Articles regarding US Immigration and Visas like H1B Visa, H4 Visa, F1 Visa, L1, L2 Visa, Green Card, and other aspects
USCIS made a press release today stating that they would accept H1B Registrations for the next fiscal year ( FY 2023) starting from March 1st. In this article, we will outline the summary of the details and what changed, what is the same as last year, what are the timelines, and what to expect. Before …
The US Department of State made a significant announcement in late December 2021 that eased many visa stamping issues for many non-immigrant visa holders. They announced that they are expanding interview waivers for many visa types if applicants meet certain conditions starting from January 1st, 2022. Also, they extended the 48 months US Visa dropbox …
Most of the lucky ones were selected in the first and second rounds of the H1B visa lottery. As per lottery selection numbers, many doubted ( including us), if there would ever be a third round. There was never a third-round lottery conducted in the past. First time in H1B visa lottery selection history we …
As most of you know, at the moment, there is no automatic extension for H4 EAD or L2 EAD. In the last few years, thousands of H4 EAD and L2 EAD holders have lost jobs as they did not get their EAD application approved on time, despite having valid I-94 and their spouse’s extension at …
Even though the US Travel Ban was lifted this week, the US Consulates in India have not resumed regular operations yet. Back in June 2021, there was a live online session with head of US consulates that gave insights on US Visa appointments situation. Similar to that, there was a Facebook Live event today with …
America has a travel ban in place for about 33 countries that include EU Schengen Area, UK, Ireland, South Africa, India, China, Iran, and Brazil. The last travel ban by the Biden administration was on Travelers from India due to a surge in COVID cases in India on April 30th. As situations are getting better …
As many of you know, since the start of the COVID pandemic there were few travel bans put up by the US that are applicable for 33 countries that include EU Schengen Area, UK, Ireland, South Africa, India, China, Iran, and Brazil. The most recent one was by Biden on April 30th, 2021 that banned …
As many of you know H1B Visa has crazy demand and we had H1B Lottery for the last consecutive 9 years. Previous Trump administration published a final rule during their last few months in office, where the H1B lottery would be based on wage levels. It was later challenged in court and ultimately, there was …
Many of you have been waiting for the USCIS update on the H1B Visa 2022 Season, if there would be a second lottery or not. Finally today, USCIS updated that they have conducted a second round H1B Lottery and selected 27K petitions. We will cover the summary of the news and updates on the second …
As most of you know, there is a travel ban in place for someone traveling to the US from countries like China, Iran, Brazil, South Africa, Europe / Schengen Area, UK, and Ireland. On April 30th, Biden signed proclamation that banned Travelers from India to US as well. Though the COVID situation seems to be …