On January 15, 2021 the DOL issued a memo called the “H-1B Program Bulletin Clarifying Filing Requirements for Labor Condition Applications (LCA) by Secondary Employers at 20 C.F.R. §§ 655.715[...]
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USCIS Drops it’s Proposed Immigration Filing Fee Increases – January 11, 2021
Great news for immigration applicants to start the new year. USCIS has announced that it is dropping it’s legal challenges to the October 2nd 2020 proposed fee increase. This means[...]
Read MoreHow to find the correct prevailing wage level for your H-1B petition [2021]
Are you trying to find the prevailing wage for your H-1B visa? The new 2021 H-1B Cap Registration rule requires you to state the prevailing wage level (1,2,3 or 4)[...]
Read MoreVisa Bulletin For January 2021
EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES For Employment-Based Preference Filings:For all employment-based preference categories, you must use the Final Action Dates chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for January 2021. First: Priority Workers: 28.6% of[...]
Read MoreNational Interest Exceptions (NIE) for H-1B and L-1 Visas – (2021)
On Aug. 12 2020, the U.S. Department of State released guidance on national interest exceptions (NIEs) to the June 22 proclamation. As they pertain specifically to H-1B and L-1 visas,[...]
Read MoreGood news on delayed EADs
Due to the extraordinary and unprecedented COVID-19 public health emergency, the production of certain Employment Authorization Documents (Form I-766, EAD) is delayed. As a result, employees may use Form I-797,[...]
Read MoreAugust 2020 Visa Bulletin
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference. Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200,[...]
Read MoreWhen should you file an Appeal to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO).
When a USCIS Service Center denies an employment-based visa petition you often have 2 options: Refile a new petition with USCIS File an Appeal to the AAO There are certain[...]
Read MoreUSCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests [July 1st, 2020]
From uscis.gov on July 1st 2020. In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020, to assist[...]
Read MoreThe June 2020 Executive Order and the H-4 Visa
The June 2020 signed executive order applies to all H4 visa holders, who are outside of US and do not have a valid H4 Visa stamp in their passport now.[...]
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