USCIS News : H1B Premium Processing Suspended Until Feb 19, 2019. Impact Analysis ?

H1B Premium Processing Suspended News Till Feb 2019

USCIS announced that premium processing will be suspended for most of the H1B Visa petitions starting September 11th, 2018 until Feb 19th , 2019. Below is a summary of the update and how it will impact various H1B holders and prospective H1B seekers like F1 students, OPT, etc. Summary of USCIS H1B Premium Processing Suspension …

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USCIS News : STEM OPT Employment Permitted at Third Party Worksite. What’s the Catch ?

STEM OPT Employment at Third Party Site USCIS New Rule 2018

Earlier this year, there were some changes to the USCIS website that said STEM OPT Workers cannot work at third party worksites. There was conflicting information on USCIS website vs. ICE website on this topic and some DSOs were not issuing I20s for students with third party worksite option.  With the recent F1 Visa Unlawful …

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USCIS New Notice to Appear (NTA) Policy Memo – H1B, L1 Impact ? Timelines ?

Notice to Appear H1B USCIS L1 Impact

USCIS issued a new policy memo with updated guidance on issuance of Notice To Appear ( NTA). This policy memo gives authority to USCIS to issue NTA without consulting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for general Employment based petitions like H1B, L1. It has some dire consequences for work visa holders in US, if their …

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News : USCIS New Policy – Deny Petitions without giving RFE, NOID. H1B Impact ?

USCIS New 2018 Policy on Denying without Issuing RFE and NOID

USCIS announced a policy memo on July 13th giving more power to the USCIS’ adjudicators of various kinds of petitions.  The new policy memorandum basically cancels/ revokes previous USCIS policy on issuance of Request for Evidence (RFE) and Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) from 2013.  Let’s look at details. What was the previous 2013 …

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Studying Abroad, Apply for Indian Passport Renewal in India– 2018 Experience

Indian Passport Renewal Experience living outside of India 2018

Thanks a lot to Jyothi Rao for taking time to share their experience. Background : currently studying outside of India and visiting India for passport renewal/re-issue. Apply in Tatkaal for renewal of Indian Passport ? If you want to do Renewal in Tatkaal Processing,  first thing first no more Annexure B For Tatkaal… So no …

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