U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: President Trump on US immigration, VISA MANTIS - Extreme Vetting, STEM for Students, Summer Travel for International Students, B-1/B-2 Visitor Visas, PERM Updates, Greater Brazilian Community Assistance with U.S. and Canada immigration, etc.
I was out to dinner with some old friends recently and we started speaking about the upcoming Presidential Election. Since they did not live in the U.S., they had been relying on what they were hearing in the foreign media. Of course, they asked me what I thought of the prospective candidates' positions on U.S. immigration law. After pointing out that "politics makes strange bedfellows" (which is an interesting direct translation into many languages), I proceeded to explain a bit about the recent history of U.S. immigration law . . .
n the middle of July, leaders from communities across the U.S. gathered at the White House in Washington D.C. for a National Convening on Immigrant and Refugee Integration. Attendees included practitioners, policymakers, elected officials, researchers, business representatives, and faith leaders. The participants discussed successful initiatives, as well as challenges and opportunities for immigrant integration.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: NPZ Lawyers Travel to India, Trump Administration on Immigration, "Know Before You Go" - Holiday Travel Advisory, N-400 Updates, Immigration Fees Set To Increase, Happy Holidays to one and all, etc.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: H-1B CAP RANDOM LOTTERY, REDESIGNED GREEN CARD, TPS UDPATES, OPT/STEM EXTENSION, VOICE OFFICE, DACA RENEWAL, CANADA IMMIGRATION UPDATES.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES Executive Order, EB-5 Entrepreneur Investors Visa, President Trump Backs RAISE Act, Academic Visas, CBP Notice, International Students, Administrative Processing, September Visa Bulletin Update, etc.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: New Trump Initiatives, AC-21 Updates, L-1A Functional Management Updates, DACA Termination Updates, NPZ Lawyers in India, Etc.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: GREEN CARD AND VISA UPDATES, NEW I-9 FORM UPDATE, SYRIAN STUDENTS WORK PERMIT UPDATE, VISA BULLETIN UPDATE FOR OCTOBER 2016, ETC.
The White House announced a proposed rule to encourage entrepreneurs throughout the world to develop their ideas and create jobs in the U.S. This long-awaited initiative is part of the executive actions announced in November 2014.
I was out to dinner with some old friends recently and we started speaking about the upcoming Presidential Election. Since they did not live in the U.S., they had been relying on what they were hearing in the foreign media. Of course, they asked me what I thought of the prospective candidates' positions on U.S. immigration law. After pointing out that "politics makes strange bedfellows" (which is an interesting direct translation into many languages), I proceeded to explain a bit about the recent history of U.S. immigration law . . .
n the middle of July, leaders from communities across the U.S. gathered at the White House in Washington D.C. for a National Convening on Immigrant and Refugee Integration. Attendees included practitioners, policymakers, elected officials, researchers, business representatives, and faith leaders. The participants discussed successful initiatives, as well as challenges and opportunities for immigrant integration.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: NPZ Lawyers Travel to India, Trump Administration on Immigration, "Know Before You Go" - Holiday Travel Advisory, N-400 Updates, Immigration Fees Set To Increase, Happy Holidays to one and all, etc.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: H-1B CAP RANDOM LOTTERY, REDESIGNED GREEN CARD, TPS UDPATES, OPT/STEM EXTENSION, VOICE OFFICE, DACA RENEWAL, CANADA IMMIGRATION UPDATES.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES Executive Order, EB-5 Entrepreneur Investors Visa, President Trump Backs RAISE Act, Academic Visas, CBP Notice, International Students, Administrative Processing, September Visa Bulletin Update, etc.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: New Trump Initiatives, AC-21 Updates, L-1A Functional Management Updates, DACA Termination Updates, NPZ Lawyers in India, Etc.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: GREEN CARD AND VISA UPDATES, NEW I-9 FORM UPDATE, SYRIAN STUDENTS WORK PERMIT UPDATE, VISA BULLETIN UPDATE FOR OCTOBER 2016, ETC.
The White House announced a proposed rule to encourage entrepreneurs throughout the world to develop their ideas and create jobs in the U.S. This long-awaited initiative is part of the executive actions announced in November 2014.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: Updated Visa Bulletin for July 2016, Increased fees for H-1B and L-1 visas, Asylum Updates, EB-4 Mexico, Immigration Law Politics, DAPA and DACA II Updates, U Visas, L-1 Intracompany transfers, 24 Month STEM Exte
U.S. IMMIGRATION NEWS AND UPDATES - H-1B MASTER'S CAP, H-1B FILING SEASON, I-9 FORM UPDATES, FAMILY IMMIGRANT VISA, SCALIA PASSING IMPACTS DACA & DAPA, ETC.
Last year, at about this time, the USCIS announced that it has received 172,500 H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2015 which began on October 1st, 2014. The H-1B lottery (also referred as “random selection process “) is likely to be conducted again this year and, in a few weeks, the USCIS will begin to send out H-1B receipt notices.
