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Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B

8 02, 2010

Increased Scrutiny for H-1B Work Visa Petitions Involving Off-Site Assignments

By |2010-02-08T11:51:00-06:00February 8th, 2010|Categories: Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|

Increased Scrutiny for H-1B Work Visa Petitions Involving Off-Site Assignments Published:  February 8, 2010 The H-1B work visa is available to foreign workers who have earned the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree, and who are being petitioned to work in the U.S. in a “specialty occupation” – where the attainment of a U.S. bachelor’s degree is typically a minimum requirement for the position. A significant number of H-1B petitions filed every year involve employers assigning workers to off-site, client locations to perform professional/specialty services, most notably in the information technology and healthcare industries. However, according to a memo issued by […]

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16 12, 2009

CIR ASAP

By |2009-12-16T01:02:26-06:00December 16th, 2009|Categories: Amnesty for Immigrants in the U.S., Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS / Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Family-Based Immigration Law, Foreign Exchange Student Visas to the U.S., Green Cards, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Immigration and Criminal Law / Detainees, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, Undocumented Immigrants and Workers in the U.S.|

CIR ASAP Published: December 16, 2009 For about the tenth time in the past decade, I am writing about a new legislative initiative presented to allow for the legalization of the vast majority of those present in the U.S. in violation of our immigration laws. This time, the initiative is called Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (“CIR ASAP”). The measure was introduced before the U.S. House of Representatives on December 15, 2009 by Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), a lawmaker who has shown himself to be a leader in the comprehensive immigration reform movement. Gutierrez, like […]

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29 10, 2009

Special Immigrant Religious Worker Law Extended Through September, 2012

By |2009-10-29T06:42:44-05:00October 29th, 2009|Categories: Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|

Special Immigrant Religious Worker Law Extended Through September, 2012 Published: October 29, 2009 Religious workers seeking to live and work in the U.S. have historically had generous visa options available for both temporary (nonimmigrant visa) and permanent (green card) stays in US. For temporary stays, the R-1 visa allows for entry for an initial term of three years, and is extendable for two additional years. For religious workers seeking permanent residence, the process is fairly straightforward, although the law governing the process for most workers (excluding ministers) has expired every three years, such that Congress and the President for more than […]

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15 08, 2009

20,000 H-1B Work Visas Continue to Be Available

By |2009-08-15T16:27:39-05:00August 15th, 2009|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|

20,000 H-1B Work Visas Continue to Be Available Published: August 15, 2009 With the federal government’s new fiscal year starting on October 1, many in our business and foreign worker communities will be surprised to learn that 20,000 H-1B, temporary work visas continue to be available. In recent years, by the end of the first week of April (when petitions for the coming fiscal year are first accepted), enough filings were received by Citizenship and Immigration Services to exhaust the reduced supply of 65,000 visas (excluding the 20,000 available to those receiving advanced degrees in the US). Now, we are more […]

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29 04, 2009

New Filing Instructions for Residents Seeking to Renew Resident Cards

By |2009-04-29T10:46:25-05:00April 29th, 2009|Categories: Asylum in the United States, Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Foreign Exchange Student Visas to the U.S., Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Immigration and PERM / Labor Certification, Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|

New Filing Instructions for Residents Seeking to Renew Resident Cards Published: April 29, 2009 US lawful permanent residents renewing their Permanent Resident Cards by way of direct mailing of Form I-90 (as opposed to online filing) should pay attention to two important changes. Firstly, I-90 applicants are now instructed to file their supporting documentation when submitting their application, as opposed to only presenting it when appearing for their post-filing biometrics appointment – as was the procedure previously in place. Second, all I-90 applications are now to be filed with the following US CIS lockbox: USCIS P.O. Box 21262 Phoenix , AZ […]

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15 04, 2009

Significantly Less Demand for H-1B Visas

By |2009-04-15T21:31:30-05:00April 15th, 2009|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|

Significantly Less Demand for H-1B Visas Published: April 15, 2009 In years past, the annual supply of 65,000 H-1B work visas was exhausted within the first week of availability. However, according to a news release issued last week by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Service, less than 33,000 petitions were received during this same period this year. No doubt, our economic slowdown and reduced job market are at the root of this condition. This means that those employers who are still considering filing H-1B petitions for foreign professional workers actually have a window to proceed … for now. […]

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28 02, 2009

Non-Citizens Lured into Voting: The Motor-Voter / Deportation Crossfire

By |2009-02-28T22:08:01-06:00February 28th, 2009|Categories: Citizenship / Naturalization and the N-400 Application, Conditional Permanent Residence Based on Marriage, Family-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Visas for Spouse / Fiancee / Child Visas, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

Non-Citizens Lured into Voting: The Motor-Voter / Deportation Crossfire Published: February 28, 2009 It’s a problem. A big problem. Innocent foreign nationals from countries far and wide are finding themselves in the middle of the Motor-Voter/Deportation crossfire here in the U.S. In Illinois, the following scenario (or a version of it) is unfortunately popping up way too often: Foreign national – we’ll call her Daisy, arrives in the U.S. legally, on an immigrant visa (permanent resident), and starts the process of obtaining identification documents such as a social security card, state i.d., drivers license, etc. Upon her visit to the Illinois […]

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8 12, 2008

UPDATE: The Truth about Foreign Nurses and US Immigration Law

By |2008-12-08T02:00:10-06:00December 8th, 2008|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Foreign Exchange Student Visas to the U.S., Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

UPDATE: The Truth about Foreign Nurses and US Immigration Law Published December 8, 2008 As of this writing there truly is no speedy and simple way to facilitate the issuance of either immigrant or temporary work visas for Registered Nurses from most foreign nations (Canada and Mexico are the only exceptions). Knowing the truth about foreign nurses and US immigration law is critical, specifically because US employers and future US RN employees are desperate to be matched up with each other There is an abundance of misinformation out there, and Employers, and especially prospective work visa holders are vulnerable to misinformation […]

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24 11, 2008

An Alternative to the H-1B Visa for Canadian and Mexican Citizens: TN status now available for 3-year approval

By |2008-11-24T08:00:37-06:00November 24th, 2008|Categories: Customs and Border Patrol / Travel to and from the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation, United States Embassies Abroad|

An Alternative to the H-1B Visa for Canadian and Mexican Citizens: TN status now available for 3-year approval Published November 24, 2008 For citizens of North American countries such as Canada and Mexico, the path toward obtaining a nonimmigrant visa or permission to work in the United States is often much simpler than applying for the H-1B. Since the enactment of NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) in 1994, workers in certain employment categories have been welcomed to the U.S. along with their families in one-year increments, with the freedom in some cases to renew indefinitely. As we approach 2009 […]

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15 09, 2008

Now is the Time for Employers and New Foreign National Employees to Start Thinking about H-1B Petitions

By |2008-09-15T13:16:36-05:00September 15th, 2008|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

Now is the Time for Employers and New Foreign National Employees to Start Thinking about H-1B Petitions Published September 15, 2008 65,000 and 20,000. As of this writing, those are the numbers for the annual allotment of new H-1B visas that employers and their (prospective) foreign national employees will be scrambling for come April, 2009. 65,000 is the general supply , and an additional 20,000 are for individuals who have been awarded graduate degrees in the U.S. No doubt this April, as in the past two Aprils, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service offices will receive at least three times as many […]

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