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CBS Sunday Morning Show recently reported a feel good story about a high school rocket science club from Presidio, Texas. The club, from an impoverished part of Texas appeared a bit out of place as it competed in a national rocketry competition with clubs from well-off school districts. Despite their appearance, the club competed just … Continue reading “Aerospace Teacher of the Year Seeks Immigrant Visa To Stay In United States” The USCIS has announced its decision to begin stateside processing of the I-601 application by individuals who are determined to be ineligible for admission to the United States by U.S. consulate officials overseas. The change is meant to make for a more consistent and efficient processing of the applications. Currently, if a person is determined … A common question that potential clients routinely ask me is: How much does the marriage visa process cost? Most potential clients I speak to know some of the costs – but not all. The following is meant to outline the costs involved when the foreign national spouse is outside of the United States. Part I … Continue reading “How Much Does the Marriage Visa Process Cost? Part II: Outside the United States” The USCIS has updated its numbers for the 2013 H-1B Visa Cap. The newest numbers show a quickening pace towards the H-1b visa cap. Given the current pace, it is possible that the numbers will be exhausted by July 1st – if not before. Here is just 20% of the H-1B Master’s Cap that remains … Continue reading “H-1B Visa Cap Update: Will the H-1B Visa Be Exhausted by July 1?” The O-1 Visa provides an immigration option to foreign national artists, musicians, & entertainers who have “distinction” within their discipline. So, what does distinction mean? Distinction is defined as “a high level of achievement in the field of arts evidenced by a degree of skill and recognition substantially above that ordinarily encountered to the extent … Continue reading “Demonstrating Distinction for O-1 Visa Artists, Musicians and Entertainers” The USCIS recently issued a precedent decision concerning the P-3 Visa for “Culturally Unique” artists. The precedent decision goes to the heart of the matter – what does “culturally unique” mean? Since its inception, the P-3 Visa has been used by culturally unique artists and entertainers coming to the United States to develop, interpret, represent, … Continue reading ““Culturally Unique” Further Explained for Artists” The USCIS has updated its numbers for the 2013 H-1B Visa Cap. Despite being less than a month and a half into the cap season, only about one quarter of the H-1B Master Cap degrees remain. Less than half of the normal H-1B visas remain. With this pace, it is likely that visa capped H-1Bs … The Department of State has just released the June 2012 Visa Bulletin announcement. Major highlights of the bulletin include the unavailability of EB-2 Visas for Indians and Chinese, and the four month advancement for EB-3 Chinese. It is unlikely that the EB-2 Visa priority date for Indians and Chinese will advance until after the beginning … On May 11, 2012 the Department of Homeland Security announced that it had expanded its list of STEM degrees that are eligible for extended OPT status. The OPT program allows foreign national students graduating from U.S. colleges and universities to remain in the country and work within their field for up to 12 months. Students … It is the second month of the H-1B visa season and over half of the annual cap has already been exhausted. Although it is likely that these caps will not be met for another couple of months – there should be no waiting on the part of interested applicants. Once the caps are reached, they … A month into the H-1B visa season, almost 30,000 regular H-1B Visa cap positions have been used and almost 2/3rds of the H-1B Masters Cap has been used. Although it is likely that these caps will not be met for another couple of months – there should be no waiting on the part of interested … The popular tv show, House, is in its last few episodes. I would love to tell you what happens in the last few episodes – but I do not know. No spoiler here. Based upon the recent actions of Dr. House, this is my immigration-biased guess of how the series will end. [I may be … Continue reading “Spoiler Alert: House, MD Convicted of Immigration Marriage Fraud” During every initial consultation with a K-1 fiance visa applicant, the question of money and costs comes up. It is an important topic and many applicants simply do not know all of the costs required for a K-1 Fiancee Visa applicant. Before starting the fiancee visa process, please review the following cost discussion. To best … A few months ago I mentioned that Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney had taken a very rigid stance on certain immigration policies. For example, he stated that he would veto any Dream Act legislation that came before him. Now that Romney has become the all-but-nominated Republican candidate, it is expected that Romney will start trying to … Continue reading “Romney Changing Course on Immigration Debate” |
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