H-1B USCIS update on the H-1B cap electronic registration system
H1B is a nonimmigrant, employment based visa that is granted to an eligible temporary worker. H1B must-have a US based, sponsor or employer who is ready to hire the applicant for specialty occupation. Employer must apply for your H1B visa petition with the US Immigration Department. Once approved, this petition is a work permit in the form […]
90 Day Fiancé: What is the K-1 visa?
K1 visa, allows a US Citizen to bring their fiancé to the United States so that the couple can get married. In order to qualify for a fiancé visa, the couple must show that (1) they are legally free to marry one another; (2) they have met each other at least once within the last […]
Asylum application process
Individuals who are in the United States and are afraid to return to their home countries may qualify for asylum. Depending on whether the applicant is or isn’t in removal proceedings, he or she may apply for asylum either through the affirmative asylum process or the defensive asylum process. Under both processes, asylum seekers must indicate […]
U visa
The U visa is a nonimmigrant visa that is reserved for victims of crime who assist law enforcement. It is meant to protect non-citizen victims of certain crimes who have suffered mental or physical abuse and are helpful to law enforcement or government officials in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity. U visa holders […]
DHS’s public charge final rule, effective Dec. 23, 2022
The final rule, provides clarity and consistency for noncitizens on how DHS will administer the public charge ground of inadmissibility. This final rule restores the historical understanding of a “public charge” that had been in place for decades. When making a public charge inadmissibility determination under this final rule, DHS will consider an applicant’s “age; […]