Stop-Gap Measures for Returned H-1B Petitions
{5 minutes to read} What do employers who sponsored H-1B candidates, and had their petitions returned as fatalities of the H-1B lottery, do now? As many people know, the H-1B season starts each year on April 1 and has an [...]
H-1B Porting: A Year-Round Solution for U.S. Employers
{4:15 minutes to read} This year there were 233,000 petitions filed for 85,000 H-1B spots. Of the 233,000 petitions filed, 148,000 petitions were returned, envelope unopened. Essentially, those cases never existed and the employer must come up with a plan [...]
Entrepreneurial Visas: The Extraordinary Ability Visa – EB-1
{4 minutes to read} One of the most underutilized visa categories is the EB-1, extraordinary ability green card. It is actually an employment-based category, but does not require an employer. The EB-1 can be used by individuals who are at [...]
Entrepreneurial Visas: EB-5, the Investor Green Card
The EB-5 is an employment based green card which allows foreign nationals to invest money in projects or businesses that in turn create at least 10 full time jobs per investor. Regional centers have proliferated over the years but the [...]
Entrepreneurial Visas: L-1 Intra-Company Transfer Visa
{5 minutes to read} In my last blog, I discussed the E-2 investor visa for entrepreneurs. In this blog, I want to talk about another kind of entrepreneurial visa, which actually is a little broader in scope than the E-2. [...]
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