With uncertainty looming large as to who may or may not “win the lottery” or who may or may not cross the ‘threshold’ hurdle of H-1B visas, it is time that H-1B visa hopefuls (and their prospective H-1B employers) start to explore other nonimmigrant work visa options to allow them to work and live in the United States on a temporary basis.
This article is timely in nature and it seeks to capture and present some of the possible nonimmigrant work visa options that may be available to prospective H-1B visa beneficiaries who do not “win the H-1B lottery” this fiscal year and who do not get counted toward the 2016 Fiscal Year H-1B cap.
his past week H-4 visa holders submitted requests for work authorization on Form I-765. Of course, this did not come without some pain. The recent announcement about a premium processing hold for H-1B extensions caused a bit of a stir. Of course, it is likely to be "old news" by now, but the 5th Circuit did NOT grant the government's request to stay the injunction order previously entered by the Court. This means that while the DAPA and the New DACA programs continue to be delayed, they are not completely off-line. We hope that the DAPA and New DACA-program hopefuls will stay tuned for additional developments in the coming months. Oral argument on the merits of the case is scheduled for July 10th.
It seems to be déjà vu all over again! Last week, the U.S.
government launched a major investigation into the hiring
practices of two of India's largest outsourcing companies over alleged violations of visa regulations. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is investigating Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys for violating H-1B nonimmigrant visa regulations. The issue relates to contracts the two companies were granted by the California firm named Southern California Edison (SCE). The New York Times reported that hundreds of workers at SCE were laid-off and replaced by workers on H-1B visas, predominantly from India. Earlier, the N.Y. Times alleged similar lay-offs that occurred at the Walt Disney Company.
U.S. AND CANADA IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: USCIS Expands Online Filings, Entrepreneur Parole To Be Terminated, Verifying Employment Eligibility On The I-9 Form, I-751 Petitions to Lift Conditions On Residency, FOIA Online, DOS And The June 20 https://conta.cc/2LNQexX
It is that time of year again! We always hear the accountants moan and groan about the approaching April 15th deadline each year but, you have to listen a bit more closely and you will hear (and see) the U.S. business immigration lawyers and attorneys manifesting their distaste for the April 1st filing date for "cap" subject H-1B professional and specialty occupation workers.
USCIS announced earlier that it has received 172,500 H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2015 that will begin October 1, 2014. The lottery (also referred as “random selection process”) has been completed and USCIS has started sending receipt notices. With uncertainty looming large as to who may or may not cross the ‘threshold’ hurdle of H-1B visas, it is time that prospective H-1B visa beneficiaries start exploring other work visa options that may allow them to work and live in the United States on a temporary basis. This article seeks to provide readers with the snapshot of possible work visa options that may be available to prospective H-1B visa beneficiaries who do not make to the H-1B cap.
We are rapidly approaching the midterm elections and awaiting President Obama's next move on Administrative Actions about the U.S. immigration law. As DACA renewals continue to roll-out, we are still hoping that the President will grant "Deferred Action for All" - another type of DACA? In the meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear two cases with significant implications for U.S. immigration law.
As many continue to experience the ripple effects of "Trump travel" we continue to remind prospective international travelers to be sure that they understand the vague nuances associated with the nonimmigrant or immigrant classifications they may be seeking when entering the U.S.
U.S. AND CANADA IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES US Immigration and Family Separation, DENIALS OF RFEs and NOIDS - NEW SEPTEMBER 11TH RULE, LIFTING CONDITIONS ON RESIDENCE - I-751, DHS Enforcement Priorities, End of Credible Fear Interviews etc. httpsconta.cc2NWfxPo
There are quite a few new developments in the U.S. immigration and nationality arena. Also, the first month of the new year brings some new and interesting developments in the Canada immigration realm. On the U.S.immigration law side, it seems that our politicians are not happy with the teams going to the SUPERBOWL so they continue to make the immigration law a "political football". It was nice to see that some of the recent State Department announcements anticipate some significant visa number movement in some employment-based categories. Charles Oppenheim, the Chief of Visa
Control at the DOS, is providing some new and interesting projections. We invite our readers to check them out.
In other U.S. immigration and nationality news: (1) the USCIS Revises the I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker; and (2) Several Administrative Agencies Launch Awareness Campaigns on Executive Actions for Mexicans and Central Americans; and (3) the DHS Extends TPS for Salvadorans; and (4) DHS Extends, Redesignates TPS for Syrians; and (5) the U.S. State Department Revised Reciprocity Schedules for Several Countries and announced that the National Visa Center is now handling domestic visa inquiries. The immigration and nationality lawyers and attorneys at the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group continue to try to keep you, your HR staff, your colleagues and your friends on the cutting-edge with regard to burgeoning U.S. immigration law news. Please feel free to SHARE our electronic newsletter with anyone you feel may benefit for these updates.
