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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” Twenty days into the H-1B visa season, over half of the H-1B Masters Cap has been used, while 25,000 of the regular H-1B Visa Cap positions have 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 … Many of my Marriage Visa and Fiancee Visa clients are all too excited when their employment authorization cards arrive in the mail. With it they can start working and contributing to their newly formed family’s bottom line. Unfortunately, many companies and human resource departments are not familiar with the employment authorization card, and many individuals … Continue reading “What Do I Need To Show Besides My Employment Authorization Card?” Since 1979 the United States has not had an embassy in Iran. As such, it has always been more difficult for Iranian immigrants to come to the United States because they could not access consular services within their own country. Although the United States still is not able to maintain an embassy in Iran, it … A common question that potential clients routinely ask me is this: How much does the marriage visa process cost. It is a good question – and any competent marriage visa lawyer should be able to tell you the costs. However, I find that many potential clients do not realize that the government filing fees are … Continue reading “How Much Does The Marriage Visa Process Cost? Part I: Inside the United States” Thirteen days into the H-1B visa season, almost half of the H-1B Masters Cap has been used, while about one third of the regular H-1B Visa Cap numbers have 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 … |
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