The short answer is no. What recently transpired regarding prosecutorial discretion is that a federal district court in Texas issued an order effective as of June 25, 2022.
An explanation about how long a noncontrolled Canadian can stay in the U.S., and how they can show their date of entry.
After USCIS receives your N-400 petition, it will review your documents, schedule an interview, schedule your oath ceremony and at the end of the process you will receive a naturalization certificate.
Scott Legal just had another Canadian TN approval. The applicant was granted the visa for 3 years under the difficult category of Computer Systems Analyst.
The last two years have seen significant developments resulting in changes in the interpretation of law by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, “USCIS” that has affected a beneficiary of Temporary Protected Status, “TPS” and the potential path towards a green card for such a TPS holder.
An overview of the employer’s requirements and obligations when terminating an E-3 employee.
The 1-year foreign employment period will be adjusted if you are currently working for the US sponsoring employer in the US on some other employment visa.
A foreign company can provide services to a related US company (or vice versa) and still meet the doing business requirement. The L1 entity does not need to take revenue from clients.
USCIS announced today that they have received enough petitions to meet the 85,000 H-1B cap quota for FY 2023.
We just had an L-1visa approved for an executive approved at the Port of Entry in Oroville, Washington. This was an L-1 border filing.
An applicant for an extension of status only requires that the passport be valid at the time the application is filed – so long as the applicant maintains a valid passport during their stay, the passport does not need to be valid for any specific period after the application is filed.
A TN visa holder can receive authorization from the government to work for more than one TN employer, which is called “concurrent” employment.
TN visa holders can change employers and have several options to do so, which mirror those options available for the initial TN visa application.
Although a TN applicant cannot own or control the U.S. employer, a TN applicant who is self-employed by their business in Canada or Mexico can apply for a TN visa based on an independent U.S. employer requesting the services of the TN applicant’s foreign company.
We just had an L-1A employee visa approval for a new office at the U.S. Embassy in London. The petition was first approved by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services and the applicant then went to the Embassy for the visa stamp.
Most nonimmigrant visas permit the visa holder to study, but those whose visas are primarily focused on work should ensure that they do not neglect that focus.
A B-1 visa can be issued to students enrolled in a foreign medical school who want to take an unpaid medical clerkship in the United States.
The USCIS Newark Field Office just approved green card petitions for a Diversity Visa Lottery Applicant and her spouse.
An individual with a properly filed pending application to adjust status does not accumulate unlawful presence while the application is pending, but would begin to accumulate unlawful presence starting on the day after the application is denied.
You don’t need to work full-time on your H1B visa and you can also start another H1b employment if the new employer sponsors you.
The standard to show ties to a home country is much lower for a F-1 students than for a B visitors.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is publishing an update to its Policy Manual to clarify that a current or former service member who received an uncharacterized discharge may be eligible for naturalization.
The reciprocity fee (also sometimes called a visa issuance fee) is a fee some foreign nationals must pay after their visa is approved.
If your OPT work authorization is about to end, there may be other work visa options available for you such as STEM OPT, TN, H1b, or E2 visa.
An overview of the requirements, benefits, and application process for the E-3 visa for specialty workers from Australia.
