by admin | Aug 2, 2019 | F-1/M-1, General News, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) unit of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has officially launched on-site inspections of the STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) employment of certain F-1 trainees. The purpose of these...
by admin | Jul 25, 2019 | General News, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
On July 24, 2019, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule that made significant changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. The final rule will become effective on November 21, 2019. As the first significant revision...
by admin | Jul 19, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
As noted in a previous article, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, and a new Form I-539A, Supplemental Information for Application to Extend/Change...
by admin | Jul 19, 2019 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, H-1B, Immigration News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
According to the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), H-1B denials have skyrocketed since fiscal year (FY) 2015. Analyzing data from USCIS’s H-1B Employer Data Hub, NFAP found that denial rates for new H-1B petitions have quadrupled between FY 2015...
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...
