by Raniemandi | Nov 10, 2020 |
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it will honor the State Department’s Dates for Filing chart for adjustment of status filings in November. To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in November,...
by Raniemandi | Oct 14, 2020 |
The U.S. Department of State has announced the per-country priority date cut-offs for the October 2020 Visa Bulletin permitting many nonimmigrant visa holders to file for adjustment of status only for the month of October 2020. While this may be extended into the...
by Raniemandi | Sep 29, 2020 |
The next election is just around the corner, and the White House budget office is reviewing a fast-track regulation that would narrow the definition of a ‘Specialty Occupation’ eligible for a skilled-worker visa under the H-1B program. The Trump...
by Raniemandi | Sep 22, 2020 |
In the past several months, USCIS has denied H-1B petitions for market research analysts, because the agency asserts that the position does not meet the visa program’s definition of a specialty occupation. USCIS has denied at least 66 market research analyst H-1B...
by Raniemandi | Sep 16, 2020 |
On March 30, 2020, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency would allow flexibility in responding to certain agency notices, in an effort to minimize the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals seeking immigration benefits. The...
