Many professionals working in the US on a non-immigrant visa like H1B Visa or L1 Visa aspire to get a Green Card (GC), which makes them permanent residents in the US. Getting a green card opens up opportunities as these professionals are not bound by visa restrictions to pursue their dreams like starting a company …
As many of you know, travelers from India are banned from entering US, if they spent 14 days in India before their travel, unless they fall under exceptions or National Interest Exception(NIE). Now, the only option to Apply for US Visa is to go using the Emergency Appointment (EA) option and request for NIE. One …
As many of you know US has banned travelers from India, if they have spent 14 days in India before the travel. You can apply for US Visa or travel to US, only if you fall under exceptions for travel ban or fall under National Interest Exception(NIE). Also, even if you have visa stamped in …
As many of you know US has banned entry of travelers from India and other countries as a proactive measure to control the pandemic situation. Also, the US travel ban applies to Schengen Area, UK, Ireland, China, Iran, Brazil, and South Africa. One thing that is common across all these countries travel bans is National …
In early May 2021, USCIS mentioned as part of H4, L2 Processing Delays Lawsuit that they plan to suspend Biometrics for H4, L2, and E Visa filings for a couple of years. USCIS released an official press release on May 13th, 2021, confirming the same. Also, on April 19th, 2023, USCIS released another press note …
As many of you know there are extreme amount of delays with the H4 and L2 Processing times due to the Biometrics Requirements with I-539 form that was introduced by Trump Administration. This delays directly impact H4 EAD and L2 EAD Processing times and many have lost jobs. To address this issue, American Immigration Lawyers …
As the COVID situation in India was very bad back in April 2021, President Biden signed an executive order on Apr 30th, 2021, that restricted travelers from India to enter US. In this article, we cover all the details of the US travel ban on Indian travelers, which US visas it applies to, who are …
Yesterday, April 27th, 2021, USCIS issued a major policy guidance on “deference to prior determinations”. It changes the way USCIS officers adjudicate H1B, L1 extensions and other visa extensions applications. While this is not a totally new policy by Biden administration, it is essentially reversal of previous president Trump era policy that was put in …
As per USCIS news, starting from April 12th, 2021, they started to accept online form for OPT, STEM OPT extensions filed by F1 visa students. USCIS organized an online webinar to explained the process and clarify many of the common questions. As there is no recording available for public, we have compiled all the common …
If you are an F1 student in US, your options to work are either CPT, OPT or STEM OPT. Applying for Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is very simple and does not involve working with USCIS. Unlike, for Optional Practical Training (OPT) or STEM OPT Extension F1 student needs to submit an application for Employment Authorization …