One of our Managing Attorneys is in India visiting our Mumbai office and meeting with clients there. Another is in Israel. We continue to be hard at work continuing to prepare cases for H-1B employers seeking the professional and specialty occupation services of H-1B nonimmigrants. Those cases need to be filed on (or very close to) April 1st 2015. The H-1B season is a very exciting time for immigration lawyers. Many employers who have done H-1B visas in the past understand the need to prepare documents early and to be sure that they have registered with D&B. The VIBE system that USCIS uses pings D&B. At a Vermont Service Center (VSC) Stakeholder Meeting in November 2014, NPZ staff were told that a registration with D&B may help the H-1B employer avoid delays. While a bit cliche . . . "being forewarned is being forearmed".
On the Hill the immigration debate continues. ROLL CALL reports that: "GOP leadership laid out a strategy in which Republicans would have the opportunity to vote on a number of amendments aimed at defunding certain immigration activities: the president's executive action, his Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program and the so-called Morton Memos, which are formal measures from former Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton that relax enforcement of certain immigration laws". As we move into the month of February we can only hope that the GROUNDHOG will tell us not o
Happy new year to all! In the U.S., we look forward to what promises to be an exciting New Year on the immigration and nationality law front. In anticipation of the New Year we were provided with a new DRAFT rule from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about employment-based green card processing, nonimmigrant work visas and employment authorization documents (EADs). The regulation is 181 pages in length and it affects a large portion of the country's skilled immigrant workers as well as potentially millions of others that may apply for EADs.
U.S. IMMIGRATION NEWS AND UPDATES - H-1B FILING SEASON IN FULL-SWING; EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION (FORM I-9) PROCESS CHANGES; INCREASES IN H-1B & L-1 VISA PETITION FEES; NEW SKILLED-LABOR AND WORK VISA IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS; F-1 STEM OPT UPDATES?
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: THE H-1B AND L-1 FEE INCREASE, H-2 CAP REACHED, FILING A FRIVOLOUS ASYLUM APPLICATION, GREEN CARD PRIORITY DATES, ETC. http://conta.cc/1Wsc8cg
The big political question now is whether the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will receive funding from Congress beyond February, 2015. Many of our readers continue to send queries about the future viability of DAPA, DACA and future of President Obama's other Executive Action Immigration Relief(s) that were announced in November, 2014. Even with the Court decision out of Texas (see the story below), we continue to to remain cautiously optimistic but feel comforted by the fact that, historically, no Executive Action Relief(s) has been taken off-line. DACA extensions were set to be filed on February 18th but have been delayed. We still anticipate DAPA cases will be filed in the Spring and we are working with our clients and others to prepare document for the May filing date for DAPA.
Of course, preparation of H-1B nonimmigrant visas for our clients and their professional and specialty occupation employee staff for the April 1st deadline continues. On April 1st, U.S. employers will file H-1B cap cases seeking October 1st 2015 start dates for professional and specialty occupation staff. Last year, because the demand for the H-1B nonimmigrant visa was so high, there was a "lottery". About three (3) H-1B petitions were filed for every one (1) spot available. We anticipate about the same demand (if not more) for this fiscal year.
This is not an April Fool's joke. Today is the opening of the H-1B visa lottery. Within the next few days, this year's H-1B visa cap will be reached and only a limited number of highly-skilled immigrants will be able to stay in the U.S. to start companies and create jobs, instead of doing so for our foreign competitors.
Perhaps it is our Nation that continues to be the April Fool! As our myriad of H-1Bs slowly find their way to the loading docks at the USCIS Service Centers, we sit back and contemplate the reality of our broken immigration system. How can it be the case that the most powerful and industrious nation in the world leaves the value added by highly-skilled workers to nothing less then a "game of chance"?
Last year, over 172,000 applications were received for 65,000 Bachelor's (and for 20,000 Master's slots). The USCIS stopped accepting applications after five days and they are anticipating the same for this fiscal year's (FY 2016) filings. Our system is bad for entrepreneurs as well as the U.S. economy.
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: Updated Visa Bulletin for July 2016, Increased fees for H-1B and L-1 visas, Asylum Updates, EB-4 Mexico, Immigration Law Politics, DAPA and DACA II Updates, U Visas, L-1 Intracompany transfers, 24 Month STEM Exte
U.S. IMMIGRATION NEWS AND UPDATES - H-1B MASTER'S CAP, H-1B FILING SEASON, I-9 FORM UPDATES, FAMILY IMMIGRANT VISA, SCALIA PASSING IMPACTS DACA & DAPA, ETC.
Last year, at about this time, the USCIS announced that it has received 172,500 H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2015 which began on October 1st, 2014. The H-1B lottery (also referred as “random selection process “) is likely to be conducted again this year and, in a few weeks, the USCIS will begin to send out H-1B receipt notices.
With uncertainty looming large as to who may or may not “win the lottery” or who may or may not cross the ‘threshold’ hurdle of H-1B visas, it is time that H-1B visa hopefuls (and their prospective H-1B employers) start to explore other nonimmigrant work visa options to allow them to work and live in the United States on a temporary basis.
