by SW Law Group, P.C. | Feb 13, 2023 | H-1B, Immigration News, L-1, Visas
Visa Revalidation to Commence in Washington DC this year Back in the day, when I started practicing immigration law, some 29 years ago, and up until about 19 years ago, in other words, for the first ten years of my career, our firm was able to send foreign...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Feb 1, 2023 | H-1B, L-1
Starting January 25, 2023, USCIS will adjudicate I-539 and I-765 applications for H-4 and L-2 dependents when those applications are filed concurrently with the I-129 petition. The bundling of those applications applies to both regular and premium processed H-1B or...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Jan 31, 2023 | Latest News
On November 12, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that L-2 and E dependent spousesare no longer required to apply for an EAD to work in the United States. Instead, L-2 and E dependent spouses are authorized to work in the United States...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Jan 28, 2023 | H-1B
H-1b Registration Breaking News We received the following from USCIS regarding the H-1b registration. Highlights include the following. The initialregistration period for the fiscal year 2024 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern on March 1 and run...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Jan 27, 2023 | H-1B
This is a regurgitation of an old article that has become relevant in recent months. The part-time H-1B may be useful in the current economic climate; as it may allow an employer to avoid layoffs or avoid concerns of sufficient stream of revenue for full time...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Jan 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
DOS posted the February 2023 visa bulletin. In addition to final action dates and dates for filing, it contains notes on the diversity visa, a note on F2A category, employment third preference “other workers” category retrogression, and more. As of January 17, 2023,...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Jan 15, 2023 | General News, Immigrant Visas, L-1, SWLGPC New York, SWLGPC Silicon Valley
We would like to advise our clientsand readers of the following announcement from the USCIS. This is big news for EB1 (3) or EB-1 (c) as it is sometimes known, since it will shorten processing time from close to a year to 15 days. This is big news for those who wish...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Jan 9, 2023 | General News, Latest News, Non-Immigrant Visas
The newest proposal would increase fees by an overall weighted average of 40 percent. The proposal includes separate fees for different Form I-129 categories (see table below). USCIS is not proposing to split the Form I-129 into separate forms at this time but may...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Jan 9, 2023 | Immigration News, L-1, Latest News
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is making changes to the H-1b category. The new rule is expected to redefine the H-1B employer-employee relationship and provide flexibility for start-up entrepreneurs, establish regulations and guidelines for the...
by SW Law Group, P.C. | Jan 9, 2023 | Department of labor, H-1B, Non-Immigrant Visas
DOL has announced plans to move ahead with a proposed rule to raise prevailing wage rates for the H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, and PERM programs. A final prevailing wage rule had been scheduled to take effect last November but a federal court vacated the Trump-era regulation...
