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What is the difference between H-1B Change of Status and H-1B Consular Processing? Should I file for a Change of status or Consular Processing? H-1B and E-3 VisaImmigration

What is the difference between H-1B Change of Status and H-1B Consular Processing? Should I file for a Change of status or Consular Processing?

H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits a company to hire workers in specialty occupations.  This visa category requires that the beneficiary (the foreign worker) have a bachelor’s degree, and the petitioner (the U.S. company) can employ the worker for…
January 28, 2021
I am currently in the U.S. in H-1B status but recently lost my job. I’d like to change my status from H-1B to a B-2 tourist visa. H-1B and E-3 VisaImmigration

I am currently in the U.S. in H-1B status but recently lost my job. I’d like to change my status from H-1B to a B-2 tourist visa.

For background, you can learn more about the H-1B visa here, and about the B-2 tourist visa here . But if you want to change status between the H-1B and B-2, how does the timing matter? Can I file a…
December 30, 2020
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District Court of California ruled that the DOL and DHS promulgated regulations affecting H-1B workers without proper notice and comment procedure H-1B and E-3 VisaImmigration

District Court of California ruled that the DOL and DHS promulgated regulations affecting H-1B workers without proper notice and comment procedure

In October 2020, the U.S. government promulgated two rules that would affect the H-1B visa program: one was proposed by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) and the second one was proposed by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). The Department…
December 3, 2020
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Will it be easier to get an H-1B visa under the new administration? What changes were made with regards to H-1B visa during the Trump administration? H-1B and E-3 VisaImmigrationWhite House & President Immigration News

Will it be easier to get an H-1B visa under the new administration? What changes were made with regards to H-1B visa during the Trump administration?

On Saturday November 7, 2020 Joe Biden and Kamala Harris became the 46th president elect and vice-president elect of the U.S. In the past 4 years President Trump’s administration has made a series of drastic changes to immigration policy through…
November 10, 2020
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Trump Signs Executive Order Reviewing Federal Contractor and Subcontractor Use of Nonimmigrant Workers H-1B and E-3 VisaImmigration

Trump Signs Executive Order Reviewing Federal Contractor and Subcontractor Use of Nonimmigrant Workers

On August 3, the Trump Administration signed an executive order that ordered the review of federal contractor and subcontractor’s use of nonimmigrant workers and overseas labor on federal contracts. The purpose of the executive order is to determine whether U.S.…
August 11, 2020
Does the new Proclamation apply to Canadians? Can a Canadian get an H-1B or L-1 visa? Can a Canadian get a TN visa? H-1B and E-3 VisaImmigrationL-1 VisaTN Visa

Does the new Proclamation apply to Canadians? Can a Canadian get an H-1B or L-1 visa? Can a Canadian get a TN visa?

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 EST on June 24 and lasting until December 31, the…
June 26, 2020
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I am currently in the U.S. on an OPT and my employer filed an H-1B petition. Does the new executive order affect my H-1B application? H-1B and E-3 VisaImmigration

I am currently in the U.S. on an OPT and my employer filed an H-1B petition. Does the new executive order affect my H-1B application?

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  application is currently pending with USCIS and you may be wondering…
June 25, 2020
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Presidential Proclamation Suspends Some Non-Immigrants from Entering the US Until December 31 H-1B and E-3 VisaImmigrationL-1 Visa

Presidential Proclamation Suspends Some Non-Immigrants from Entering the US Until December 31

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, please click here. This new Executive Order suspends the entry of…
June 23, 2020
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