by SW Law Group, P.C. | Jul 31, 2024 | H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
In March, USCIS conducted an initial random selection of electronic registrations for the fiscal year 2025 H-1B cap, including advanced degree exemptions. Only petitioners with selected registrations could file H-1B cap-subject petitions from April 1 to June 30, 2024....
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Jul 29, 2024 | E-1/E-2, General News, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
Certain crimes, fraud, and other offenses may bar an individual from entering the United States. However, in certain cases, specifically under Section 212(d)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), consular officers have the discretionary authority to...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Jul 14, 2024 | General News, Immigrant Visas, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
In the past year, we have seen a plethora of issues and confusion at the US border for persons coming to the US as an engineer. As costs increase in the US, it is more and more advantageous to have foreign workers from Japan and elsewhere to come to assist with US...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Apr 29, 2024 | E-1/E-2, Non-Immigrant Visas, Visas
The E TDY Visa The E visa, over the years, has evolved in many different ways. One type of E visa is an E TDY (“temporary duty”) visa. This is actually an annotation subsumed within the E visa category. It is often used in Japan to send essential skills E visa...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Apr 17, 2024 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, General News, Immigration News, L-1, Non-Immigrant Visas
The following is more of a technical article, but it is important to know because basically, it requires the USCIS to “bundle” which means adjudicating dependent L-2 and H-4 applications at the same time as the principal applicant’s case (filed on form I-129). The...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Apr 5, 2024 | Employment Based Immigrant Visa, Immigration News, Non-Immigrant Visas
EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENTS ANNOUNCED. Many clients under varying circumstances obtain EAD’s on an ongoing basis. One of the systemic problems at USCIS has been the backlog, often creating situations whereby someone’s work authorization lapses even...
