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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USCIS Administrative Site Visits, FDNS – Employees Questions ? How to be Prepared ?

USCIS Administrative Site Visit FDNS Officer Employee Questions

Since Trump Administration took office, there have been many changes to the way H1B petitions, L1 visa cases are processed and more scrutiny. USCIS has indicated that they will increase site visits to detect fraud and violations as part of the Trump’s Policies and changes to strengthen H1B Program.  It is important for you as …

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News : Spring 2018 Regulatory Agenda – H4 EAD Removal, H1B Changes, F1 OPT, CPT

Spring 2018 Regulatory Agenda H1B H4 EAD and F1 Changes

US Federal Government published their Spring 2018 Regulatory agenda that basically outlines the priorities of the current government on various regulations. This is similar to the Fall edition of the Unified regulatory agenda, but published in Spring. Our interest here on our blog is more from immigration and priorities of DHS and USCIS.  Let’s quickly …

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