USCIS’s posted processing times should not discourage I-829 applicants from suing the government for unreasonable delays.
If a prior employer will not provide a detailed letter of experience to a PERM applicant, the applicant must look for alternate proof.
A 3-year bachelors degree may not be found equivalent to a US bachelors degree, which may affect the outcome of an EB-2 NIW case.
There is no residency requirement for the E2 visa and you don’t have to spend majority of your time in the US to keep the visa.
Although publishing papers and patents can help an NIW petition, applicants can be approved without papers or patents if they can show a significant degree of influence and impact in their fields through other forms of evidence.
You can file certain USCIS forms such as the I-539, N-400 or I-90 forms online through your USCIS account.
Green card holders that want to spend more than a year outside the U.S. should apply for a re-entry permit before they leave the U.S.
Temporary residents who hold B, E, F, H, I, J, L, M, O, P, Q, TN visas in the United States can apply to bring their domestic worker to accompany them through a B-1 visa
You can apply for an E-1 visa if you have a start up, but you will need to show that your trade is substantial and principally between the U.S. and your home country.
Under the current guidance, for F-1 students to start accruing unlawful presence, there has to be determination/finding by USCIS or immigration judge, the accruing is not automatic.
USCIS will process a change of status application on Form I-539 and a subsequently filed I-129 petition at the same time when an employer files the I-129 using premium processing.
You can start or purchase a company in the U.S. in any industry.
If you are in the US on an E-2 investor visa and your office address changes, you don’t need to file form AR-11.
If you are changing employers and you have a valid TN visa, you could submit a new Employment letter at a Port of Entry.
If you are a foreign national and your spouse is a U.S. citizen, you can certainly qualify for a Green Card under the immediate relative category.
In Asylum and Withholding of Removal cases, Immigration Courts have previously held that “the essential key” in determining whether an offense is particularly serious is whether it indicates that a noncitizen poses a danger to the community.
The process of losing U.S. Citizenship is known as Denaturalization.
A noncitizen that is present in the United States may face deportation also known as removal when the government discovers that the noncitizen has violated an immigration law or a criminal law that is in direct violation of immigration law.
We just had an I-751 Petition approved by USCIS without an interview.
The Department of Homeland Security announced on December 30, 2022that Somalia designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is extended for 18 months from March 18, 2023 to September 17, 2024.
The Department of Homeland Security announced on December 30, 2022 that Yemen has been designated for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months from March 4, 2023 to September 3, 2024 due to the ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary conditions in Yemen.
A noncitizen would be considered a public charge if the Department of Homeland Security, “DHS” determines based on a totality of the circumstance-based analysis that a noncitizen is likely to become primarily dependent on the government for subsistence.
Startup companies can sponsor H-1B workers but may need to provide additional evidence to prove they can pay the wage and have sufficient work for the employee.
If your E-2 visa was denied, you can re-apply for the E-2 visa as soon as you addressed the officer’s concerns/addressed the reason for the denial.
