Content from: http://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-workers/faqs-employment-authorization-certain-h-4-dependent-spouses FAQs: Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses On February 26, 2015, USCIS hosted a teleconference about new regulatory changes, effective May 26, 2015, that extend employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of certain H-1B nonimmigrants who have already started the process […]
Author: Foster
Premium Processing Temporarily Suspended for H-1B Extension Petitions
20 May
by Foster, on Immigration Updates
Beginning May 26, 2015, the USCIS will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B Extension of Stay petitions until July 27, 2015. This means that premium processing requests must be filed by Thursday, May 21st to be received by Friday, May 22nd, since May 25th is Memorial Day and USCIS […]
Like many of her fellow classmates at New York University, Yanchu Zhao has a busy schedule. A college junior, she has a double major in economics and journalism, and juggles classes, an internship and life with roommates in a rental near Herald Square. But unlike many of her fellow classmates, […]
Immigration: 445,000 awaiting a court date, which might not come for 4 years
16 May
by Foster, on News
Driven by last summer’s surge of illegal immigration from Central America, the already large backlog in federal immigration courts has reached an all-time high, with more than 445,000 pending cases, according to a new report. As of April, the backlog hit 445,706 cases, a nearly 30% increase since Oct. 1, […]