As we have H4 EAD Rule Removal Process in progress by Trump Administration, on Nov 16th, House Representatives Anna G. Eshoo and Zoe Lofgren have introduced a new bill in House to “Allow certain H4 Dependent Spouses to Apply for Employment Authorization (EAD)”. Below is a quick summary and status. Update : This bill is …
If you are on L1 visa working in US, you would be planning to take your dependent spouse and children at some point. Sometimes, you may be single and plan to take your spouse along with you right after marriage. We will look into all these aspects like step by step process, documents checklist, letters …
After you go for US Visa stamping, if it is approved, you get your passport with US visa stamp foil glued inside it. Sometimes, you may see some text in the annotation section, like the company name or other details… But it can be confusing when you see some text that says “Clearance Received” or …
F1 visa status to H1B Visa Change of Status(COS) is one of the most common application types filed with USCIS. Unfortunately, some of the COS are denied due to various reasons, couple of these are not maintaining proper status by exceeding the unemployment days allowed and not having training plan compliance as per regulations. Unfortunately, …
Some of the H1B petitions are denied by USCIS, it could be for a variety of reasons. Two of the most common H1B denial reason is Employer Employee Relationship Clause and H1B Speciality Occupation Services. Many of you may be curious to know, how that may look like and the wording that USCIS uses for the …
Many of you applying for an Indian Passport will come across this question: “Are you eligible for Non-ECR Category?”. It can be confusing between ECR and non-ECR as many of us are not sure what they mean. Also, you may be asked for emigration clearance for employment in certain foreign countries for ECR passport holders. …
Similar to previous year Fall 2017 Regulatory Agenda , US Federal Government published their Fall 2018 Regulatory agenda that outlines their priorities on various regulations that are planned for the next upcoming months. Our focus from the fall regulatory agenda is on topics tied to international students and professionals. So, we will cover priorities of …
Applying for MS in USA as an international student can be very challenging, if you do not know the process and do not plan it well ahead. In this article, we will cover some of the key steps in application process, deadlines, funding and how you may even get study loans. Application Deadlines for Fall …
Today is October 1st, USCIS fiscal year starts today. If you have applied H1B Visa for Fiscal year 2019, earlier this year during April 2018 and got lucky in H1B visa lottery and have your H1B approved, today is when most of you would start working. Depending on your situation, you may be doing Change …
USCIS has released a press release today on the details on the implementation of the Notice to Appear(NTA) memo guidance from June 2018. They have clarified that NTA memo will be implemented in a phased approached incrementally and will not impact all visa types. Below are the details. USCIS held teleconference to clarify few things, …