work visa

Dec 12 2019

Courtesy of Wikimedia, labeled for reuse; https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Red-approved.gif

E-3 Visa Approval for a Senior Recruiter at the U.S. Consulate in Sydney for a National of Australia

By Jenny Zhan Success Stories

We just had an E-3 visa approval for an Australian national at the U.S. Consulate in Sydney. The applicant will be working for a major e-commerce company based in New…

Dec 09 2019

Courtesy of Wikimedia, labeled for reuse: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_President_of_the_United_States_(1902-1916).svg/2000px-Flag_of_the_President_of_the_United_States_(1902-1916).svg.png

H-1B Cap Registration Will be Implemented in the Upcoming Fiscal Year Cap Season

By Jenny Zhan H-1B Visa

USCIS has announced today that it has successfully completed the testing phase of the online registration system for the H-1B lottery. To learn more about the H-1B visa and your…

Dec 02 2019

Should I apply for an O-1 Visa or an H-1B Visa? What are the advantages of an O-1 visa? Is an O-1 visa better than an H-1B visa? Do I Qualify for an O-1 Visa?

By Jenny Zhan Extraordinary Ability & NIW Visas, H-1B Visa

An O-1 visas are for people with extraordinary ability in a number of fields (e.g. television, science, business, etc.) To learn more about O-1 visas, please click here. The bar…

Nov 19 2019

Courtesy of Pexels, labeled for reuse, https://static.pexels.com/photos/9482/plane.jpg

What is a Recapture petition? Can I recapture time I spent outside the U.S. while on H-1B status? Can I recapture time I spent outside the U.S while on L-1A or L-1B status?

By Jenny Zhan H-1B Visa, L-1 Visa

H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits a company to hire workers in specialty occupations. The beneficiary (the foreign worker) must have a Bachelor’s degree or higher. You can…

Nov 07 2019

H-1B Visa Registration Fee Implemented

By Jenny Zhan H-1B Visa

USCIS has announced today that a $10 non-refundable fee for each H-1B registration submitted by petitioning employers will be implemented once the electronic registration system is in place. The registration…

Oct 08 2019

H-1B Transfer Approval for Senior Digital Product Manager at E-Commerce Retail Company

By Jenny Zhan Success Stories

We received an approval for an H-1B transfer case for a Senior Digital Product Manager who had extensive experience in the field working in a similar position. Despite the heightened…

Oct 03 2019

H-1B Change of Employer Petition Approval for an Accountant at the U.S. Consulate in New Delhi for a National of India

By Jenny Zhan Success Stories

We just had an H-1B petition approval at the U.S. Consulate in New Delhi. USCIS approved the I-129 change of employer petition (because the Beneficiary was outside the U.S. the…

Oct 01 2019

H-1B Approval for a Cap-Subject H-1B Change of Status case at USCIS for an Accountant

By Jenny Zhan Success Stories

We just received an H-1B approval from USCIS for a cap-subject H-1B. The applicant is an Accountant and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from a U.S. University. The employer…

Sep 30 2019

Photo courtesy of Evonne on Flickr, labeled for reuse: https://www.flickr.com/photos/evoo73/9140462500

What is Cap-Gap Extension? Can I stay in the U.S. after my OPT work authorization card expires but before I am able to start working in H-1B status?

By Jenny Zhan H-1B Visa

Let’s analyze the following scenario: You are in the U.S. on F-1 OPT status and you are working for an employer. During the cap season, your employer files an H-1B…

Sep 20 2019

Courtesy of Pixabay, labeled for reuse: https://pixabay.com/p-1219868/?no_redirect

H-4 EAD Rescission Delayed Until Spring 2020

By Jenny Zhan H-1B Visa

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that the proposed regulation to rescind the H-4 employment authorization program is not likely to be published until Spring 2020, and that even…

Sep 11 2019

Courtesy of PicServer, labeled for reuse: http://www.picserver.org/images/highway/phrases/employment.jpg

Proposed Rule to Terminate H-4 Employment Authorization Still Under Review

By Jenny Zhan H-1B Visa

The Department of Homeland Security’s proposal to terminate the H-4 employment authorization program is still under review with the Office of Management and Budget. DHS sent the proposed rule to…

Sep 03 2019

DHS Proposes Fee for H-1B Registration

By Jenny Zhan H-1B Visa

Today, the Department of Homeland Security has announced a proposed rule that will require employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitioners to pay a fee of $10 for each electronic…

Aug 23 2019

H-1B approval for a Change of Status from H-4 to H-1B for a Consumer goods Company

By Jenny Zhan Success Stories

We just had an H-1B approval with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services for a software developer at a consumer goods company. The employee changed from H-4 status to H-1B status…

Aug 16 2019

Photo courtesy of Unripe Content, labeled for reuse, https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4rsnWuOEWEU/maxresdefault.jpg

USCIS Completes Return of Unselected H-1B Cap Petitions

By Jenny Zhan H-1B Visa

USCIS have finished returning unselected H-1B petitions that were not selected in the FY2020 cap lottery. Employers should receive petition packages and fee checks by August 29, 2019. This year,…

Jul 11 2019

H-1B approval for an Accounting role for a National of India

By Jenny Zhan Success Stories

We just had an H-1B approval with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services for an accountant position with a company based in New York.

