Blog Archive
March 2019 Visa Bulletin Released – Did Your Priority Date Make The Cut?
The State Department has just released the Visa Bulletin for March 2019 that shows final application dates for green card applicants. Based on these available dates, and combined with the applicant’s ... Read More
USCIS Makes Significant Changes to Form I-539: US Visitor Visa Extensions May Take Longer
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revised Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant status that will go into effect starting March 11, 2019. The USCIS has ... Read More
USCIS Processing Times – Dismal Numbers
With increasing changes and new policies either being proposed or put for vote before Congress every day, the Trump administration has managed to successfully create a chokehold around the US ... Read More
What is the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrant Act about?
Both the US Senate and House have proposed a Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrant Act that removes the per country cap for the issuing of green cards to immigrants. Currently, the maximum limit is 7% ... Read More
NRI Investments in Indian Realty
With over $80 billion remitted to India by its NRI diaspora in year 2018, India continues to hold the top position among countries receiving remittances from abroad. Over $1 billion were remitted ... Read More
Stricter Regulations Anticipated for H1-B Visa Holders
The moment of reckoning is upon all H1-B visa holders and potential petitioners for the next lottery cycle scheduled in April 2019. The US Department of Homeland Security is gearing up with new ... Read More
USCIS Distributes Workload – Transfers Cases From Vermont to California and Nebraska Service Centers
Case-loads at many USCIS centers have seen an unprecedented increase in the past couple of years. This constant increase in immigrant and non-immigrant visa petitions have caused a severe backlog ... Read More