On August 5, 2021, President Biden issued a memorandum to defer for 18 months the removal of Hong Kong residents in the United States on August 5, 2021, due to unrest in the country. With the current strength of the...
PERM Labor Certification is the most widely used opportunity to obtain an employment-based green card. If you're considering hiring a foreign worker for your business, you'll need a PERM Labor Certification before applying for most employment-based visas. Program Electronic Review Management...
Under the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act (AC21), some H-1B professionals can transfer their employment-sponsored green card from their original employer to another without giving up their “place in line.” A key provision of AC21 makes H-1B visas and...
To support the United States’ economic recovery, the U.S. wants to attract more foreign STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) workers. To attract more global STEM talent, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published additional online resources on the...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that certain parolees can now file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, online effective immediately. Individuals with temporary legal authorization to reside in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons can seek employment authorization under...
USCIS is expanding premium processing launched earlier this year. On Aug. 1, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement the second phase of premium processing. This is for workers who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for...
H-1B visa holders face challenges if they need to renew their visa or they want to change employers. This creates a crisis for foreign workers when the 6-year H-1B visa limit expires and a crisis for employers facing U.S. labor...
A Receipt Notice, Form I-797C, Notice of Action, is an official legal document from USCIS to prove that they have received your immigration petition. The date on the receipt notice is very important because if you are running out of...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated guidance regarding requests for the “transfer of underlying basis” between employment-based categories in January. Previously called "green card interfiling," transfer of underlying basis is an adjustment of status from one immigration category...
E-B4 visa applicants cover a wide range of individuals who fit into very specific "Special Immigrant" categories. These include ministers and religious workers, certain government or former government employees, and employees of certain international organizations and their families. You can...
