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NOT SELECTED IN THE H1-B VISA LOTTERY? ALTERNATIVES TO THE H1-B VISA.

NOT SELECTED IN THE H1-B VISA LOTTERY? ALTERNATIVES TO THE H1-B VISA.

On April 1, 2015, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) began accepting H1-B visa applications for the 2016 fiscal year (which starts on October 1, 2015). I...

EB-5 VISA RETROGRESSION-THE IMPACT TO CHINESE CITIZENS

EB-5 VISA RETROGRESSION-THE IMPACT TO CHINESE CITIZENS

For the first time in the history of the EB-5 visa program, the visa quota for China has retrogressed. According to the July 2015 Visa Bulletin, EB-5 visas are now available to Chi...

Winning a Green Card—The Diversity Visa 2017 Lottery.

Winning a Green Card—The Diversity Visa 2017 Lottery.

You can win the right to live and work in the United States. The DV 2017 Lottery program begins accepting applications on October 1, 2015 usually through early November 2015. The D...

H1-B CHANGE OF WORK SITE LOCATION--USCIS SEEKS COMMENTS

H1-B CHANGE OF WORK SITE LOCATION--USCIS SEEKS COMMENTS

On April 9, 2015, USCIS’ Administrative Appeal Office (AAO) issued a precedent decision in Matter of Simeo Solutions, LLC. This decision represents USCIS’ position that employers a...

Visa Portability: Changing Jobs While Your Green Card is in Process

Visa Portability: Changing Jobs While Your Green Card is in Process

One of the most frequent questions we are asked by employees is “when can I change jobs if my current employer has sponsored me for permanent residency?” With current back –logs in...

USCIS ANNOUNCES H-2B CAP REACHED FOR FY 2015

USCIS ANNOUNCES H-2B CAP REACHED FOR FY 2015

USCIS reopened the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2015 on June 5, 2015. USCIS has now received a sufficient number of petitions to reach ...

FATCA Tax Reporting for US. Residents with Foreign Bank Accounts

FATCA Tax Reporting for US. Residents with Foreign Bank Accounts

Today I asked my colleague and friend International Tax Attorney Richard Rubin to explain in an article the new FATCA tax reporting rules that goes into effect on June 30, 2015. FA...

White House Leaks President Obama's Immigration Reform Early

White House Leaks President Obama's Immigration Reform Early

Extracts of President Obama's Immigration Action have been leaked by the White House.docs/White-House-Details-on-Anticipated-Administrative-Relief.pdf Essentially, you must pass cr...

Visa Bulletin Predictions + further EB2 Retrogression for India

Visa Bulletin Predictions + further EB2 Retrogression for India

Charles ("Charlie") Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State sat down with American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) to provide h...

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