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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is clarifying policy guidance on the period of time that F-1 visa students are authorized to work under the Special Student Relief (SRR) provisions. On February 22, 2023, USCIS issued new guidance for F-1...

Immigration applications can be complicated and confusing. A lot of paperwork must be filled out when coming to the United States temporarily or permanently for work, family or vacation. Individuals are under a lot of pressure to fill out the...

What Is A Bona Fide Marriage? A bona fide marriage shows USCIS that your marriage is legitimate and was entered in for the correct reasons - and not for immigration reasons. Marriage fraud is a federal crime. A fake marriage...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will issue more than 130,000 H-2B visas for seasonal workers allowed by law this year. DHS announced on October 12, 2022, that for the first time ever, due to ongoing labor shortages. DHS will:...

May is designated as National Military Appreciation Month to recognize and honor all U.S. service members - including active military members and former service members who are not United States citizens. Here are three facts about immigrants in the military....

Each year, tens of thousands of applicants are not chosen in the annual H-1B lottery. There are 65,000 visa spots available for applicants with a bachelor’s degree, and an additional 20,000 visas for the master’s cap, giving individuals with advanced...

Due to high demand from American businesses, an additional 35,000 H-2B visas - double the norm - for temporary nonagricultural worker visas are available for FY 2022. The United States is experiencing a shortage of workers, and for the summer...

Are you worried about your fiancée’s immigration visa process? The K-1 nonimmigrant visa is called the fiancé(e) visa. According to statistics released every year by USCIS, approximately 20,000 K-1 fiancées/fiancés every year are denied a visa when they go to...

R-1 visas are non-immigrant, temporary employment based visas for foreign nationals who want come to the United States to be employed as religious workers including ministers, priests, educators, translators, missionaries and other clergy and church workers. Religious Worker Immigration: How...

An O-1 visa allows someone with extraordinary abilities to temporarily enter the United States for work purposes. On January 21, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) updated its guidance on what constitutes “extraordinary ability” O-1A nonimmigrant status and what...