Public Charge rule is one of the biggest regulations that was proposed by DHS last year. As per DHS, it impacts about 382,264 people annually. Also, it could impact about 50% or 200,000 marriage based green cards applicant as Boundless. Today, it was cancelled by a federal judge in court judgement. Public charge rule cannot …
Read morePublic Charge Rule Cancellation- Court Judgment on Hold
DHS announced a new H1B rule today that will change the way H1B registration lottery is conducted. DHS plans to change the H1B lottery selection based on the prevailing wage that employer plans to offer for that position. DHS is seeking public comments as part of the regulatory process. This rule is not final yet, …
Read moreH1B Lottery to be based on Wage Levels, Impacts 163K H1B filings
As most of you know, you would get a shorter I-94 ( arrival departure record) duration at US Port of Entry than the approval notice listed end date, if your passport is expiring soon. As it is mandatory to have valid I-94 all the time in US, you need to apply for I-94 Extension within USA after getting new passport. …
Read moreI-94 Extension in US : Bad Experience – Issues with CBP officers, Tips
Today US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 15 students on F1 Visa OPT, who fraudulently used OPT program to stay in the country. It is part of an operation called “OPTical Illusion”. The operation was part of ICE enforcement that monitors F1 students for compliance and their status. SEVP and ICE monitors over one …
Read moreICE Arrests 15 F1 Students on OPT for Fraud, 1100 in violation
Late yesterday evening, 17 organizations, which consist of group of Universities, non-profits, and businesses filed a lawsuit against US Dept of Labor regarding the recent rule on increase in the H1B, PERM Wage Levels & changes. This is the second lawsuit, the first one was filed by ITServe. In this article, we will review the …
Read more17 Organizations file new Lawsuit on H1B Wage Levels Increase
As many of you know, the H1B Prevailing Wage levels were dramatically increased for H1B workers in recent wage protections regulation that was published in federal register. There was a lawsuit filed today on the new regulation. In this article we will discuss the background on why and details of the lawsuit that we have …
Read moreH1B Wage Levels Increase Lawsuit by ITServe – DOL Lost, Rule Canceled [Dec 2020]
As many of you know, USCIS provides Premium Processing for faster processing of I-129 petitions and get a decision in 15 days. The current fee for it is $1,440 and it is increasing to $2,500 from October 19th, 2020. In this article, we will cover the background, why going up, who all it affects and …
Read moreH1B, I-140, L1 Premium Processing Fee $2500, Effective Oct 19th
As some of you know, recently H1B, PERM wage levels rule that was submitted to OMB and later withdrawn. It was published as an interim final rule to Federal register on Oct 8th, 2020 and effective now. We will review the background, current wage levels, new wage levels, and impact in this article. Update : …
Read moreH1B, PERM Wage Levels – Court Cancels, New Levels by DOL
As some of you know DHS submitted Strengthen H1B Visa Program Rule as interim final stage rule for OMB to review. On October 8th, 2020 DHS published the rule in Federal Register. There were quite a few new changes that are part of the new interim final rule that is published by DHS. Update : …
Read moreUSCIS Cancels Strengthen H1B Program Rules as per Court Order[Dec 2020]
As US Consulates in India are still closed for regular visa appointments, many are forced to apply for expedited appointment(EA). When you get stamping, many of you may have got US Visa with annotation NIE under Risk to Labor Maket, which was not very common in the beginning. Some were questioned at airport. One …
Read moreH4 Visa Stamping using EA, Travel to US, NIE Experience at PoE
