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EAD for Humanitarian Parolee
By Tiyalaw at August 20, 2019 | 5:03 pm | 0 Comment
EAD for Humanitarian Parolee Certain foreign national who are paroled into the U.S. for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit may be eligible to apply for discretionary employment authorization with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). USCIS will consider such employment authorization, on a case-by=case more...
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USCIS Met FY 2020 H-1B Cap
By Tiyalaw at April 5, 2019 | 3:23 pm | 0 Comment
USCIS Met FY 2020 H-1B Cap On April 5, 2019, USCIS had received sufficient H-1B visa cap petitions for the 2020 fiscal year (FY), to meet the annual 65,000 H-1B visa cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa master's cap (U.S.-advanced-degree visa exemption). U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting H-1B Cap Visa more...
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L-1 One-Year Foreign Employment Requirement
By Tiyalaw at November 29, 2018 | 9:37 pm | 0 Comment

L-1 One-Year Foreign Employment Requirement Recently, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) clarified the “one-year foreign employment” for an L-1A intracompany transferee as follows: 1. The L-1 Beneficiary must be physically outside the U.S. during the continuous one-year foreign employment, except for brief visits more...
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H-1B Cap Petitions: Cap-Gap F-1 Status or F-1 Work Authorization is Valid Till September 30, 2018
By Tiyalaw at September 28, 2018 | 7:56 pm | 0 Comment

H-1B Cap Petitions: Cap-Gap F-1 Status or F-1 Work Authorization is Valid Till September 30, 2018 Immigration law provides that certain F-1 students with pending or approved cap-subject H-1B Petitions that have been timely field for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 for change-of-status for an October 1, 2018 H-1B start-date will have their F-1 status or F-1 more...
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Proposed Law on Public Charge for Denying Cases for More Current and Potential Welfare Benefits Recipients
By Tiyalaw at September 27, 2018 | 12:00 am | 0 Comment

Proposed Law on Public Charge for Denying Cases for More Current and Potential Welfare Benefits Recipients Recently, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposes new law to widen the “public charge” determination for recipients of various welfare benefits. Those who are likely to become a “public charge” at any time in the future more...
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Immigration Help Due to Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut
By Tiyalaw at September 19, 2018 | 1:37 pm | 0 Comment

Immigration Help Due to Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will expedite or provide discretionary services of immigration cases impacted by unforeseen or extreme situations, or natural disasters such as the Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut. Upon request more...
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H-1B Premium Processing is Further Suspended
By Tiyalaw at August 28, 2018 | 3:54 pm | 0 Comment

H-1B Premium Processing is Further Suspended Effective September 11, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is further suspending premium processing until February 19, 2019 for all H-1Bs Petitions filed with California and Vermont Service Centers except for the following: 1. Cap-exempt H-1B Petitions by cap-exempt employers filed more...
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Immigration Help for Those Affected by California Wildfires
By Tiyalaw at August 15, 2018 | 12:45 pm | 0 Comment

Immigration Help for Those Affected by California Wildfires U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will expedite or provide discretionary handling of immigration cases impacted by unforeseen or extreme situations, or natural catastrophes such as the recent California wildfires. Expedite or discretionary request may be more...
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USCIS Returned All Unselected H-1B Cap Petitions
By Tiyalaw at July 31, 2018 | 10:36 am | 0 Comment

USCIS Returned All Unselected H-1B Cap Petitions On July 30, 2018, USCIS indicated it has returned all fiscal year 2019 H-1B cap-subject petitions that were not selected in the H-1B lottery system (computer-generated random selection process). Petitioners with H-1Bs that were received by USCIS between April 2 and April 6, 2018, and who have not more...
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Immigration News: USCIS Returns Unselected H-1B Cap Petitions for FY 2019
By Tiyalaw at May 15, 2018 | 5:39 pm | 0 Comment
Immigration News & Processing: USCIS Begins Returning Unselected H-1B Cap Petitions for FY 2019 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have completed data entry for fiscal year 2019 (FY 2019) H-1B Cap Petitions selected in the recent lottery system, and will start returning unselected petitions. Although USCIS does not have more...
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