The demand for H1-B visas is so great that the federal government received more than 236,000 applications. Last week I reported to you that the available H-1B visas for fiscal year 2017 had been exhausted. Today, April 12, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released ... Read more
The H-1B visas available for fiscal year 2017 sold out in just 7 days. As I reported to you last month, the April 1 deadline to file applications was to open and due to the high demand, I predicted that they would sell out in the first few weeks. But it was faster than that. They sold out ... Read more
Several customer service tools on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website will be unavailable on Saturday, March 6. USCIS will again be performing maintenance work on its electronic system. This time, the outage will be from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Central Daylight Time) on Saturday, March ... Read more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services posted on its website an updated edition of Form I-864P, Poverty Guidance. This form is used to determine the minimum income required to sponsor immigrants in most family-based and some employment-based visa categories. The Guide ... Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Services will be performing electronic system maintenance on Thursday, Feb. 11 from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. EST. During those three hours, users will not have access to several of the online tools and will have to wait until the maintenance is completed ... Read more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its publication "Welcome to the United States of America: A Guide for New Immigrants". This guide contains practical information to help new immigrants find a place to live, how to obtain a Social Security number, and how the U.S. government works. ... Read more
The demand for H1-B visas is so great that the federal government received approximately 233,000 applications. Last week I reported to you that the available H-1B visas for fiscal year 2016 had been exhausted. Today, April 13, 2015, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released how many ... Read more
Due to high demand, it only took 7 days for the available H-1B visas for fiscal year 2016 to sell out. As I reported to you last month, I predicted that they would sell out in the first few weeks. But it was even faster than anticipated. The opening of registration to file applications began on ... Read more
In this week's Consulta Migratoria® column I answer the question of a reader who wants to know if he will be able to immigrate through a family petition filed in 1997 by an aunt. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here I provide a general answer to his questions. ... Read more
In my Immigration Consultation® column this week I answer the question of a permanent resident of the United States who wishes to obtain a reentry permit that will allow him or her to stay outside the U.S. for more than one year. Each case is different and the answers vary depending on each person's immigration history. Here ... Read more
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