by SW Law Group, P.C. | May 1, 2023 | H-1B, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
We would like to present you with a report on the H-1b registration. In sum, FY 2024 saw a huge increase in the number of applications filed to 780,000. This translates to an overall percentage of about 14%. We also so a huge number of applicants with multiple...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Apr 11, 2023 | H-1B, Immigration News, L-1, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
In a down economy, we often say termination and layoffs of nonimmigrants especially in the tech industry. We decided to give our readers some updates with regards to considerations. Terminating an employee is always a difficult decision....
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Mar 17, 2023 | Department of labor
DOL is to issue prevailing wage determinations (PWDs) that were filed on the dates below as of February 28, 2023; this will include (OES and non-OES), PERM prevailing wage requests (filed Jan, 2022), and (OES and non-OES) H-1B prevailing wage requests (filed Jan, 2022...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Mar 7, 2023 | L-1
By: David Sindell ([email protected]) Section 101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)14 defines the terms of eligibility for L-1 intracompany transferee status. Regulations on acquiring, maintaining, and extending L-1 status are found at 8...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Feb 19, 2023 | L-1
L-1 petitions have the lowest approval rate amongst all employment-based nonimmigrant petitions and investor applications. L-1s are also the most likely to be issued a request for evidence (RFE). In fiscal year 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...
