by Rani Emandi | 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 Rani Emandi | 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 Rani Emandi | 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...
by Rani Emandi | 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...
by Rani Emandi | Sep 14, 2020
Under the current political administration, naturalization, the process of becoming an American citizen is taking quite a bit longer than it has in the recent past. The path to American Citizenship has certain challenges including the burgeoning processing times,...
by Rani Emandi | Sep 8, 2020
The Trump Administration has made life more difficult for businesses hiring foreign-born scientists and engineers, as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has had higher H-1B visa denial rates subsequent to the Trump administration assuming power in...