This article is timely in nature and it seeks to capture and present some of the possible nonimmigrant work visa options that may be available to prospective H-1B visa beneficiaries who do not “win the H-1B lottery” this fiscal year and who do not get counted toward the 2016 Fiscal Year H-1B cap.
his past week H-4 visa holders submitted requests for work authorization on Form I-765. Of course, this did not come without some pain. The recent announcement about a premium processing hold for H-1B extensions caused a bit of a stir. Of course, it is likely to be "old news" by now, but the 5th Circuit did NOT grant the government's request to stay the injunction order previously entered by the Court. This means that while the DAPA and the New DACA programs continue to be delayed, they are not completely off-line. We hope that the DAPA and New DACA-program hopefuls will stay tuned for additional developments in the coming months. Oral argument on the merits of the case is scheduled for July 10th.
It seems to be déjà vu all over again! Last week, the U.S.
government launched a major investigation into the hiring
practices of two of India's largest outsourcing companies over alleged violations of visa regulations. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is investigating Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys for violating H-1B nonimmigrant visa regulations. The issue relates to contracts the two companies were granted by the California firm named Southern California Edison (SCE). The New York Times reported that hundreds of workers at SCE were laid-off and replaced by workers on H-1B visas, predominantly from India. Earlier, the N.Y. Times alleged similar lay-offs that occurred at the Walt Disney Company.
U.S. AND CANADA IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: USCIS Expands Online Filings, Entrepreneur Parole To Be Terminated, Verifying Employment Eligibility On The I-9 Form, I-751 Petitions to Lift Conditions On Residency, FOIA Online, DOS And The June 20 https://conta.cc/2LNQexX
It is that time of year again! We always hear the accountants moan and groan about the approaching April 15th deadline each year but, you have to listen a bit more closely and you will hear (and see) the U.S. business immigration lawyers and attorneys manifesting their distaste for the April 1st filing date for "cap" subject H-1B professional and specialty occupation workers.
USCIS announced earlier that it has received 172,500 H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2015 that will begin October 1, 2014. The lottery (also referred as “random selection process”) has been completed and USCIS has started sending receipt notices. With uncertainty looming large as to who may or may not cross the ‘threshold’ hurdle of H-1B visas, it is time that prospective H-1B visa beneficiaries start exploring other work visa options that may allow them to work and live in the United States on a temporary basis. This article seeks to provide readers with the snapshot of possible work visa options that may be available to prospective H-1B visa beneficiaries who do not make to the H-1B cap.
We are rapidly approaching the midterm elections and awaiting President Obama's next move on Administrative Actions about the U.S. immigration law. As DACA renewals continue to roll-out, we are still hoping that the President will grant "Deferred Action for All" - another type of DACA? In the meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear two cases with significant implications for U.S. immigration law.
As many continue to experience the ripple effects of "Trump travel" we continue to remind prospective international travelers to be sure that they understand the vague nuances associated with the nonimmigrant or immigrant classifications they may be seeking when entering the U.S.
U.S. AND CANADA IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES US Immigration and Family Separation, DENIALS OF RFEs and NOIDS - NEW SEPTEMBER 11TH RULE, LIFTING CONDITIONS ON RESIDENCE - I-751, DHS Enforcement Priorities, End of Credible Fear Interviews etc. httpsconta.cc2NWfxPo
There are quite a few new developments in the U.S. immigration and nationality arena. Also, the first month of the new year brings some new and interesting developments in the Canada immigration realm. On the U.S.immigration law side, it seems that our politicians are not happy with the teams going to the SUPERBOWL so they continue to make the immigration law a "political football". It was nice to see that some of the recent State Department announcements anticipate some significant visa number movement in some employment-based categories. Charles Oppenheim, the Chief of Visa
Control at the DOS, is providing some new and interesting projections. We invite our readers to check them out.
In other U.S. immigration and nationality news: (1) the USCIS Revises the I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker; and (2) Several Administrative Agencies Launch Awareness Campaigns on Executive Actions for Mexicans and Central Americans; and (3) the DHS Extends TPS for Salvadorans; and (4) DHS Extends, Redesignates TPS for Syrians; and (5) the U.S. State Department Revised Reciprocity Schedules for Several Countries and announced that the National Visa Center is now handling domestic visa inquiries. The immigration and nationality lawyers and attorneys at the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group continue to try to keep you, your HR staff, your colleagues and your friends on the cutting-edge with regard to burgeoning U.S. immigration law news. Please feel free to SHARE our electronic newsletter with anyone you feel may benefit for these updates.
One of our Managing Attorneys is in India visiting our Mumbai office and meeting with clients there. Another is in Israel. We continue to be hard at work continuing to prepare cases for H-1B employers seeking the professional and specialty occupation services of H-1B nonimmigrants. Those cases need to be filed on (or very close to) April 1st 2015. The H-1B season is a very exciting time for immigration lawyers. Many employers who have done H-1B visas in the past understand the need to prepare documents early and to be sure that they have registered with D&B. The VIBE system that USCIS uses pings D&B. At a Vermont Service Center (VSC) Stakeholder Meeting in November 2014, NPZ staff were told that a registration with D&B may help the H-1B employer avoid delays. While a bit cliche . . . "being forewarned is being forearmed".
