17 Jan
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
Effective Tuesday, January 17th, a new form is required to claim “portability” benefits that allow certain applicants for Adjustment of Status to U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident to continue their pending permanent residency processes with a new employer. Applicants for Adjustment of Status who have had I-485 Application pending for at […]
16 Jan
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
In less than three months, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) will begin accepting new H-1B petitions filed under the Fiscal Year 2018 (October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018) H-1B quota. No more than 85,000 new H-1B visa numbers, which include 20,000 U.S. Master’s exempt numbers, are available for […]
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has been actively considering ways to revamp a temporary visa program used to bring foreign workers to the United States to fill high-skilled jobs, according to sources familiar with the discussions. Possibilities for reforming the distribution of H-1B visas, which are […]
13 Jan
by Foster, on News
By Kenneth Rapoza Over the last 12 months, Americans have been bombarded with headlines and commentary about Donald Trump’s plans to build a wall on the Mexican border, and deporting an estimated 14 million immigrants who have overstayed their visas. While Trump himself has never articulated his immigration policy beyond […]
