Earlier today a piece of news story was reported by Reuters on setting 15% H1B cap by country and very specifically India due to the trade tensions and tariffs. Based on that one piece of news by Reuters, many media agencies picked that up and the same is republished based on that. I recall the news story of 130K USD …
Can I work on H4 EAD Receipt, Renewal Pending? 180 Days Extension?
As most of you know, with the New I539 form for H4 with Biometrics, there is a huge delay in the H4 processing times, even if you were to file H4 concurrently with H1B in premium processing. In the past, USCIS was adjudicating the H4 and H4 EADs in premium processing as a courtesy, but this has changed with the …
H4 EAD Processing Delays with Biometrics Lawsuit – Court Case Info
As many of you know with the introduction of New I-539 Form with biometrics for H4 Holders, the processing time for H4 visa extensions and Change of Status applications has drastically increased, even if they are filed with H1B in premium processing. While, there is no legal requirement that USCIS has to process H4 and H4 EAD in premium processing, …
H1B 2020 Approval Notices – Regular, Premium – Shared by Users
Many of you are going through the H1B process for the first time, as you applied for H1B Visa 2020 Season earlier in April. Some of you may be wondering, how does an H1B approval notice look like ? What information does it have ? How does the official approval look like ? How does a H1B approval notice with …
H4 Approval Notices after Biometrics in 2019 – Shared by User
Since the New I-539 form with Biometrics this year, many of you have been waiting for H4 Approval timelines and we absolutely had no data. Our reader community have been actively contributing their experiences in comments and many user directly to us, you can check all of it at : H4 Extension Biometrics Experiences with New I-539 Form . We …
US Visa forms DS-160, 260 has Social Media Questions now – Samples
Trump Administration as part of their goal to increase overall screening and vetting process for US visa applications, published regulation last year in 2018 for public comments that included options such as adding additional social media questions for DS-160 and DS-260 forms that are used for US visa applications. Now, that regulation is implemented in US visa application form such …
H4 Employee Protection Act – H4 EADs– Re-introduced in House 2019
As you all know, recently Trump Administration announced Spring 2019 Regulatory Agenda and H4 EAD rule removal continues to be part of their priorities. In response to that, and on-going H4 EAD Rule Lawsuit with Save Jobs USA, Senator Eshoo introduced a bill called “ Allowing Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses to Apply for Employment Authorization” in congress today to help …
Spring 2019 Regulatory Agenda – H1B, H4, F1, Other Visas Changes
As many of you know, twice a year, the US Federal Government publishes their Regulatory agenda outlining their priorities for the upcoming months. Similar to previous year’s Fall 2018 Regulatory Agenda, USCIS published their Spring 2019 regulatory agenda / Unified Agenda with their list of priorities for the upcoming months. Some of them just carried over from Fall 2018 regulatory …
Travel out of US with H4 Extension, COS or H4 EAD Pending – Options?
Since the introduction of New I-539 form, Biometrics Process by USCIS, earlier this year, it has been a long wait for many of the H4 visa holders, who are waiting for their H4 extensions and H4 EAD approvals. Previously, when H4 extensions and H4 EAD were filed along with H1B petition in premium processing, as a courtesy USCIS was giving …
Merit Based Green Card by Trump 2019 – No Specifics of Points, Policy
Earlier today, President Trump announced their administration’s high-level Immigration Plan for 2019 and beyond, even for their future election campaign. On a high level, it is nothing but a revival of RAISE Act – Points Based Immigration System announcement, which went dormant after announcement in 2017. There are no specifics announced yet by the Trump administration or legislative text available …
