Some good news for Canadians and Mexican nationals seeking to live and work in the US. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has cleared a proposed DHS rule to allow TN visa holders to stay in the US for three (3)years instead of the current one (1) year limit.…
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As many of our Marriage Visa clients know, the Medical Examination is an important part of the case required documents. Once an applicant goes through the exam the doctor must sign and complete Form I-696. In the coming weeks, applicants should remember that the I-693 medical exam form is being…
According to today’s USCIS press release, it currently takes almost 9 months to process a naturalization case filed in San Diego County during Summer of 2007. Cases filed in Washington DC seem to have the most delays with close to 15 months. Why the delay? Last July, USCIS received 460,000…
Recently the Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on the H-2B seasonal worker visa program. As I have previously reported, the Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005 (SOS Act) created a cap exemption for “returning…
Long overdue but the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff signed on April 18, 2008 a Visa Waiver Program (VWP) agreement with Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yu Myung-hwan. The security enhancements outlined in the agreement puts Korea on the path toward visa-free travel to…
Clients have been waiting patiently for the visa Bulletin to be out this month. Excellent news in many categories. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued the May 2008 Visa Bulletin. It contains continued good news for some EB2 applicants from India and China. It also reflects significant forward…
Good news for the aspiring self employed H1B workers. An AAO non-precedent decision finds that a corporation has a separate legal identity from its owner, even if it is owned and operated by a single person. Also finds that the proffered position is a specialty occupation, despite the fact that…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today conducted the computer-generated random selection processes on H-1B petitions, to select which H- 1B petitions for fiscal year 2009 (FY 2009) would continue to full adjudication. If approved these H-1B petitions will be eligible to receive an H-1B visa number. USCIS conducted two…
A few days ago we reported on the new OPT rule offering some much needed H1B relief. Only 3 days after it was submitted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 31, 2008, the Office of Management and Budget finished reviewing the interim final rule on Optional Practical…