Jul 08 2019

E-3 Visa Approval in Barbados

By Jenny Zhan Success Stories

Scott Legal, P.C. just had an approval of an E-3 visa at the U.S. Consulate in Barbados. An E-3 visa is a visa that is similar to an H-1B visa…

Jun 12 2019

Courtesy of PublicDomainPictures, labeled for reuse: http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/pictures/160000/velka/american-flag-1459201553ppe.jpg

USCIS Issues Data Confirming Increase in Denials and RFEs for Nonimmigrant Applications

By Jenny Zhan Immigration News

USCIS has released data for the first half of fiscal year 2019 confirming that denial and RFE rates have continued to increase for nonimmigrant visa applications such as the H-1B,…

Jun 10 2019

Image courtesy of Nguyen Hung Vu on Flickr (labeled for reuse) https://www.flickr.com/photos/vuhung/14565350736

USCIS to Accept Premium Processing for Remaining H-1B Cap Petitions

By Jenny Zhan H-1B Visa

USCIS announced that starting on June 10, 2019, it will accept premium processing requests for all remaining FY 2020 H-1B Cap cases. Premium processing costs $1410 and guarantees that USCIS will take…

Jun 07 2019

Image courtesy of Pixabay, labeled for reuse: https://pixabay.com/p-428336/?no_redirect

USCIS to Reject Incomplete Form I-129

By Jenny Zhan Immigration News

Starting on August 5, 2019, USCIS will reject any Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker that do not include the Petitioner or Applicant’s name and primary U.S. office address…

Jun 05 2019

E-3 Visa approval for an Executive at the U.S. Embassy in London for a National of Australia

By Jenny Zhan Success Stories

We just had an E-3 visa approval at the U.S. Embassy in London for an Executive of a media company. The applicant was applying for a replacement E-3 visa due to…

Jun 03 2019

Proposed H-1B Cap Registration Fee Under Review

By Jenny Zhan H-1B Visa

The Department of Homeland Security have submitted a proposal to charge an unknown amount of fee for companies registering foreign nationals for the upcoming H-1B cap online registration system. Starting…

May 22 2019

H-1B approval for cap-subject H-1B at USCIS for a Nanotechnology Engineer

By Jenny Zhan Success Stories

We just received an H-1B approval from USCIS for a cap-subject H-1B. The applicant is a Nanotechnology Engineer and has a Master's Degree from a U.S. University. The employer is…

May 17 2019

Courtesy of Pixabay, labeled for reuse: https://pixabay.com/p-894846/?no_redirect

USCIS has Completed Data Entry for all FY 2020 H-1B Cap Subject Petitions

By Jenny Zhan H-1B Visa

USCIS has announced on May 17, 2019 that is has completed all data entry for fiscal year 2020 H-1B cap-subject lottery selection. USCIS has also announced that this year, they…

May 03 2019

E-3 Visa for an Aerospace Engineer Approved at the U.S. Consulate in Vancouver

By Jenny Zhan Success Stories

We just had an E-3 employee visa approval at the U.S. Consulate in Vancouver. The applicant was granted the visa for 2 years and the business is an aerospace consulting…

Apr 16 2019

H-1B Advanced Cap for FY 2020 has been Reached!

By Jenny Zhan H-1B Visa

USCIS has received sufficient number of petitions for the congressionally-mandated 20,000 H-1B master cap for FY 2020. The 65,000 regular cap was reached last week. USCIS has also announced that…

work visa

E-3 Visa Approval for a Senior Recruiter at the U.S. Consulate in Sydney for a National of Australia

H-1B Cap Registration Will be Implemented in the Upcoming Fiscal Year Cap Season

Should I apply for an O-1 Visa or an H-1B Visa? What are the advantages of an O-1 visa? Is an O-1 visa better than an H-1B visa? Do I Qualify for an O-1 Visa?

What is a Recapture petition? Can I recapture time I spent outside the U.S. while on H-1B status? Can I recapture time I spent outside the U.S while on L-1A or L-1B status?

H-1B Visa Registration Fee Implemented

H-1B Transfer Approval for Senior Digital Product Manager at E-Commerce Retail Company

H-1B Change of Employer Petition Approval for an Accountant at the U.S. Consulate in New Delhi for a National of India

H-1B Approval for a Cap-Subject H-1B Change of Status case at USCIS for an Accountant

What is Cap-Gap Extension? Can I stay in the U.S. after my OPT work authorization card expires but before I am able to start working in H-1B status?

H-4 EAD Rescission Delayed Until Spring 2020

Proposed Rule to Terminate H-4 Employment Authorization Still Under Review

DHS Proposes Fee for H-1B Registration

H-1B approval for a Change of Status from H-4 to H-1B for a Consumer goods Company

USCIS Completes Return of Unselected H-1B Cap Petitions

H-1B approval for an Accounting role for a National of India

E-3 Visa Approval in Barbados

USCIS Issues Data Confirming Increase in Denials and RFEs for Nonimmigrant Applications

USCIS to Accept Premium Processing for Remaining H-1B Cap Petitions

USCIS to Reject Incomplete Form I-129

E-3 Visa approval for an Executive at the U.S. Embassy in London for a National of Australia

Proposed H-1B Cap Registration Fee Under Review

H-1B approval for cap-subject H-1B at USCIS for a Nanotechnology Engineer

USCIS has Completed Data Entry for all FY 2020 H-1B Cap Subject Petitions

E-3 Visa for an Aerospace Engineer Approved at the U.S. Consulate in Vancouver

H-1B Advanced Cap for FY 2020 has been Reached!

Free Immigration Resources

Categories