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¿Cómo acelerar la aprobación de un permiso de trabajo?

Si tiene necesidad urgente de que los Servicios de Inmigración y Ciudadanía de los Estados Unidos (USCIS) tomen una decisión sobre su solicitud de permiso de trabajo, puede solicitar un procesamiento acelerado. USCIS puede considerar una solicitud de permiso de...

Business / Employment Based Immigration

Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

FAQs About Employment-Based Visas

USU.S. immigration law provides foreign citizens with various ways to become United States lawful permanent residents (get a green card) through employment in the United States. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is committed to using as many available...

Business / Employment Based Immigration

Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

New USCIS Guidelines Attract More Immigrant Entrepreneurs

USCIS is updating its policy manual to attract more foreign-born entrepreneurs. This can make it easier for immigrant entrepreneurs to understand the different options to work in the United States. Immigrant Entrepreneurs Employment Pathways USCIS has a new menu of...

Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

USCIS Clarifies Occupations Eligible For H-1B Visas

USCIS has clarified which 'Specialty Occupations' are eligible for H-1B visas in response to a lawsuit challenging Trump-era restrictions imposed on hiring foreign workers. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently added a footnote on occupations that "usually" require a...

Business / Employment Based Immigration

Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

US to Allow L-1 and H-1B Visa Holders to Renew Without Leaving the Country

The U.S. State Department plans to resume allowing H-1B visa holders to renew their visas without leaving the country. Under a pilot program to launch later this year. For the last two decades, temporary visa holders have been required to...

Business / Employment Based Immigration

Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

H-1B Cap Registration Opens March 1

USCIS announced that tech and other specialty occupation employers will be able to register for H-1B visas to add foreign workers beginning March 1. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the FY 2024 H-1B cap registration period will run...

Business / Employment Based Immigration

Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

What Happens When H-1B Tech Workers Are Laid Off?

Tech companies have laid off over 120,000 employees this year, including Amazon, Meta and Twitter. Bloomberg reports that major tech firms sponsored 45,000 H-1B workers over the past three years and that at least 350 immigrants were affected by Meta...

Business / Employment Based Immigration

Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

How to Prove You’re An Expert Judge to Qualify for an O-1A Visa

The United States wants to attract more foreign STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) talent. O-1A nonimmigrant status is available to persons of extraordinary ability in science, business, education or athletics. New DHS guidance clarifies how they determine eligibility for...

Business / Employment Based Immigration

Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

FAQ: What Is a TN Nonimmigrant Visa?

A TN visa is a special classification for Canadian and Mexican professionals. The TN nonimmigrant visa program offers wide-ranging benefits for the visa holder and U.S. employers. Mexican and Canadian professionals in one of the 60 qualifying NAFTA professions who...

Business / Employment Based Immigration

Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

USCIS Reaches 65,000 H-1B Visa Cap For 2023

USCIS announced on August 24, 2022, that it reached the federally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for 2023 as well as the 20,000 H-1B visa for the US advanced degree exemption, known as the master's cap. "We have received a...

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