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What You Need to Know About Employment-Based Green Card Interviews
Effective October 1, 2017 nationwide, USCIS will begin contacting those who filed their employment-based petitions after March 6th for interviews when they have also applied for Adjustment of Status to Permanent Residence. The USCIS Ombudsman provided an informative Q and A session last Thursday. Here is what applicants need to know: Derivatives: Under 14 years old…
Holiday Gifts: Our Fees Stays the Same While USCIS Fees Increase
USCIS is increasing their filing fees across the board effective December 23, 2016. We have parsed through the fee summary charts and organized the fees into those that affect the services offered by our firm. We wanted to pass this on to our potential clients to help you plan ahead and also include a little…
What you need to know about the E-2 Visa
One way to live and work in the United States is to apply for the E-2 Treaty Investor Visa. This type of visa allows a national of a treaty country to be admitted to the U.S. by investing a substantial amount of capital in a new business or in an existing business in the U.S.,…
Path To Citizenship
Your lawful permanent residence is a path to U.S. Citizenship. Generally, you may be able to apply for naturalization after 5 years of permanent residence, or after 3 years, if you are married to and living with a U.S. Citizen. Besides that, there are some general requirements for naturalization: continuous residence and physical presence in…
Maintaining Permanent Residence
Now that you have the privilege to be a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR), you also have new rights, such as live permanently and work in the U.S., attend public school, apply to become a U.S. citizen once you are eligible, leave and return to the U.S. under some conditions, etc. On the other hand, you…
What does Unlawful Presence for F, J, and M nonimmigrant visas mean for YOUR Future?
On August, 9, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a policy memorandum that has a great impact on many students that are currently attending classes or working on OPT. We suspect that it may also affect employers’ decision to explore new visa options to avoid losing their valuable employees due to the accrual of unlawful…
How Will the New Public Charge Rules affect My Green Card Application?
On October, 10, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a policy change related to the public charge issue under INA §212(a)(4). This new policy is now in its public comments period. After the 60 days commenting period, it will go into effect. What is public charge? Someone who is likely to become “dependent…
L Visa and EB-1 for Intra-Company Managers and Executives
You might qualify for the L Visa if you are a manager or executive for a company in another country and worked for the company within the last three years for at least one year, and you are coming here to the US to work as a manager or executive for a parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or…
FAQ: Can I petition for myself for the O visa?
It is absolutely possible to petition for yourself, especially if you are working in a profession that is traditionally occupied by independent contractors. Some examples of these professions are hair dressers, make-up artists, painters, musicians, to name a few. What do I need to do before getting started on my petition? You should find one…
Delay for Parole for International Entrepreneurs Rule Vacated, Applications Can Be Submitted!
On December 1, 2017, the US District Court in DC ruled in favor of the entrepreneurs and venture capitals and vacated the rule (“Delay Rule”) delaying the effective date of the Parole for International Entrepreneurs Rule (PIER) until March 14, 2018. In the Delay Rule, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also stated that the…