As some of you know, recently H1B, PERM wage levels rule that was submitted to OMB and later withdrawn. It was published as an interim final rule to Federal register on Oct 8th, 2020 and effective now. We will review the background, current wage levels, new wage levels, and impact in this article. This prevailing wage level changes rule is …
New H1B Rules – Definition Change, 1 Year Approvals, Site Visits Changes
As some of you know DHS submitted Strengthen H1B Visa Program Rule as interim final stage rule for OMB to review. On October 8th, 2020 DHS published the rule in Federal Register. There are quite a few new changes that are part of the new interim final rule that is published by DHS. In this article we will cover all …
H4 Visa Stamping using EA, Travel to US, NIE Experience at PoE
As US Consulates in India are still closed for regular visa appointments, many are forced to apply for expedited appointment(EA). When you get stamping, many of you may have got US Visa with annotation NIE under Risk to Labor Maket, which was not very common in the beginning. Some were questioned at airport. One of our user went through …
New Rule – USCIS Premium Processing for H4, L2, EAD. Fee $2500
Today Senate passed & president signed a big stopgap spending bill to stop shutdown of the US government agencies. As part of that Govt. spending bill, changes to USCIS Premium Processing fee & categories were included. The changes include new options for H1B, L1 dependents like H4, L2 and also EAD. Also, the premium processing fee is going to increase. …
Process for USCIS Biometrics at ASC with Special Needs – Experience
As most of you know, you would need to give Biometrics with Form I-539 at ASC under revised requirements from March 2019. If you do not have special needs, it is very straightforward all you need to do is go to ASC on the day of appointment. You can read USCIS Biometrics Experience during COVID-19 to get an idea. It …
Visa Bulletin – Filing Date vs Final Action Dates? How does it work?
As many of you know, the October 2020 Visa Bulletin is out and there is some significant movement of priority dates in Employment based category for EB3, especially for Indian nationals under the “Dates for Filing” chart. There was some confusion created by USCIS first telling you need to use the “Final Action Date” and later updating that you can …
I-94 Extension at San Ysidro Border CBP ( US, Mexico) – Experience
As most of you know, at US Port of Entry, you would get shorter I-94 duration, if your passport was expiring before your H1B or L1 petition expiration. You need to extend your I-94 after your passport is renewed. There are 5 Options to Extend I-94 in US, one of them is to cross border. One of our readers Arati …
Changes to H1B, PERM Wage Levels – Rule Withdrawn [Oct 2020]
US Department of Labor submitted a new regulation that is aimed at changing the H1B and PERM Wage Levels. It was submitted on, September 16th to OMB for review. Ultimately, it was withdrawn on Sep 30th. Below article covers all the details of the same in this article. Latest Update : Rule Withdrawn by US Dept of Labor October 7th, …
H4 Visa Stamping 221g – Proof of Relationship (WhatsApp, Calls)
As you know with the recent Trump H1B, Other visas Travel Ban, many are seeking H4 Visa Emergency Appointments and getting stamping. One of our users (anonymous for privacy) had a unique situation, where they had to submit proof of relationship. The user was kind enough to share their experience for everyone benefit. Thanks a lot to the user for …
US Visa issued under NIE – Travel within 30 Days ? India Consulates?
As most of you know, Trump Travel ban on H1B, L and other visa holders has separated many families and many are stuck in their home countries and not able to travel to US. They announced National Interest Exceptions(NIE) for H1B, H4, L and other visa holders, who could get US Visa stamping done and also can travel to US. …
