Summary of Obama Executive Action on Immigration 2014 – H1B, F1, H4, EAD, Green Card Impact

With so much of discussion among attorneys, bloggers, press, etc. around the Obama executive action on immigration and its impact to internationals, it could be very confusing. The goal of this article is to  summarize the key points as outlined by President Obama on the below topics H4 Visa holders EAD employment Options F1 Visa …

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Common H1B RFE Reasons? – VIBE, Specialty Occupation, Petitioner Needs

 After your H1B visa petition is filed and you receive the I-797 Receipt Notice with your Receipt Number, you check your online case status and find the dreaded Request for Evidence (RFE) notification: “On July 15, 2018, we mailed a notice requesting additional evidence or information in this case I-129 PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER.” …

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Not Picked in H1B 2015 Lottery – Options for F1, H4, L1 ? Should I leave US ?

USCIS has started to return H1B packages with rejection notices to employers  for the petitions that were not selected in this year’s 2015 H1B lottery. As many of you know, USCIS received a whopping 172,500 petitions this year for H1B Visa 2015 quota and lottery was conducted to select 85,000 petitions. You can check out …

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