On the Hill the immigration debate continues. ROLL CALL reports that: "GOP leadership laid out a strategy in which Republicans would have the opportunity to vote on a number of amendments aimed at defunding certain immigration activities: the president's executive action, his Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program and the so-called Morton Memos, which are formal measures from former Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton that relax enforcement of certain immigration laws". As we move into the month of February we can only hope that the GROUNDHOG will tell us not o
Happy new year to all! In the U.S., we look forward to what promises to be an exciting New Year on the immigration and nationality law front. In anticipation of the New Year we were provided with a new DRAFT rule from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about employment-based green card processing, nonimmigrant work visas and employment authorization documents (EADs). The regulation is 181 pages in length and it affects a large portion of the country's skilled immigrant workers as well as potentially millions of others that may apply for EADs.
U.S. IMMIGRATION NEWS AND UPDATES - H-1B FILING SEASON IN FULL-SWING; EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION (FORM I-9) PROCESS CHANGES; INCREASES IN H-1B & L-1 VISA PETITION FEES; NEW SKILLED-LABOR AND WORK VISA IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS; F-1 STEM OPT UPDATES?
U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW NEWS AND UPDATES: THE H-1B AND L-1 FEE INCREASE, H-2 CAP REACHED, FILING A FRIVOLOUS ASYLUM APPLICATION, GREEN CARD PRIORITY DATES, ETC. http://conta.cc/1Wsc8cg
The big political question now is whether the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will receive funding from Congress beyond February, 2015. Many of our readers continue to send queries about the future viability of DAPA, DACA and future of President Obama's other Executive Action Immigration Relief(s) that were announced in November, 2014. Even with the Court decision out of Texas (see the story below), we continue to to remain cautiously optimistic but feel comforted by the fact that, historically, no Executive Action Relief(s) has been taken off-line. DACA extensions were set to be filed on February 18th but have been delayed. We still anticipate DAPA cases will be filed in the Spring and we are working with our clients and others to prepare document for the May filing date for DAPA.
Of course, preparation of H-1B nonimmigrant visas for our clients and their professional and specialty occupation employee staff for the April 1st deadline continues. On April 1st, U.S. employers will file H-1B cap cases seeking October 1st 2015 start dates for professional and specialty occupation staff. Last year, because the demand for the H-1B nonimmigrant visa was so high, there was a "lottery". About three (3) H-1B petitions were filed for every one (1) spot available. We anticipate about the same demand (if not more) for this fiscal year.
This is not an April Fool's joke. Today is the opening of the H-1B visa lottery. Within the next few days, this year's H-1B visa cap will be reached and only a limited number of highly-skilled immigrants will be able to stay in the U.S. to start companies and create jobs, instead of doing so for our foreign competitors.
Perhaps it is our Nation that continues to be the April Fool! As our myriad of H-1Bs slowly find their way to the loading docks at the USCIS Service Centers, we sit back and contemplate the reality of our broken immigration system. How can it be the case that the most powerful and industrious nation in the world leaves the value added by highly-skilled workers to nothing less then a "game of chance"?
Last year, over 172,000 applications were received for 65,000 Bachelor's (and for 20,000 Master's slots). The USCIS stopped accepting applications after five days and they are anticipating the same for this fiscal year's (FY 2016) filings. Our system is bad for entrepreneurs as well as the U.S. economy.
As Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group's Immigration and Nationality Lawyers continue to prepare H-1B nonimmigrant work visas for the 2018-2019 filing deadline on April 2nd, we take a short pause to look at the H-1B visa lottery from the "20,000 foot view".
We continue to see the impact of President Trump's "Buy American ... Hire American"(BAHA) and "Extreme Vetting" policies that continue to impact the business immigration law arena.
With the recent announcement about the NEW NVC (National Vetting Center), it appears to clearly be the case that immigration processes in the U.S. will continue slow to a crawl.
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) this past week released a report detailing Trump's purported mission to expand immigration enforcement powers and to quash the exercise of "prosecutorial discretion" in immigration cases.
AILA's report finds that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are not prioritizing criminal convictions or public safety threats for removal, contrary to prior claims. Rather, these immigration agencies are seeking to deport those they can easily identify. They have "all but eliminated discretionary authority".
INFOPASS appointments continue to be very difficult to obtain. Government officials are more and more difficult to reach. Greater obstacles have been established, for us, as immigration lawyers, to hurdle.
We are facing challenging times in the practice of immigration law in the US. We continue to remind our clients to be "patient and persistent".
Nevertheless, our immigration law staff continues to work hard to find "creative solutions" for immigration law problems. Please feel free to reach out for us at 201-670-0006 (x107) if we can be of assistance to you, your colleagues, your family members, or any members of your staff.
