Time to File Visa Petitions is Now: Fees Going up December 23rd
{2 minutes to read} For the first time in many years, applicants will need to pay substantially higher fees for certain visa petitions. The fees are set to increase on December 23, 2016. If you file anytime before that date, [...]
H-1B Transfer Season is in Full Swing!
{2:25 minutes to read} What is H-1B transfer season? An H-1B visa is the type of visa used by companies to hire people for professional positions. Each year, USCIS starts to accept H-1B petitions on April 1st. There's a cap [...]
Hiring Foreign Workers Means Proving Your Ability To Pay Them The Prevailing Wage
E-2 Visa Attorney – H-1B Visa Attorney. Employers sponsoring foreign workers for green card employment must show that they have the ability to pay the new worker’s wages. When hiring through the EB-2 or EB-3 visa categories, employers must present [...]
Preconceived Intent: A Red Flag that Could Curtail Your Path to Immigration
{3:20 minutes to read} When an individual has entered the US on a non-immigrant visa, and during their stay applies for another visa—either another non-immigrant or an immigrant visa through family sponsorship—US customs, border and immigration authorities look back to [...]
Are You Eligible for a Visa Under the Petty Offense Exception?
{3:30 minutes to read} When people apply for visas at US embassies and consulates around the world, the embassy or consulate adjudicates based on: 1. whether the applicant meets the criteria for the specific visa for which the applicant is [...]
5 Things to DO When Renewing an L-1 Visa
{4:23 minutes to read} The L1 visa is also called the Intra-Company Transfer. It is designed for multi-national companies to use in two contexts: — Foreign companies that recently set up a US subsidiary or branch office in the US [...]
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