U.S. Embassies and Consulates—Duties and Powers

2021-12-29T08:46:00-05:00

{4:20 minutes to read} The U.S. currently has 294 physical embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions across the world. In addition to assisting U.S. citizens and U.S. green card holders abroad, these posts also adjudicate visa applications as well as final adjudications of immigrant visa petitions and waivers (legal pardons) for previous deportations/removals […]

U.S. Embassies and Consulates—Duties and Powers2021-12-29T08:46:00-05:00

U.S. Employers Thinking of Hiring Foreign Nationals for 2016: Get Ready for More of the Same

2021-12-29T08:49:08-05:00

The H-1B Visa Process

By Steve Maggi, Esq.

{4:42 minutes to read} Starting April 1, 2016, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H-1B visa petitions, used by U.S. employers to hire skilled professionals from other countries. If lessons are to be learned from the […]

U.S. Employers Thinking of Hiring Foreign Nationals for 2016: Get Ready for More of the Same2021-12-29T08:49:08-05:00

Removing Conditions on a Green Card in Cases of Abandonment or Abuse

2021-12-29T08:48:53-05:00

{5:24 minutes to read} In the first Removal of Conditions article, we discussed the steps and possible pitfalls of filing a joint I-751. But what happens if you are not able to file jointly with your spouse? This will require you to file a waiver.

Removing Conditions on a Green Card in Cases of Abandonment or Abuse2021-12-29T08:48:53-05:00

Mission: Securing Asylum for Tibetan Nationals

2021-12-29T08:48:49-05:00

{3:48 minutes to read} In our recent blog regarding Steve’s trip to Tibet in May of this year, he noted the oppressive conditions under which Tibetans have been suffering since the PRC invaded in 1951. The continued persecution of the Tibetan people by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has […]

Mission: Securing Asylum for Tibetan Nationals2021-12-29T08:48:49-05:00

Big Changes Possibly in Store for the EB-5 Visa Program

2024-05-03T10:40:38-04:00

{5:24 minutes to read} Article by Kevin Dowling

A significant portion of the visas issued under the EB-5 visa program have gone to investors who have invested using “Regional Centers.” The law which provides for Regional Centers was initially described as a “Pilot Program” when originally adopted in 2003, and has […]

Big Changes Possibly in Store for the EB-5 Visa Program2024-05-03T10:40:38-04:00

H-1B Cap Solutions: The H-1B cap has been met for this year. Where can foreign nationals be sponsored and work?

2024-05-03T10:38:39-04:00

{4:40 minutes to read} What happens when you are a foreign national looking for a job and the H-1B visa has been met? You need to think outside the box and be strategic about your search. Here is a brief guide regarding H-1B cap-exempt sponsors.

This year approximately 2/3 of H-1B petitions were returned as […]

H-1B Cap Solutions: The H-1B cap has been met for this year. Where can foreign nationals be sponsored and work?2024-05-03T10:38:39-04:00

Stop-Gap Measures for Returned H-1B Petitions

2015-06-10T21:07:11-04:00

{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 annual cap of 85,000 visas per year. This year USCIS announced on April 7 that […]

Stop-Gap Measures for Returned H-1B Petitions2015-06-10T21:07:11-04:00

News! News! – – Start Getting Your Documents in a Row for Expanded DACA

2015-02-12T03:52:01-05:00

{Time to Read: 1 1/4 minutes}  Since my last article was published on Executive Action and the new immigration reform, USCIS has announced that they will begin accepting applications for the now-expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative (DACA) on February 18, 2015. […]

News! News! – – Start Getting Your Documents in a Row for Expanded DACA2015-02-12T03:52:01-05:00
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