Monthly Archives: June 2015

Visa-Issuing Embassies and Consulates Back Online

The State Department advised that all visa-issuing embassies and consulates are back online, though problems are still occurring with some online immigrant visa application forms.  DOS stated that it will continue scheduling visa interviews and issuing nonimmigrant and immigrant visas

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Posted in Immigrant Visas, In The News, Nonimmigrant Visas

USCIS Draft Guidance on When to File an Amended H-1B Petition after the Simeio Solutions Decision

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued draft guidance on when to file an amended H-1B petition pursuant to the USCIS Administrative Appeal Office (AAO) precedent decision in Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC.  The decision held that employers must file amended

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Posted in H-1B Visa Petitions, In The News

USCIS Temporarily Suspends Premium Processing for Extension of Stay H-1B Petitions

Effective May 26, 2015, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) temporarily suspended premium processing for all H-1B Extension of Stay petitions until July 27, 2015.  Petitioners will not be able to file Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, for

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Posted in In The News, Nonimmigrant Visas
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