a foreign office to the United States. This can also include a foreign company that doesn’t have a U.S. based company yet but wants to set up an office in the U.S. The
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Employment, Employment-Based Immigration, Green Card, Lawful Permanent Residency
An EB-3 is another immigrant visa preference category in the United States for employment-based permanent residency. This is another category that allows for employers to petition for foreign workers to get their green cards. An EB-3 is intended for “skilled workers,” “professionals,” and “other workers.” An example of a “professional” in the EB-3 category would
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Employment, Employment-Based Immigration, Lawful Permanent Residency, PERM