Blog Archive
S.386: Act To Eliminate Per Country Cap For US Green Card – Passed The Senate Vote
UPDATE: The US Senate has voted in favor of the S.386 The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act that will fast track green cards for scores of Indians stuck in a backlog. The HR 1044, ... Read More
USCIS Site-Visits: Officers Visiting H-1B Workers’ Homes During Pandemic
With the Covid-19 pandemic in full swing, and a national emergency declared in the U.S. by March 2020, most workers have been working remotely, from home ever since. This includes foreign workers on ... Read More
December 2020 Visa Bulletin: EB-3 India Retrogresses, FB-2A Current
The U.S. State department released its third visa bulletin for FY2021 but the last one this year. While the first two started with a bang and had a lot of forward movement for the employment based ... Read More
Attention Employers! Form I-9 Verification Compliance For New Hires Relaxed Until Dec. 31, 2020
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has relaxed the rules regarding Form I-9 verification compliance until December 31, 2020. Employers who are implementing precautions of ... Read More
International Student Enrollment Drops By 43%: President-Elect Joe Biden Offers Green Cards For F1 Visa Holders
Under the Trump administration, international students coming to the U.S. on F1 visas have been continuously targeted. This coupled with the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020, the overall foreign student ... Read More
US Citizenship Naturalization Test Changed: New, Revised Version Goes Live Dec 1, 2020
Starting December 1, 2020 USCIS will administer a new, updated version of the naturalization civics test for applicants who apply for U.S. citizenship. Learning and passing a test on American ... Read More
How To Downgrade From EB-2 To EB-3: Step-By-Step Guide
As everyone awaits the last visa bulletin for this year, excitement is still high from the last two visa bulletins released by USCIS. Both October’s and November’s visa bulletins had a significant ... Read More
