Political Asylum – Part I Spotlight: India I’m going to introduce a new segment to my blog readers. Many current and potential clients contact me or my office to discuss whether or not they have a legitimate claim to asylum in the United States. I am going to start a series on this blog to … Read more
USCIS has updated its FY 2011 H1B cap count and reports that, as of May 11, 2010, 33,900 regular cap petitions filed and 12,600 Master’s degree cap petitions filed. The H1B cap for FY 2011 is 65,000 for regular cap filings and 20,000 for Master’s cap filings.
On August 13, 2010, President Obama signed Public Law 111-230 into law which dramatically increases H1B and L1 filing fees for certain US companies. The new law went into effect immediately and though Form I-129 has not yet incorporated the new law into the form, all US petitioning companies must disclose whether they are subject … Read more
The maximum duration for status as an H1B visa holder is six years. Any time spent in L status or other H status such as H2B or H4 visa status is included. Normally, a foreign national who wishes to hold H1B visa status beyond the six year maximum is prohibited unless he or she spends … Read more
EB1 Extraordinary Ability – Part I In continuation of our ongoing segment of national interest waiver approvals, we’re going to discuss another type of self sponsored residency applications. The EB1 Extraordinary Ability carries both a higher standard of approval and a higher priority for approved applicants. For Indian and Chinese nationals, an EB1 application means … Read more
USCIS has updated its FY 2011 H1B cap count and reports that, as of May 11, 2010, 18,000 regular cap petitions filed and 7,600 Master’s degree cap petitions filed. The H1B cap for FY 2011 is 65,000 for regular cap filings and 20,000 for Master’s cap filings.
National Interest Waiver – Part II In continuation of our ongoing segment of national interest waiver approvals, we’re going to discuss another previously approved case. In this matter, the applicant was an Indian national but unlike today, the EB2 category was current for Indian nationals, and we could file an NIW application and there was … Read more
The Vermont Service Center (VSC) continues to expedite certain immigration applications in limited circumstances. You must be prepared to evidence extreme extenuating circumstances creating a hardship to the petitioner or applicant. Expedited processing is not available to I-129 applications that are eligible for premium processing except to nonprofit organizations and those seeking H2A classification. Expedited … Read more
National Interest Waiver – Part I I’m going to introduce a new segment to my blog readers. Many current and potential clients contact me or my office to discuss whether or not they can qualify for certain applications like the national interest waiver. I wrote one previous entry describing the typical qualifications for our NIW … Read more
On January 28, 2010, President Obama reconfirmed his commitment to comprehensive immigration reform through his spokesperson, Valerie Jarrett. Jarrett aseguró que la reforma migratoria es parte de la agenda de Obama. “Por eso lo incluyó en su discurso”, subrayó. “Todo lo que estaba incluido en ese discurso va a ser una prioridad”, con independencia del … Read more