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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...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on January 21, 2022, that 22 new fields of study are now included in the STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) program. The United States is making immigration changes to attract more foreign STEM...

To help the United States' economic recovery, the U.S. wants to attract more foreign J-1 STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) talent. The Departments of State and Homeland Security announced a new immigration program to increase opportunities for foreign STEM...

Due to the backlog of applications created by the pandemic, the U.S. State Department has waived student visa in-person interviews and other non-immigrant visa applications through 2022. Applicants for F, M and J visas applying from abroad won’t be required...