Since Trump Administration took office, they have done many changes to the H1B program to increase oversight and combat fraud. As a result, and we have seen a big spike in the overall RFEs with these changes. One of the most common H1B Visa RFEs that USCIS has been issuing to F1 students on OPT or STEM OPT in recent …
US Visa Stamping India: Dropbox Appointment Must, if eligible: Sep 1
US consulate general in India quietly updated their visa processing website ustraveldocs.com today, making changes to the way they process US Visa stampings using Interview Waiver option, popularly called as Dropbox. There was no official press release on the US consulate or embassy page on this topic, but an unclassified document was released last week that was circulated in social …
H4+EAD Processing Times after Biometrics – User Data, Averages
Since the introduction of the New I-539 Form with Biometrics, many of the H4 Visa Holders, who have filed H4 extensions / Change of Status along with their spouse’s H1B Petition in premium processing, have been waiting for their petition decision…Majority of them applied for H4 EAD, and were waiting for decision to continue working on H4 EAD. It has …
Dual Intent H1B, L1, H4 Visas vs Nonimmigrant Intent F1, B1? 214(b)?
Any foreigner planning to go to America need to get a US Visa at an American Consulate/ Embassy in their home country. If they are applying for a Non-immigrant Visa, then the US Visa/ Consular Officer would look at the intent of the visa applicant, if it is either non-immigrant or immigrant and either issue visa or reject visa under …
USCIS Form I-944 Declaration of Self-Sufficiency, Assess Public Charge
USCIS, DHS recently published final version of the ‘Public Charge’ rule, officially titled “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds”. In the public charge rule, they mentioned that, a foreigner’s likelihood of becoming public charge would be determined based on totality of circumstances of the individual, and they would use “Form I-944 Declaration of Self-Sufficiency” to assess the same. In this article, …
New Public Charge Rule Impact for F1 Students, F2, OPT, STEM OPT?
Trump administration recently published the final version of the new ‘public charge rule’ officially called as “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” that is expected to have significant impact on most types of US visa holders and future Green Card Applicants. We have published an article with the summary of Public Charge rule, its Impact for H1B, H4, L1, L2 visa …
Public Charge Rule for GCs, Transfers, Extensions – H1B, H4, L1 Impact
The USCIS, DHS rule titled “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds”, popularly known as “the Public Charge Rule” is one of the biggest changes to US legal immigration in many years. It is officially published today, Aug 14th 2019, in Federal Register as final rule by USCIS. The rule will be in effect from October 15th, 2019. The final rule document …
Top 20 Clients for Major Outsourcing MNCs – Onsite H1Bs – DOL Stats
Since Trump Administration took office, they have put in more policies for H1B compliance, including Executive order of Buy American, Hire American that had brought in more and more scrutiny of the H1B petitions and practices by H1B employers regarding usage of H1B program, including more USCIS Administrative Site Visits for H1B program compliance. As part of these initiatives, for …
How to Renew Driver License during OPT Cap Gap? SAVE Verify, FAQs
If you are in US as F1 student and working in either OPT or STEM OPT, it is critical for you to have to have the ability to drive to work or move around. Many of the OPT students, who have applied for H1B Petition with USCIS and picked in H1B lottery, would be in Cap Gap situation. The OPT …
S386 Bill – GC Country Limits Removal – Amendment, Chances, Updates
Many of the foreign working professionals in US on non-immigrant visas such as H1B visa or L1 visa usually apply for Green Card to become permanent resident in US. Per country numerical limits for issuance of green cards is one of the biggest factors that determines how soon they will be able to get their green cards. Recently, House passed …
