Blog Archive

A Second Stimulus Check For H1-Bs & Green Card Holders – New Check Amount And Date of Issue
Once Covid was declared a pandemic, and unemployment in the U.S. had shot through the roof, some economic assistance from the U.S. government in the form of a stimulus check was hugely welcomed by ... Read More

H1-B Lottery Cap: 5 Things You Should Know For 2021
The coronavirus pandemic coupled with some of the most extreme immigration regulations imposed by the current U.S. government, Yr. 2020 is marked as one of the most tumultuous years in the recent ... Read More

US Citizenship: USCIS Establishes Reasons To Deny Application
United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated their policy of approving U.S. citizenship applications and made some changes to how strictly they can apply them. This ... Read More

USCIS Relaxes Employment Verification For H4 EAD Job Seekers Until Feb. 1, 2021 – Here’s The NEW Document List
Non-immigrant workers who have an approved Employment Authorization Document (EAD), can use their approval notice issued between Dec. 1, 2019 and Aug 20, 2020 in lieu of the printed EAD card. The EAD ... 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 Dec. 31, 2020.. Employers who are implementing precautions of social ... Read More

US Courts Rule In Favor Of OPT For International Students
A federal district judge ruled in favor of continuing the Optional Practical Training (OPT) for international students. Ending a lawsuit by the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers, the courts ... Read More

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