U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched a new webpage on May 1 that offers nonimmigrant U.S. visitors access to their I-94 arrival/departure record and their arrival/departure history. The new CBP webpage allows nonimmigrant travelers to access arrival/departure records…
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Differences In Dates in USCIS L Visa Approval & Consulate Passport Visa Stamp
Your passport L-1A visa stamp is good until 2015, but the USCIS approval expires in 2014, which one is correct? The dichotomy in the passport visa stamp and the USCIS approval can be confusing. There is a difference in the…
Fiscal Year 2014 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program
On April 1, 2014 USCIS began accepting applications for a competitive grant funding opportunity to promote immigrant civic integration and prepare permanent residents for citizenship. USCIS will offer up to $10 million in competitive funding for citizenship preparation programs in…
H-1B Status
USCIS received about 172,500 H-1B petitions during the filing period which began April 1, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption. On April 10, 2014, USCIS completed a computer-generated random selection process, or lottery, to select enough petitions to…
USCIS Reaches FY 2015 H-1B Cap
On April 7th USCIS announced that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap for fiscal year (FY) 2015. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the…
H-1B Petitions
USCIS has announced that it will begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2015 cap on April 1, 2014. Cases will be considered accepted on the date that USCIS receives a properly filed petition with the correct fee.…
April 2014 Visa Bulletin Issued
The Department of State released the Visa Bulletin for April 2014 which shows continued forward movement in both family and employment based categories. About The Author
Do You Need An H-1B Work Visa?
It is that time of the year again, the time to start working on the H-1B petitions. The H-1B visa is probably the most common work visa for someone who has at least a Bachelor’s degree (or a combination of some…
March 2014 Visa Bulletin Issued
The State Department released the Visa Bulletin for March 2014 with little movement in employment-based second and third categories. About The Author
US-India Relationship is Rocky Over Handling of Alleged Visa Fraud
By: Jenna Baranko The arrest, strip-search and brief incarceration of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade last month sparked international outrage, including widespread protests in India, and created tension between U.S.-India relations. A federal grand jury indicted Khobragade on January 9, 2014…