On April 7, 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has reached the congressionally mandated H-1B cap for fiscal year (FY) 2017. USCIS also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the U.S. advanced degree exemption. USCIS will now use a computer-generated process, also known as the lottery, to randomly select the petitions needed to meet the caps of 65,000 visas for the general category and 20,000 for the advanced degree exemption.
On April 12, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has reached the congressionally mandated H-1B cap for fiscal year (FY) 2018-2019. USCIS also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the U.S. advanced degree exemption.
In Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osorio, a heavily-divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled against thousands of aspiring young immigrants who were included on their parents' visa petitions as minors, but who turned 21-known as "aging-out" before visas became available. Aging-out is tantamount to someone losing his place in the visa line with his parents. In the case, the majority ruled despite having waited his turn in line, the mere fact that the child aged-out means that his time was lost and the case could not be converted into a more appropriate visa category.
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced guidelines for the new Diversity Visa Lottery. In fact, today is the first day that you can apply! The DV Lottery Program is not for everyone but it is another possible way to a green card in the U.S. The beauty of the program is that it is relatively easy and inexpensive. The program has its genesis in a policy that lies at the very heart of the U.S. immigration law . . . "diversity".
The system is going haywire! This should be no surprise. The Trump Administration is turning US immigration and nationality law topsy-turvey. But who would have thought that North and South Korean leaders would be sitting at the same table and chatting about mutual synergies. Perhaps there is some reason to all of Trump's madness!?!?
As we continue to receive receipts for H-1B filings on April 2nd, we remind H-1B hopefuls to be mindful of considering their fallback plan and H-1B options.
The "roller-coaster ride" that we now call the "US immigration law" was recently marked by the following events... (1) An estimated 8,950 Nepalese nationals currently receiving Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will now lose this protection; and (2) the US Supreme Court this held arguments on President Trump's travel ban and it seems to be erring on the side of the President's power to implement a Travel Ban in the name of "National Security; and (3) Only a short time after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a suspension of the Legal Orientation Program, the Attorney General testified that DOJ will reverse and continue the program; and (4) More deportation cases are being filed in immigration court that involve longer-term residents of the United States rather than recent arrivals.
We remind our readers that we are US and Canadian Immigration lawyers. If we can be of any assistance to you, your family, your friends or your colleagues, please feel free to contact us by e-mail at info@visaserve.com or by phone at 201-670-0006 (x107).
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On July 24, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a FINAL rule that will make significant changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program; the rule will go into effect on Nov. 21, 2019. This is noted to be the first significant revision to the program’s regulations since 1993. Some of these revisions include:
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H-1B visas are granted to those who meet specific qualifications. The required qualifications include that the applicant have at least a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. institution and have a job offer from a U.S. employer that requires the H-1B Candidate to hold at least a bachelor’s degree.
Certain Israeli nationals who are lawfully present in the United States will soon be able to request a change of status to the E-2 treaty investor classification. Beginning May 1,
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In the first week of April during the last several years the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap, both regular and master’s.
Many F-1 visa holders, particularly those who are engaged in OPT change their immigration status to become professional and specialty workers (H-1B workers). The H-1B cap is the Congressionally-mandated limit on the number of individuals who may be granted H-1B status during each fiscal year.
The first day a new H-1B case can be filed is Monday, April 1, 2019. The law requires that the government keep the filing window open until Friday, April 5, 2019. As such, it is imperative that all new H-1B cases are filed no earlier than April 1, 2019 and no later than April 5, 2019.
The H-1B visa program permits a United States employer (“employer”) to temporarily employ nonimmigrants to fill specialized jobs in the United States. The Immigration and Nationality Act (the “INA” or the “Act”) requires that an employer pay an H-1B worker the higher of the actual wage or the local prevailing wage, in order to protect U.S. workers and their wages. Under the Act, an employer seeking to hire a foreign national in a specialty occupation on an H-1B visa must receive permission from the Department of Labor (“DOL”) before the foreign national may obtain an H-1B visa. The Act defines a “specialty occupation” as an occupation requiring the application of highly-specialized knowledge and the attainment of a bachelor’s degree or higher. The Act requires an employer seeking permission to employ an H-1B worker to submit and receive an approved Labor Condition Application (“LCA”) from the DOL.
The Canadian Parliament recently announced that it was going to add more than one million new permanent residents in next three years (2019-2021). It is foreseeable that more than half of the new permanent residents will arrive on one of the three economic programs in the Express Entry program – the Federal Skilled Worker (“FSW”) Class, the Federal Skilled Trades (“FST”) Class, and the Canadian Experience (“CE”) Class. The Provincial Nomination Program (“PNP”) is also expected receive a great deal of additional applicants in the coming years.
Employers who seek to hire an H-1B nonimmigrant in a specialty occupation must first make a filing with the Department of Labor (DOL) and obtain a Labor Condition Application (LCA). The LCA, among other things, must specify the number of workers sought, the occupational classification in which the H-1B will be employed, and the wage rate and conditions under which the proposed H-1B nonimmigrant will be employed.
