by admin | Jul 12, 2019 | Bulletin, Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its August 2019 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there is a significant backlog worldwide for EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3. EB-1-Worldwide: China: Priority date of July 1, 2016 (Regression of 312 days) India: ...
by admin | Jul 11, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Family Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigration News, Latest News
On July 10, 2019, the House passed a bill that would eliminate the per-country cap on green cards, which would mean that the amount of time any new applicant waits for a green card would be equalized, regardless of where the applicant was born. Under current...
by admin | Jun 28, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, H-1B, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has submitted a proposal to impose a fee on employers who register for the H-1B cap starting next year. Under current rules, an employer that submits an H-1B cap petition is subject to the following fees: Form I-129 filing...
by admin | Jun 20, 2019 | General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
The Department of State is now requiring visa applicants to disclose five years of social media and contact history. These new questions related to social media use, prior email addresses, and prior phone numbers have been added to the Forms DS-160 and DS-260, the...
by admin | Jun 20, 2019 | Bulletin, Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigrant Visas, Immigration News, Latest News
The Department of State (DOS) has issued its July 2019 Visa Bulletin. Most notably, there was an advancement for EB-1 India after a retrogression last month, and EB-3 Philippines is now current. EB-1-Worldwide: China: Priority date of May 8,...
by admin | Jun 20, 2019 | General News, Immigration News, Latest News
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on May 22, 2019 that it would implement a new strategy to make steps toward a digital business model. This strategy, known as eProcessing, will be a complete digital experience. Individuals would...