Immigration law firm Foster, LLP, has expanded its family-based immigration practice to accommodate the increased demand for immigration legal services resulting from President Barack Obama’s executive action that includes the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the new Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA). José R. Pérez, […]
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CIS Confirms Amended H-1B Petition Required for Change in Work Location to New MSA
22 May
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
Prompted by a recent decision of the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), on May 21, 2015, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) issued guidance clarifying that an amended H-1B petition is required when the H-1B employee’s work location will change to a location outside the metropolitan statistical area or area of […]
USCIS Issues Guidance for H-4 Spousal Work Authorization – Applications Begin to be Accepted May 26th
22 May
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has implemented a regulatory change that will go into effect May 26th that grants employment authorization benefits to certain H-4 spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants working in the United States. Pursuant to this regulatory change, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS) has recently published […]
Content from: http://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers/employment-authorization-certain-h-4-dependent-spouses Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses REMINDER: Do NOT submit an application for employment authorization (Form I-765) before May 26, 2015. USCIS will not accept a Form I-765 requesting employment authorization based on your H-4 status until the H-4 rule takes effect on May 26, 2015. […]