As a reminder to all U.S. employers, H-1B season is almost here! United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will start accepting new H-1B petitions for the next Fiscal Year on Monday, April 1st, 2019. As such, employers should start immediately identifying current and future employees who will require sponsorship for new Cap-subject H-1B nonimmigrant work visa petitions.
David Nachman, Esq., Managing Attorney at NPZ Law Group, says “for the new year there are some really big changes “on the cusp” for the H-1B Visa Lottery program”. The US and Canada Immigration and Nationality Lawyers at the Nachman Phulwani Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group continue to closely monitor the changes.
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VISAS MANTIS AND
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VETTING" AND 221G
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DHS UPDATE FOR
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Vacation Reminders for
F-1 Students.
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STEM OPT REMINDER:
ONE YEAR OF THE 24-
MONTH STEM OPT
EXTENSION.
H-1B WORKAROUND?
AS THE H-1B VISA IS
DISMANTLED, INDIAN
IMMIGRANTS LOOK TO
THE EB-5 VISA.
USCIS TPS UPDATES:
TEMPORARY
Dear Readers:
As the month of June draws to a close the immigration and
nationality lawyers at the Nachman Phulwani (NPZ) Law Group,
remind our loyal readers that a new "Entrepreneur Parole" rule is only
a few weeks away from implementation. Additionally, we are closely
monitoring the challenges to President Trump's Travel ban. We
anticipate that a Supreme Court showdown is right around the corner.
This past week NPZ lawyers continued pro bono outreach through a
variety of NGO organizations and their members. We continue to
remind foreign nationals in the U.S. that they do possess
constitutional protections. If any of our readers are not familiar with
these rights, we invite them to e-mail to us at info@visaserve.com
and will will send a "Know Your Rights" card that they can carry
with them always.
We continue our extensive outreach into the Hispanic, Portuguese,
Gujarati and Israeli communities (among others). If you may be
interested in organizing a FREE presentation with or through an NGO
or a Professional Association or Organization (by a member of our
staff), please let us know.
Some recent changes to the USCIS Directorate seem to point in the
direction of H-1B reform. Of course, this is no surprise to our
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TRUMPISM UPDATE: VISAS MANTIS AND
IMPLICATIONS FOR TRUMP'S "EXTREME VETTING".
In recent months, a Presidential Memorandum, leaked Department of
State cables, and a Federal Register notice have detailed the Trump
Administration's plans to implement "Extreme Vetting" of
individuals determined by consular officers to warrant additional
scrutiny in connection with terrorism or other national security-
related ineligibilities. Although it is impossible to know what the
exact implementation mechanism and full impact of "Extreme
Vetting" will be on individuals seeking U.S. visas at this early stage
in the process, it may useful to apply the lessons of the VISAS
MANTIS program, which was established in 1998 to apply
increased scrutiny in connection with illicit technology transfer.
TO READ MORE, PLEASE CLICK HERE . . .
DHS UPDATE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:
Summer Vacation Reminders for F-1 Students.
As several U.S. schools prepare to end their current terms and begin
a summer recess, we want to remind F-1 students to regularly visit
the "Study in the States" blogsite during your break to keep informed
about maintaining your status.
To help kick-off the summer vacation, take a minute to re-read some
of these previously published "Study in the United States" posts
written specifically to help F-1 students prepare for their time away
from the classroom.
TO READ MORE, PLEASE CLICK HERE . . .
DHS CHANGE OF STATUS UPDATE: B-1/B-2 Visitors
Who Want to Enroll in School .
Per the federal regulations, B-1 and B-2 nonimmigrants (i.e., visitors
who are in the United States for business and pleasure purposes) are
prohibited from enrolling in a course of study at a U.S. Student and
Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP-certified school).
If you are a B-1 or B-2 nonimmigrant and wish to study at a U.S.
school, you must file a Form I-539, "Application to Extend/Change
Nonimmigrant Status," with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
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Services (USCIS) to change to either an F-1 or M-1 status and pay
the required fee and include the required documents listed in the
instructions. While your Form I-539 is pending, you must maintain
your B-1 or B-2 status and cannot enroll in your SEVP-certified
program until USCIS approves your change of status request.
Enrolling in a course of study as a B-1 or B-2 nonimmigrant, prior to
receiving authorization, will result in a status violation and
ineligibility to extend your B status or change to F-1 or M-1 status in
the future.
TO READ MORE, PLEASE CLICK HERE . . .
STEM OPT REMINDER: ONE YEAR OF THE 24-MONTH
STEM OPT EXTENSION.
On May 10th, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's
rule for the 24-month science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) optional practical training (OPT) extension
went into effect.
The rule strengthened oversight of the STEM OPT extension and
enhanced DHS' mission by requiring that:
Students work with their employer to complete a Form I-983,
"Training Plan for STEM OPT Students," that clearly articulates a
student's learning objectives and their employer's commitment to
helping them achieve those objectives.
DHS performs site visits to employers that train STEM OPT
students to confirm that the information included on the student's
Form I-983 is accurate and reduces the potential for abuse of the
STEM OPT extension.
