Since the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home has been a norm. While it is easy, it has implications if you are on a visa in a foreign country like America. Since then, many companies closed their physical offices and also recommended their employees to work from home or operate in hybrid more. If you are …
As most of you know H1B Visa Registration Process & Lottery for fiscal year(FY) 2021 started on March 1st and ended on March 20th. The New Online H1B Registration Tool was used by employers to submit H1B registrations. As like in previous years, they have given guidance on the premium processing for the H1B Visa …
As most of you know, USCIS Public Charge Rule was effective from Feb 24, 2020. The public charge rule impacts H1B, H4, L1 Visas and many more visas, including F1 Visa Students, OPT, STEM OPT holders. With the recent Coronavirus Outbreak globally, testing and treatment is critical for everyone. Many of the internationals living in …
If you are an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) Card holder, you can travel to India without need for visa. But, with the recent Coronavirus situation, Indian Government has put in restrictions on OCI Card holders saying that the visa free entry for OCI Card holders is not available until April 15th, 2020 as per …
Since the start of COVID-19 in 2020, there have been a lot of announcements and guidance given by DHS/ USCIS. It started with President Trump Declared National Emergency for COVID-19 Outbreak in March 2020. Also, US Embassy in India has Canceled Visa Appointments… Since then, USCIS continue to announce alerts like rescheduling their appointments, closing …
US Consulates and the US Embassy in India issue one of the highest numbers of US Visa stamping appointments globally due to the sheer number of applicants from India. In 2023, they processed 1.4 million US visa applications. Despite best efforts by the US Department of State to bring down wait times since the COVID-19 …
When you check your US Visa Stamping Status on the CEAC website online, there are some cases where the status shows as “Refused,” even though the consular officer said after the interview that it was approved. You may also see the “Refused” status after you dropped off documents for US Visa Dropbox stamping or you received …
Over the past decade, the demand for H1B Visas has skyrocketed and it keeps getting more every year, despite the tighter regulations and policies of Trump Administration. We had H1B Lottery for the past 7 consecutive years, and it is going to be no different this year. Many factors influence the number of petitions filed …
If you plan to work in the US, the H1B visa is one of the most popular visa types used by many international students and professionals. Depending on where you are at the time of filing and your preference, your employer/ H1B sponsor would choose to file the H1B petition either as a Change of …
If you are an H4 Visa holder working in the US on an EAD, it can be tricky sometimes with the H4 extension approvals that can have an impact on your ability to work. To address this, you may need to write to USCIS to expedite the processing of your H4 and H4 EAD application. …