By Richard Hanus|2011-07-15T08:24:14-05:00July 15th, 2011|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|
Published: July 15, 2011 For an H-1B work visa to be issued to a foreign worker, there must be the right type of job offer from the right type of company for the right type of worker. The right type [...]
By Richard Hanus|2011-06-30T09:38:18-05:00June 30th, 2011|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|
Published: June 30, 2011 For most government agencies, including Department of Homeland Security’s Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), fiscal year 2012 starts on October 1, 2011. Starting on that date, U.S. employers will be able to benefit from a new [...]
By Richard Hanus|2010-08-25T12:07:53-05:00August 25th, 2010|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|
Filing Fees Rise Dramatically for Certain Employers Seeking to Employ H-1B or L-1 Workers Published: August 25, 2010 Pricey filing fees for certain companies seeking to employ H-1B and L-1 workers have gotten even pricier in the past month – [...]
By Richard Hanus|2010-07-30T07:59:00-05:00July 30th, 2010|Categories: Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|
H-1B Visas Continue to Be Available for the Upcoming Fiscal Year Published: July 30, 2010 For most government agencies, including Department of Homeland Security’s Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), fiscal year 2011 starts on October 1, 2010. Starting on that [...]
By Richard Hanus|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 [...]
By Richard Hanus|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 [...]
By Richard Hanus|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 [...]
By Richard Hanus|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 [...]
By Richard Hanus|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 [...]
By Richard Hanus|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. [...]
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