Students, employers and designated school officials each complete
specific reporting requirements throughout a student's STEM OPT
extension.
TO READ MORE, PLEASE CLICK HERE . . .
H-1B WORKAROUND? AS THE H-1B VISA IS SLOWLY
DISMANTLED, INDIAN IMMIGRANTS LOOK TO THE
EB-5 VISA.
What are the requirements for an EB-5 visa?
The H-1B visa program will soon be changing. President Trump has
stated that he will sign an executive order calling for review of the H-
1B immigration visa. Through the H-1B program, companies can
bring in immigrant workers who work in a specialty occupation.
Specialty occupations could include technology, chemistry, social
sciences, education, law, and the like. In practice, most H-1B visas
have gone towards workers in the technology field, with many
coming out of India and Southeast Asia. Now, Indian workers
looking to immigrate into the U.S. may turn to the EB-5 visa
program.
The EB-5 immigrant investor visa program was created by Bill
Clinton in the '90s. Under the program, immigrants can become a
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USCIS TPS UPDATE: TEMPORARY PROTECTED
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On May 24th, USCIS issued a press release stating that the
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eligible individuals without nationality who last habitually resided in
Haiti) through January 22nd, 2018. After consulting with the
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PERM UPDATE: OFLC ANNOUNCES A CHANGE TO
THE PERM SPONSORSHIP VERIFICATION PROCESS.
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) is currently
working to streamline the PERM sponsorship verification process.
Effective May 13th, 2017, OFLC updated the automated email
request for sponsorship verification process, allowing the employer
to respond within 30 days by directly accessing the sponsorship
questionnaire online. Employers who do not respond within seven (7)
calendar days will be sent a follow up email reminding them that it
has 23 days left to respond to the sponsorship request.
If applicable, the employer's attorney/agent will also receive a
courtesy e-mail regarding the employer's timeframe to respond to the
sponsorship request. Failure to respond to the request within the
established timeframe will result in a denial for failure to comply
with the request for sponsorship verification. These emails will
inform both the employer and the employer's attorney/agent of the
consequences of failing to comply with the request for sponsorship
verification.
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Employment-Based Preference Categories. Increased demand across
the employment-based preferences, including EB-4 and EB-5, has
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Love à La "Green Card" By: Veronique Malka, Esq.
Canada has just pronounced itself on how it views marriage fraud
and its relationship to false sponsorships.
Do you remember the movie "Green Card," starring Gérard
Depardieu, in which the protagonist from France (Depardieu) married
a U.S. citizen solely to obtain permanent residence (the "green card")
in the U.S.A.? Of course, à la Hollywood, in that movie the applicant
ended up truly falling in love with the sponsor and they lived happily
ever after. However, in real life, when there is marriage fraud, this
almost never happens.
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sigla em inglês) divulgou a versão final da Regra Internacional de
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condicional (tradução livre para o termo em inglês "parole", que
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NPZ LAWYERS LOOK AT THE H-1B LOTTERY -
LOTTERY AGAIN? SEEMS SO! STAY TUNED.
The H-1B is a nonimmigrant visa in the United States under the
Immigration and Nationality Act, Section 101(a)(17)(H). It allows
U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in
specialty occupations. If a foreign worker in H-1B status quits or
is dismissed from the sponsoring employer, the worker must
7. either apply for and be granted a change of status to another
nonimmigrant status, find another employer (subject to
application for adjustment of status and/or change of visa), or
leave the U.S. effective January 17th, 2017, USCIS modified the
rules to allow a grace period of up to 60 days.
The regulations define a "specialty occupation" as requiring
theoretical and practical application of a body of highly
specialized knowledge in a field of human endeavor including but
not limited to biotechnology, chemistry, architecture, engineering,
mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, medicine and
health, education, law, accounting, business specialties,
theology, and the arts, and requiring the attainment of a bachelor's
degree or its equivalent as a minimum (with the exception of
fashion models, who must be "of distinguished merit and ability").
Likewise, the foreign worker must possess at least a bachelor's
degree or its equivalent and state licensure, if required to practice
in that field. H-1B work-authorization is strictly limited to
employment by the sponsoring employer.
NPZ LAWYERS TALK ABOUT TRUMP'S AIM TO DO
EXTREME VETTING: CHANGES TO THE VETTING
PROCESS PROPOSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP.
Donald Trump's speech on the threat of radical Islam included a
section about immigration policy that has the usual suspects in a
tizzy. This section focused not on terrorism, but rather on what
Andy McCarthy calls the "grand jihad," the importation of
Islamist ideology that rejects our constitutional order and open
society.
In his trademark manner, Trump departed from the prepared text to
Archie Bunker-ize the speech by calling this "extreme vetting,"
which is not the phraseology you should use once you've won
the nomination and are trying to persuade the middle-of-the-road
voter in Ohio and Florida. But rather than calling for body-cavity
searches, as this label might suggest, he was instead calling for
ideological/values screening, with the commonsense goal that
"we should only admit into this country those who share our