If you are currently in the U.S. on an O-1A or an O-1B status and you want to change your employer, you can do so, but your new employer will…
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The L-1B visa category allows employers outside the U.S. to transfer employees with specialized knowledge to a U.S. company that is a branch, affiliate, parent or subsidiary of the foreign employer. The…
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Do I have to hire U.S. employees in order to get an E-1 visa? No. You do not have to hire U.S. employees when applying for an E-1 visa (but…
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When you are applying for a visa at a Consulate, your visa may be approved, but the Consular Officer may also deny your visa application under section 214(b) or 221(g).…
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If you want to apply for an O-1B visa, you will have to demonstrate that you have an extraordinary ability in the field of arts. Many of our clients ask…
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An L-1A visa is a great visa for an employee or owner of a company abroad who wants to transfer to a U.S. office or open a new office in the United…
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On Monday June 22, The Trump Administration signed an Executive Order suspending the entry of some H-1B, H-4, H-2B, J, and L visa holders, with some exceptions. Starting on 12:01 am…
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The O-1B visa is for foreign nationals (aliens) who have demonstrated extraordinary ability by sustained national or international acclaim in the arts or extraordinary achievement in motion picture or television…
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The O-1 visa nonimmigrant visa is for individuals who possesses extraordinary ability in certain fields. For more information about O-1 visa petitions, please click here. For the O-1 visa, you can be…
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Let’s analyze the following scenario: You are currently in the U.S. on an OPT status or on a cap-gap extension and your employer filed an H-1B visa change of status application. The H-1B…
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A USCIS spokesperson has announced that the agency is planning to furlough nearly 70% of its workforce as it faces budget shortfalls as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Since…
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On Monday June 22, The Trump Administration signed an Executive Order suspending the entry of some H-1B, H-4, H-2B, J, and L visa holders, with some exceptions. According to the…
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The Trump Administration has signed an Executive Order that will extend the April 2020 suspension of some immigrant visas until December 31. To learn more about the April 2020 suspension,…
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The U.S. Government publishes data on the number of people who apply for visas at U.S. Consulates along with the number of visas that are issued and denied. This blog…
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If you want to come to the U.S. on a non-immigrant visa, you will have to apply for a U.S. visa at a Consulate abroad (unless you are visa exempt…
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The Trump Administration will sign an Executive Order that will extend the April 2020 suspension of some immigrant visas until December 31. To learn more about the April 2020 suspension,…
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USCIS has announced today that the 30-day guarantee processing for work authorization cards for asylum applicants has been removed. The proposal was first announced in September 2019 and made official…
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Can a noncitizen with temporary status in the United States be detained by Immigration authorities? Yes, if the noncitizen committed a violation of an Immigration Law that subjects the noncitizen…
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If your H-1B registration application was selected in the H-1B lottery, you have a 90 day period during which you have to file an H-1B petition with USCIS. This blog…
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If you are a U.S. citizen, you may sponsor certain members of your family for a green card. You may either sponsor your immediate relatives or certain other members of…
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Removing a noncitizen with no legal status or permission to be present in the United States. A noncitizen can be found to be present in the United States without Legal…
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Removing or Deporting a noncitizen with legal status These are the noncitizens that have permission to be present in the United States but have committed a violation of Immigration Law…
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The United States Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Trump Administration failed to provide an adequate justification for terminating the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This decision…
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Generally, yes. If you are applying for a non-immigrant intent at a U.S. Consulate abroad, you will have to go to an interview. The following categories of visa applicants generally…
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The L-1A visa permits a U.S. employer to transfer a manager or executive from a company abroad to a U.S. branch office or to a U.S. company that has a…
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