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Three Reasons Why H-1B Visa Petitions Now Take Longer To Process
H-1B
We explain the three clear reasons why there is a longer processing time for H-1B visa petitions.
Jon Velie
H-1B Visa: Specialty Occupation Criteria
H-1B
H-1B visas are for trained professionals with a highly specialized body of knowledge. But what exactly qualifies a specialty occupation?
Jon Velie
H2A and H2B Visas for Non-immigrant Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic
USA
The USDA and DOL have partnered to ensure American farmers and ranchers have identified workers currently eligible for transfer.
Jon Velie
H-4 EAD Work Ban Expected This Month
USA
The H-4 EAD work ban could come this month, leaving approximately 100,000 spouses of visa holders no longer authorized to work in the U.S.
Jon Velie
Under Construction: The Invisible Wall Against High-Skill Immigration
USA
How changes to the H-1B visa program proposed in the Department of Homeland Security's fall 2018 agenda risk damaging the U.S. economy.
Jon Velie
How Can I Get An H-1B Visa Without A Degree?
H-1B
H-1B visa occupations are professional-level jobs that require a U.S. bachelor's degree, the equivalent or higher.
Jon Velie
How Start-up Entrepreneurs Can Win A National Interest Waiver Green Card
GREEN CARD
USCIS may grant a NIW of the labor certification process if the proposed endeavor has both a substantial merit and national importance.
Jon Velie
I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Changes During COVID-19
USA
USCIS has temporarily adjusted rules for the filing of I-9 forms during the national health emergency caused by COVID-19.
Jon Velie
Immigration Show: John Lennon’s Immigration Case For DREAMers
Voice of Immigration
John Lennon's immigration case paved the way for what is known today as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and the DREAM Act.
Jon Velie
Immigration Makes America Great Again. And Again…
Voice of Immigration
A YouGov poll recently revealed that most Americans believe that immigration delivers a net benefit to the United States. Here we explain why.
Jon Velie
Inadmissibility On Public Charge Rule Now In Effect
USA
The U.S. Supreme Court made a ruling in favor of lifting nationwide injections placed on the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds rule.
Jon Velie
Great News for Indian and Chinese EB-1 Green Card Applicants
GREEN CARD
USCIS is now taking Adjustment of Status components of EB-1 green cards for citizens of India and China who filed EB-1s by January 1, 2020.
Jon Velie