USCIS

Immigration Relief Options for Nepal Nationals Impacted by the Recent Disaster

After the recent earthquake in Nepal, our office is receiving a number of inquiries by Nepali nationals regarding relief options and alternatives in various U.S. immigration situations.   USCIS has also indicated that they would provide relief in a number of situations understanding that a disaster may affect the ability of an individual to maintain status [...]

By |2015-05-07T11:41:11-04:00May 6th, 2015|Articles, News, Students, Travel, USCIS|

H-1B Amendment Required When Changing Jobsites – Regulatory Updates and New Compliance Guidelines

A recent Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) decision which highlighted the requirement for an H-1B amendment any time there is a change in the job site requiring a new Labor Condition Application (LCA) has created a lot of conversation in some H-1B circles and our office has been handling many inquiries, concerns and reactions to the [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:14-04:00April 16th, 2015|AAO, Articles, Employers, H-1B, News, USCIS|

Alert: FY2016 H-1B Cap Demand Among Highest Ever; Random Lottery Just Completed

Our office just learned that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has completed the intake and processing of all of the fiscal year (FY2016) H-1B cap petitions.    According to USCIS, there were nearly 233,000 H-1B cap petitions filed during the April 1st-7th filing period.   This marks a 35% percent increase in the number of [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:14-04:00April 13th, 2015|Articles, Employers, H-1B, News, USCIS|

Notes from USCIS Conference Call on H-4 Spouse EAD; Recording Available for Download

Our office just completed participation in the very-busy USCIS conference call to discuss and answer questions about the upcoming H-4 Spouse EAD rule.   We are happy to share our immediate notes and reactions from the call to our readers.   We also have upcoming engagement options for our attorneys to provide more information and answer further [...]

By |2015-02-26T15:23:53-05:00February 26th, 2015|Articles, H-4 EAD, News, USCIS|

Non-US Citizen and Moving? Don’t Forget to File AR-11 Notification with USCIS

Most non-U.S. citizens are required to report a change of their residential address within 10 days of moving within the U.S. or its territories.    This requirement becomes even more important when there is an application pending with USCIS.   The change of address notification is done by filing Form AR-11 electronically with USCIS. Who Must File [...]

By |2017-09-06T16:06:11-04:00November 13th, 2014|Articles, News, USCIS|

USCIS Revised Policy Regarding I-693 Medical Exam Validity – Restricts Validity to One Year

This policy has been updated and superseded by November 1, 2018 policy extending the I-693 validity to two years. USCIS has announced a change in their policy regarding the validity period of a Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record, when filed in support of a Form I-485 Adjustment of Status Application.   [...]

By |2018-10-18T12:38:20-04:00June 5th, 2014|Articles, I-485, News, Policy, USCIS|

Immigration Compliance in Terminating H-1B Employees

We are frequently asked by our corporate clients what obligations an employer has when it terminates a foreign national employee who is an H-1B visa holder, and what options are available to the foreign national employee if he is terminated.  Employers can terminate an H-1B visa worker at any time without penalty as long as [...]

By |2017-05-20T21:47:22-04:00April 7th, 2014|Articles, Compliance, DOL, Employers, News, USCIS|

U.S. Citizenship Form N-400 Revised Substantially

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service ("USCIS") just announced that they have released the revised FormN-400, Application for Naturalization.   The main changes in the new N-400 form are the new questions required by anti-terrorism and child soldier prevention statutes, the (according to USCIS) clearer eligibility instructions and the addition of a dynamic 2D data barcode [...]

By |2014-02-06T11:35:51-05:00February 6th, 2014|Articles, citizenship, News, USCIS|

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