A new report out today says more than 700,000 foreign students came to the U.S. to study last year. That’s a record high for U.S. colleges and universities. Why the influx? It has a lot to do with state budgets. The F1 visa is a nonimmigrant visa for international students…
Recently, many employers have been receiving Requests for Evidence (RFEs) on their petitions for L-1B Specialized Knowledge nonimmigrant worker visa. The L-1B visa is filed by a company who wants to transfer someone with specialized knowledge of the company or product of the company to their U.S. branch to help…
Since he arrived in this country two decades ago, Chef Jose Andres has been a tireless advocate for Spanish cuisine. His D.C.-based restaurants helped popularize tapas, the small plates that typify Spanish food. He is also a model and inspiration to many aspiring Chef immigrants looking to move to the…
When you are traveling to the United States for the first time you are likely to have questions and concerns about what happens when you arrive at the Port-of-Entry? A foreign national traveling to the United States will arrive initially at a U.S. “Port-of-Entry” (POE). The POE can be an…
The Department of State (DOS) has launched the anticipated new version of the Form DS-160 Nonimmigrant Visa Application. The form’s new version clarifies, in no uncertain terms, that the applicant – and no one else – must electronically sign and submit the DS-160 form. As part of a newly formatted…
The Work & Travel Program is part of the J-1 visa category of the U.S. government’s Exchange Visitor program. If you are a university student from outside the United States and are not a U.S. citizen, you may experience life in the U.S. as a temporary employee and tourist by…
The Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) provides for the admission of different classes of nonimmigrants who are foreign nationals seeking temporary admission to the United States. The purpose of the nonimmigrant’s intended stay in the United States determines his or her proper nonimmigrant classification. Some classifications permit the nonimmigrant’s spouse…
This was long overdue but here are the latest on the Tri Valley story. A federal grand jury here has indicted the president of a Pleasanton, Calif., university on 33-criminal counts, charging her with an array of violations, including visa fraud, money laundering and alien harboring, as a result of…
The Department of State (DOS) has issued a regulation that broadens the authority of consular officers to revoke a visa at any time subsequent to issuance of the visa, including when the individual is already in the U.S. Additionally, the regulation allows consular officers and designated officials within DOS to…
In general, any person holding a B1 or B1/B2 visa may be eligible to perform H-1B work in the United States as long as they fulfill the following criteria: -Hold the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree – Plan to perform H-1B-caliber work or training – Will be paid only…