Chicago Immigration and Naturalization Law Blog
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 ad...
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, 202...
PERM Labor Certification is the most widely used opportunity to obtain an employment-based green card. If you’re considering hiring a foreign w...
Under the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act (AC21), some H-1B professionals can transfer their employment-sponsored green card...
To support the United States’ economic recovery, the U.S. wants to attract more foreign STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) worke...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that certain parolees can now file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, o...
USCIS is expanding premium processing launched earlier this year. On Aug. 1, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement th...
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 th...
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. ...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated guidance regarding requests for the “transfer of underlying basis” between empl...